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JSPS International Leading Research


Jun 5, 20241 min read
Laboratory of Soft & Wet Matter Visited by Vice President of Japan Science and Technology Agency
On May 23, 2024, Mr. Akira Tsugita (Vice President), Mr. Takashi Konishi, and Mr. Hisashi Hayashibe of the Japan Science and Technology...
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May 22, 20241 min read
The Title of Hokkaido University Distinguished Researcher Was Granted (Associate Professor Xiang Li)
Associate Professor Xiang Li, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, was granted the title of Hokkaido University Distinguished Researcher,...
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May 10, 20241 min read
Research proposal for toughening of various materials has been accepted as KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B)
The research project "Design engineering for outstanding materials with controlled soft-stiff heterogeneity", for which Associate...
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Mar 25, 20241 min read
Prof. Li Xiang received the Society for Neutron Science Incentive Award, Japan.
Associate Professor Li Xiang has received the "Japanese Society for Neutron Science 21st Incentive Award 2023". This award is given to...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
Mr. Naohiro Kashimura receives Polymer Journal Award for Poster Presentation at the 13th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2023)
Mr. Naohiro Kashimura won Polymer Journal Award for Poster Presentation at the 13th SPSJ International Polymer Conference (IPC 2023) for...
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Nov 15, 20231 min read
Dr. Takayuki Nonoyama has been accepted for JST ALCA-NEXT program “Generating innovative technologies that will contribute to the realization of carbon neutrality” in FY2023.
Dr. Takayuki Nonoyama, Associate Professor in the Laboratory of Soft & Wet Matter, Faculty of Advanced Life Science, has been accepted...
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Nov 9, 20231 min read
Prof. Jian Ping Gong’s Research on Gels was Featured in the Nikkei
The research of Professor Jian Ping Gong (Faculty of Advanced Life Science) was featured in the Nikkei on November 8, 2023. 龔 剣萍 教授 Tough...
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Nov 7, 20231 min read
Dr. Nonoyama’s collaboration research was exhibited in Japan Mobility Show 2023.
At the Japan Mobility Show 2023 held at Tokyo Big Sight from October 25-November 5, 2023, the collaboration research by Dr. Nonoyama and...
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Nov 6, 20231 min read
Percolation-induced gel–gel phase separation in a dilute polymer network
Cosmic large-scale structures, animal flocks and living tissues can be considered non-equilibrium organized systems created by...
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Aug 28, 20231 min read
September 19th (Tue) SMCR Seminar 2023
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2023...
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Aug 9, 20231 min read
August 28th (Mon) SMCR Seminar 2023
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2023...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
Soft & Wet Matter Laboratory will be introduced on NHK. (July 23)
Research by Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama of the Soft & Wet Matter Laboratory will be introduced on "Ohayo Nippon" (NHK) on July...
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Jul 21, 20231 min read
A Surprising New Material That Hardens When Heated Developed by Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama was Broadcasted on NHK
Research by Associate Professor Takayuki Nonoyama (Soft & Wet Matter Laboratory, Faculty of Advanced Life Science) was introduced on...
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Jun 26, 20231 min read
July 28th (Fri) SMCR Seminar 2023
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2023...
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Jun 16, 20231 min read
【Event Report】June 9th, 2023 (Fri) LeNet Kick-off Symposium
The kick-off symposium was held on June 9, 2023, on-site and online. LeNet members introduced what LeNet is and what makes it interesting...
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Jun 2, 20231 min read
【Presentation titles and time schedule have been finalized!】June 9th (Fri) LeNet Kick-off Symposium
Presentation titles and time schedule of Kick-off Symposium for KAKENHI International Leading Research “Design of Low Entropy Polymer...
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May 23, 20231 min read
The Certificate of the Young Scientists’ Prize Was Presented to Associate Professor Xiang Li
Associate Professor Xiang Li (Faculty of Advanced Life Science) received the Young Scientists’ Prize from the Ministry of Education,...
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May 18, 20231 min read
June 9th (Fri) Kick-off Symposium for International Research Project “Low Entropy Polymer Network ”
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the Kick-off Symposium...
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Apr 12, 20231 min read
American Physical Society 2023 Polymer Physics Prize Ceremony was held (Prof. Jian Ping Gong)
Professor Jian Ping Gong (Faculty of Advanced Life Science, WPI-ICReDD (The Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery)) won...
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Apr 11, 20231 min read
【April 27th (Thu)】SMCR Seminar 2023 Dr. Hung-Jue Sue, Texas A&M University
GI-CoRE Cooperating Hub/Soft Matter Collaborative Research Unit (SMCR), Faculty of Advanced Life Science will hold the SMCR Seminar 2023...
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