Symposia & Program

I : Frontier of Smart-interfaces

Organizers:

Representative

Prof. Shin-ichi Yusa

University of Hyogo

Correspondence

Prof. Tadashi Nakaji	University of Toyama	nakaji@eng.u-toyama.ac.jp
Dr. Ryo Ishihara	Tokyo University of Science	r.ishihara@rs.tus.ac.jp

Co-Organizers

Prof. Dr. Mizuo Maeda	RIKEN
Prof. Yukio Nagasaki	Tukuba University
Prof. Madoka Takai	University of Tokyo
Prof. Atsushi Takahara	Kyushu University
Prof. Yoshiko Miura	Kyushu University
Prof. Yasuhiko Iwasaki	Kansai University
Prof. Syuji Fujii	Osaka Institute of Technology
Prof. Michinari Koori	Chiba University
Prof. Takeshi Serizawa	Tokyo Insitute of Technology
Dr. Akifumi Kawamura	Kansai University
Dr. Yukiya Kitayama	Kobe University
Prof. Akihiko Kikuchi	Tokyo University of Science
Prof. Daisuke Suzuki	Shinshu University
Prof. Yamamoto Takuya	Hokkaido University
Prof. Keitaro Yoshimoto	The University of Tokyo
Prof. Akihiro Kishimura	Kyushu University
Dr. Yuji Higaki	Kyushu University
Prof Jun Nakanishi	National Institute for Materials Science
Dr. Hironobu Takahashi	Tokyo Women's Medical University
Dr. Hirobumi Shibata	Chiba Institute of Technology
Dr. Tatsuo Aikawa	Tokyo University of Science
Prof. Kazuaki Matsumura	Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Scope:

The structures of interfaces formed from soft materials such as polymers, biomolecules, colloids, and liquid crystals are changed by environments. About two decades ago de Gennes have defined this dynamic interface as “soft interface”. It is difficult to quantitatively analysis of soft interfaces because of the dynamic nature and complex structure. The soft interface is a frontier field where many unknown phenomena still remain. Recently the advance of synthesis and analysis methods has been astonishing. The number of researchers related to soft interfaces is increasing with various approaches. For example, it has been recognizing that the interface structure with nanometer scale has a great influence on mechanical properties of devices with macro scale. From the back ground, it is expected that integration of ideas of soft interfaces from various fields such as precise molecular design, molecular recognition, novel analysis methods, simulation, and so on will create a new viewpoint.
In this symposium we would like to invite a lot of young researchers related to soft interface science. It is also intended to encourage their researches and expand the network of researchers working on soft interface science.

Topics:

1.Polymer
2.Interface
3.Self-organization
4.Biomaterial
5.Biointerface