WPI-SKCM² & WPI-ICReDD Joint Research Symposium

The International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (WPI-SKCM²) and the Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD) are proud to announce an exciting collaborative event showcasing the research being conducted at their respective centers. 

This Symposium is to highlight the cutting edge science that is contributing to technological advancements to better society and the world.  This Symposium is a special event as part of the WPI-SKCM² Summer School. Should you wish to participate in the full Summer School, please register here instead.

Date: Thursday, July 11, 2024

Times & Locations:

9 – 16:30 Presentations: ICReDD Hall, Hokkaido University & Online

16:30 – 19:00 Poster Session & Mixer: Open Cafe, Hokkaido University

Meeting ID: 915 3427 1902
Passcode: 803070

Registration:

Register Here

About WPI-SKCM²: One mission of WPI-SKCM² is to create designable artificial knot-like particles that exhibit highly unusual and technologically useful properties, which are useful for technological innovation to solve global problems, such as climate change.  In order to do so, our team of researchers cross-pollinates mathematical knot theory and chirality knowledge across disciplines and scales, deepening our understanding of nature across fields.

Speakers: Ivan Smalyukh, Marjolein Dijkstra, Danny Hsu, Katsuya Inoue, Hiroshi Sato

About WPI-ICReDD: The mission of WPI-ICReDD is the design and discovery of chemical reactions to enable humanity to purposefully craft chemical reactions to any design. We use computational science, information science, and experimental science to develop new methods, new materials, and new applications across all fields where chemical reactions are important.

Speakers: Satoshi Maeda, Jian Ping Gong, Yasuchika Hasegawa, Hajime Ito

Program

• 8:30 – Registration
• 9:00 – 9:45 – SKCM² Director Presentation – Ivan Smalyukh
• 9:45 – 10:30 – ICReDD Director Presentation – Satoshi Maeda
• 10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee Break
• 11:00 – 11:30 – PI Talk – Yasuchika Hasegawa: Hard and soft lanthanide coordination materials for future advanced luminophores
• 11:30 – 12:00 – PI Talk – Katsuya Inoue: Dynamic chirality in Bio-systems from spin chirality research
• 12:00 – 13:30 – Lunch
• 13:30 – 14:00 – PI Talk – Danny Hsu: Spike proteins – a knotty problem for structural biologists
• 14:00 – 14:30 – PI Talk – Jian Ping Gong: Double network hydrogels for force-promoted chemical reaction and material functionalization
• 14:30 – 15:00 – PI Talk – Marjolein Dijkstra: Colloidal Liquid Crystals
• 15:00 – 15:30 – Coffee Break
• 15:30 – 16:00 – PI Talk – Hajime Ito
• 16:00 – 16:30 – PI Talk – Hiroshi Sato: Arranging Unique Molecules to Create Porous Crystals with Exotic Functions
• 16:30 – 19:00 – Mixer & Poster Session

Scientific Organizing Committee

Shinichi Tate, Yu Harabuchi, Yasunori Yamamoto