| 3/12 |
Seminar by Professor Yusuf Yagci (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey) |
| 2/17 | Professor Yanlei Yu (Fudan University, China) stays with us till June 16 as Visiting Scientist. |
| 2/13 |
Master Theses Presentations (Photos) |
| 1/15 | Seminar by Assisstant Professor Yang-Ho NA (Hokkaido University) |
| 1/6/10 | Doctoral Thesis Presentation by Ms. Yunmi Nam (Photo) |
| 12/25 | Seminar by Professor Keiji Sasaki (Hokkaido University) |
| 12/25 | The Second Place in the Baseball Championship on Department of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering (Photos) |
| 12/18 |
Poster Presentation by Graduate Students (M1) (Photos) Mr. Yohei Yoshida received a presentation award for master course students in the first year. |
| 11/30 | Paper on Photomobile Polymer Materials Published in J. Mater. Chem. (Cover Page) |
| 11/28 | ThePst International Symposium on Photomobile Materials (PMMA2009) (ProgramCPhotos) |
| 9/16 | Associate Professor Atsushi Shishido received the SPSJ Hitachi Chemical Award by the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (SPSJ). |
| 9/14 | The best paper award of the Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (JLCS) was given to our paper published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.: Photomobile Polymer Materials - Towards Light-Driven Plastic Motors M. Yamada, M. Kondo, J. Mamiya, Y. Yu, M. Kinoshita, C. J. Barrett and T. Ikeda Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47, 4986-4988 (2008). |
| 7/23-24 | The 13th International Symposium on Advanced Display Materials and Devices (ADMD2009) was held on July 23 and 24, 2009, at Hiroshima University in Japan. <Program, Photos> |
| 4/23 | Ms. Yumiko Naka (Doctor Course, 2nd year) received Presentation Award for Graduate Students at 89th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan (Chiba, March 28, 2007). |
| 4/1 |
Professor Ikeda was appointed Director of Chemical Resoureces Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology. |
| 4/1 | Mizuho Kondo, who completed the Doctor course in 2009, was appointed Assistant Professor at University of Hyogo. |
| 3/26 | Dr. Carol Stanier, editor for Journal of Materials Chemisty & Soft Matter at Royal Society of Chemistry, visited our lab. (Photo 1, 2) |
| 3/26 |
Graduation Ceremony of Doctor and Master Course Students |
| 3/24 |
Farewell party (photos) |
| 2/27 | Seminars: |
| 2/27 | Seminar by Associate Prof. Rumiko Yamaguchi (Akita University) |
| 2/27 | Seminar by Prof. Yuka Tabe (Waseda University) |
| 2/24 | Seminar by Prof. Maki Kawai (The University of Tokyo) |
| 2/23 | Seminar by Prof. Francoise Winnik (University of Montreal, Canada) |
| 2/20 | Seminar by Prof. Claus D. Eisenbach of Universitate Stuttgart of Germany <Photo1, 2> |
| 2/18 | Thank-you party '08 (Photos) |
| 2/14 |
Master Theses Presentations (Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) |
| 2/6 | Farewell party for Mr. Yin <Photos> |
| 1/27 | Seminar by Dr. Haruyoshi Takatsu of DIC Corporation<Photo1, 2, 3, 4> |
| 1/6/09 | Doctoral Thesis Presentation by Mr. Mizuho Kondo <Photo1, 2, 3, 4> |
| 12/19 | Ms. Yuki Takamiya received a presentation award for master course students in the first year. (Photo 1, 2, 3, 4) |
| 12/12 | Seminar by Prof. Haramoto of Yamanashi University |
| 12/11 | Paper on Photomobile Polymer Materials Published in J. Mater. Chem. (Cover Page) |
| 12/5 | The 5th Periodic Meeting on Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) |
| Seminar by Prof. Kanazawa of Yamagata University |
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| 12/1 | Dr. Shoichi Kubo (post-doctoral research fellow) was appointed at an assistant professor of Tohoku University (Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials). |
| 11/11 | Light-Driven Plastic Motors Published in Angew. Chem. (Innner Cover Page) |
| 8/30-9/1 | Trip of the laboratory members to Izu <Photos> |
| 7/11 | Farewell party for Prof. Francoise Winnik and Ms. Xu <Photos> |
| 6/26-27 | The 12th International Symposium on Advanced Display Materials and Devices (ADMD2008) was held on July 26 and 27 at Jeju in Korea.<Program, Photos> |
| 6/2 | The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Materials Editorial Board Meeting was held at Cambridge, UK. (photo1, 2, 3) |
5/30 |
Reunion of Ikeda Lab. & Celebration (photos) |
| Prof. Yusuf Yagci of Istanbul Technical University of Turkey received a prize of "The Society Polymer Science Japan International Award 2007". (photos) | |
| 5/15 |
Langmuir Paper on Hologram Selected in "Most-Cited Articles Published in 2007" |
| 5/11-13 |
Suzukake Festival and Open Lab. |
| 4/16 |
Seminar by Professor Hideki Shirakawa (Nobel laureate of Chemistry, 2000; former assistant professor of Polymer Chemistry Division) Banquet (Photos) |
| 4/4 |
Welcome party of newcommers 08' (photos) |
| 4/1 |
Professor Ikeda was appointed a professor of Hokkaido University (Research Institute for Electronic Science) |
| 4/1 |
Associate Professor Akihiko Kanazawa (Yamagata University, former assistant professor of Polymer Chemistry Division) was promoted to Full Professor of Yamagata University on April 1, 2008. |
| 3/28 |
