Ebara Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Ebara") agrees with the philosophy of "Science Scastle 2020" held by Ribanese Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Ribanese"), to support the research activities and science education of junior and senior high school students, who will lead the next generation, and to develop science and technology. The four teams selected for the EBARA Award have been selected to receive grants.
'Science Castle 2020' team selected for EBARA Award

1. Background and Objectives
The purpose of this grant program is to provide an opportunity for students to take a step toward becoming future leaders who will play an active role in society through research. This award is conducted in the hope that junior high and high school students who need knowledge, experience, and money for the research they want to engage in will start their research as an opportunity to become researchers who "support the world with technology, passion, and technology." The products and technologies provided by the five businesses developed by EBARA are deeply related to various fluids, such as water, air, heat, and gas. For this reason, the EBARA Prize is a grant program that supports ideas that imagine a new future through research on "flow."
2-1 Overview
We received 29 submissions for research and development that wanted to solve social issues with the keyword "flow". After a careful selection of application documents and online interviews, the following four proposals were selected.
No. | Name of the school of the adopted team | Research Name |
1 | Tottori Nishi High School | Development of air conditioning system using natural energy on campus |
2 | Joto High School, Fukuoka Institute of Technology | Study on the relationship between salinity levels and euglena growth fluid in the continuous breeding of clams fed on euglena |
3 | Fukushima Seikei High School Team SC | Efficient method of Sr²⁺ absorption by creating a flow in S. mikazukimo ~Toward recovery of radioactive materials using S. mikazukimo~ |
4 | Wakayama National College of Technology | Drifting period of plastic waste from dating ocean plastics accidentally eaten by horse mackerel |
3. Future developments
In addition to providing research funding to the four selected universities, one researcher each from Ebara and one staff member from Leave a Nest will act as advisors to support the researchers and promote research activities together for approximately four months. Each team plans to present its results at the Science Castle Kanto Conference in December and at our internal research report meeting in March 2023.
EBARA Group aims to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and further enhance its corporate value by addressing key ESG issues based on its long-term vision and medium-term management plan.
- ※1: Clockwise from top right: Fukuoka Institute of Technology Joto High School, Tottori Nishi High School, Wakayama National College of Technology, Fukushima Seikei High School Team SC
- ※2: Join Science Castle 2020, one of Asia's largest conferences for junior high and high school students, here