Doctoral student, Shoichi Hasegawa has been awarded the 2025 Ritsumeikan University Haritake Mukumoto Research Encouragement Award. This incentive award was established in the 2022 academic year to recognize graduate students conducting outstanding research in the university’s doctoral programs and to cultivate domestic talent capable of contributing to the advancement of science and technology in Japan. This award was made possible by a donation from Mr. Yukitoshi Mukumoto (Class of 1963, Faculty of Science and Engineering). We would greatly appreciate your continued support of Mr. Hasegawa’s future endeavors.