WPI-SKCM²’s Senri Miyagi Wins Excellent Poster Award for Research on Chiral Coordination Capsules 

On 17 June 2026, Senri Miyagi, a graduate student at the International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter (WPI-SKCM²), Hiroshima University, received the Excellent Poster Award at the 128th Symposium on Organic Synthesis, held at Okayama University (Tsushima Campus) on 16–17 June 2026.

Her awarded presentation, titled “Mandelic Acid-Mediated Enantiomeric Enrichment of a Resorcinarene-Based Dissymmetric Coordination Capsule”, highlights a novel approach in supramolecular chemistry and chirality control.

Miyagi commented on the significance of the work, stating:

“The originality of this work lies in demonstrating that supramolecular chirality can be controlled by a small chiral molecule acting at metal coordination sites rather than through guest encapsulation. This recognition encourages me to further pursue my research in supramolecular chemistry and chirality, and I look forward to contributing to the continued development of this field.”

The study was also co-authored by Yudai Ono, a postdoctoral researcher of WPI-SKCM². 

“This work was conducted primarily by Senri Miyagi, and I also contributed as a co-author. Her ability to clearly present the findings in her own words helped lead to this award. I am very pleased that our research has received this recognition,” commented Ono.

The research has been published in Chemistry – An Asian Journal and is available at:
DOI: 10.1002/asia.70748