​International Activities and Network

Dr. Shinji Noguchi has been appointed as a Postdoc at David A. Weitz lab (Harverd University). He plans to conduct joint research on site until around March 2026.

At the international conference Pacifichem 2025, held in Honolulu, Hawaii, Dr. Nakajima served as one of the session organizers and hosted the session titled “Bringing Order to Disordered Polymer Gels.” This session focused on research aimed at incorporating ordered structures—namely, low-entropy structures—into polymer gels, thereby promoting the core concept of LeNet on a global scale. Invited speakers from Japan, the United States, Korea, Australia, and Canada gathered for

Drs. Gong, Nakajima and Yasui have visited DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials in Achen, from November 20th to 26th, 2025。 DWI is a research institute specializing in interactive materials, focusing on fields such as polymer chemistry, biotechnology, and chemical engineering. During the visit, they conducted seminars and engaged in lively discussions with DWI researchers and students from Aachen University on the latest research in the polymer field. In addit

Dr. Masashi Ohira has been appointed as a Postdoc at the Olsen lab (MIT, US). For more details, please visit the following URL. Dr. Masashi Ohira has joined Prof. Olsen's Lab (MIT) as a postdoc.

Mr. Sho Ohmura has been appointed as a full-time graduate research trainee at McGill University. He will advance his research for about six months there.

Dr. Ryuji Kiyama has been to ESPCI Paris. He will advance his research for two years at Dr. Costantino Creton's lab.