▁Ar ctic ▁Environment al ▁Research , ▁International ▁Part ners hips ▁in ▁Ice ▁Core ▁Sciences ▁( I PI CS ), ▁the ▁committee ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Green land ▁Ice - core ▁Project , ▁the ▁D ome ▁Fu ji ▁Ice ▁Core ▁Cons ort ium ▁and ▁the ▁Japan ▁Cons ort ium ▁for ▁Ar ctic ▁Environment al ▁Research . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Science ▁Ad vis er ▁of ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Education , ▁Culture , ▁Sports , ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( ME XT ), ▁Japan ▁as ▁of ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ours ▁G oto - Az uma ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Hir ata ▁Prize ▁of ▁the ▁Japanese ▁Society ▁of ▁Snow ▁and ▁Ice ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁She ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁European ▁Commission ▁Marie ▁Cur ie ▁Fellow ship ▁Support ing ▁international ▁mob ility ▁and ▁training ▁in ▁B iz ka ia ▁( B - MO B ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁K um iko ▁G oto - Az uma ' s ▁webpage ▁ ▁K um iko ▁G oto - Az uma ▁on ▁Research G ate ▁ ▁Category : J apan ese ▁women ▁scient ists ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Ant ar ctic ▁scient ists ▁Category : G la ci olog ists ▁Category : W omen ▁gla ci olog ists ▁Category : H ok ka ido ▁University ▁al umn i ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Japanese ▁scient ists ▁Category : 2 1