IYRC 2019 AWARD RECIPIENTS

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Best STEM Presentation: Yuki Agarwala
The Relationship Between the Consequences of Climate Change and Methanogenic Archaea
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Best Humanities and Social Sciences Presentation: Justine Kim
Social Media and its Effects on the Foreign Language Curriculum
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Best STEM Paper: Kodai Kobayashi 
The Effect of Temperature on the Cross-linked Immobilized Lactase Activity
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Best Humanities and Social Sciences Paper: Emmalyn Kartchner
​The Short-Term Effects of Sugar on Self-Worth
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Honorable Mention (STEM): David Bass
​Comparative Analysis of IMUs and Motion Detecting Technology for Measuring Patients' Lumbar and Cervical Spines' Range of Motion

From left to right: ​​Kei Yamashita, David Bass, Yuki Agarwala, Kodai Kobayashi, Emmalyn Kartchner, Justine Kum, Winston Jim Lam

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2019 Tokyo Conference

IYRC 2018 AWARD RECIPIENTS

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Best STEM Presentation: Momoka Kobayashi
Effects of Molar Ratio and Hardness of Glyptal, the Value-Added Product of the Production of Biofuels
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Best Humanities  and Social Sciences Presentation: Kai Kurosu
The Acquisition of Formal and Informal Political Power in the United States and Japan
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Best STEM Paper: Sayaka Nagano
Protective Effect of Genistein as Antioxidant, Included in Natto, on Yeast Cell Viability
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Best Humanities and Social Sciences Paper: Stefan Mead
An Exploration of the Effects of Alternate Realities on One’s Identity
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Honorable Mention (STEM): Reika Shimomura
​Investigation on the Time Taken per Cycle and 100m Breaststroke Record
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Honorable Mention (Humanities and Social Sciences): Masao Kawasaki
TPP11 and the Economic Revitalization of Rural Japan:
​The Effect of Culture and Consumer Preferences on Demand for Domestic Food Products