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April 14th, SMCR Seminar 2026, From Paris to Home: Mr. Kiyama Shares His ESPCI Experience
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2026 as below: Speaker : Dr. Ryuji Kiyama Date : Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 14:00- Venue : Community Hall, 1st floor North campus build. 7 (Kita 21 Nishi 11, Kita-ku, Sapporo) Language : English Advanced registration: not required / Admission fee: free Inquiries: Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit
Dr. Shinji Noguchi has joined Harvard University as a posdoc！
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.
Dr. Nakajima served as a session organizer at Pacifichem 2025
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 visited DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials
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 joined MIT as a posdoc!
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 joined McGill University as a graduate research trainee!
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 joined ESPCI!
Dr. Ryuji Kiyama has been to ESPCI Paris. He will advance his research for two years at Dr. Costantino Creton's lab.
Travel Report
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