The Asian International Symposium on Nanotechnology and Materials Chemistry (Chair: Tomiki Ikeda) was held at the 88th annual meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan on March 28 at Rikkyo University. Prof. Yanlei Yu of Fudan University (former Doctor Course student) received the "Distinguish Lectureship Award" from the Chemical Society of Japan. Program (Photos) |
| 3/28 |
Seminar by Prof. Xiaogong Wang of Tsinghua University of China (Photo). |
| 3/26 |
Graduation Ceremony of Master Course Students (photos) |
| 3/19 |
Farewell party (photos) |
| 3/13 |
2nd Colloquium of Cluster 2 in Global COE Chemistry was held at No. 1 Room in CRL. Program Program (Photos) |
| 3/3 |
Bachelar Thesis Presentation (Ryo Miyasato) |
| 3/1 |
Dr. Atsushi Shishido is promoted to Associated Professor on March 1. |
| 2/16 |
Party of the lab. Welcome for Prof. Francoise Winnik (Photo1, 2); Master Thesis Presentation(Photo 1, 2, 3); Farewell to Ms. Hata (Photo1, 2, 3) |
| 2/14 |
Master Theses Presentations (Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) |
| 2/13 |
Mr. Takeyuki Tsuruma, who completed the Master course in 2004, visited the lab.(Photo) |
| 2/6 |
Mr. Masayuki Takahashi (Director, Office for Materials Science and Nanotechnology Development, Basic and General Research Division, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan), Mr. Akira Yoshikawa (Director - General, Tokyo Institute of Technology) and Dr. Nobuhiro Matsushita (Senior Scientific Research Specialist, MEXT, Japan) visited our lab. Schedule (Photo) |
| 2/1 |
Ms. Rieko Yamamoto, who completed the Master course in 2004, visited the lab. |
1/29 |
Graduation Ceremony of Doctor Course for Dr. Chong-Uk Bang (Photo) |
| 1/26 |
The 1st International GCOE-Chem6 Symposium for Emergence of New Molecular Chemistry was held at O-okayama campus of Tokyo Institute of Technology. |
1/24, 25 |
The 1st Symposium on New Frontiers in Photochromism: Novel Design and Performances (Grant-in-Aid for Science Research in a Priority Area "New Frontiers in Photochromism (No. 471)" from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan) was held at Rikkyo University in Tokyo. Program (Photo 1, 2, 3, 4) |
| 1/18 | Dr. Hideo Kurihara, who completed the Doctor course in 2004, visited the lab. |
| 1/1/08 |
Professor Francoise WinnikiUniversity of Montreal, Canada) stays with us till June 30 as Visiting Professor for G-COE. (Photo 1, 2, 3) |
| 12/28 |
Year-end party of the lab (Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) |
| 12/14 |
Poster Presentation by Graduate Students (M1) (Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) |
| 12/7 | The 4rd Periodic Meeting on Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) |
| Seminar by Prof. Shiono of Hiroshima University | |
| Seminar by Assosiate Prof. Kanazawa of Yamagata University |
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| 11/30 | Seminar by Prof. Nonaka of Kumamoto University<Photo 1> |
| 11/19 | Seminar by Prof. Nakamura of Ritsumeikan University<Photo 1, 2> |
| 11/14 | Seminar by Prof. Yue Zhao of University of Sherbrooke, Canada <Photo 1, 2> |
| 11/12 | Prof. Yue Zhao of University of Sherbrooke, Canada, stays with us from November 11 through 24. <Photo 1> |
Dr. Haifeng Yu (Post Dotor) and Ms. Yunmi Nam(Doctor Course, 3rd year) received Presentation Award at 1st Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan/Kanto Branch (Tokyo, September 27-28, 2007) |
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| 9/18 | Doctoral Thesis Presentation by Mr. Chong-Uk Bang <Photo 1, 2, 3> |
| 9/12 | Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC, UK) Publishing Editors visited Tokyo Tech Dr. Sarah Thomas, Editor of Chemical Communications @ Dr. Jamie Humphrey, Editor of Dalton Transaction @ Dr. Philip Earis, Editor of Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. (PCCP) Details (Schedule, Notice), Photo |
| 9/7 | Inner cover page of Soft Matter detail, pdf |
| 8/27-29 | Trip of the laboratory members to Kujyukuri <Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9> |
| 8/16 | Cover page of J. Mater. Chem. detail |
| 7/
5 |
Article about "Photomechanical Effects of Ferroelectric Liquid-Crystalline Elastomers" published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. was selected as
"Recent Research at Tokyo Tech" in Nature on July 5 detail |
| 6/20-21 | The 11th International Symposium on Advanced Display Materials and Devices (ADMD2007) was held on June 20 and 21 at Daegu in Korea.<Program, Photo 1, 2, 3, 4, 5> |
| 5/11-13 | Suzukake Festival and Open Lab. |
| 4/23 | Mr. Mizuho Kondo (Doctor Course, 2nd year) received Presentation Award for Graduate Students at 87th Annual Meeting of the Chemical Society of Japan (Osaka, March 25-28, 2007). |
| 4/18 | Cover page of Macromol. Rapid Commun. detail |
| 4/12 | Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay (Exide Research Centre, India) visited us <Photo 1, 2> |
| 4/7 | Welcome party of newcommers 07' detail |
| 3/22 | Farewell party of alumni 06' |
| 3/16 | Dr. Makoto Nakano, who completed the Doctor course in 2002, will work as a part-time lecturer at Tokyo University of Science from April, 2007. |
| 3/9 | Mr. Junya Sato, who completed the Master course in 2005, visited the lab. |
| 3/8 | Seminar by Professor Yuichiro Haramoto of Yamanashi University |
| Seminar by Dr. Seiji Fukushima of NTT | |
| 3/2 | Farewell party for Mr. Xu |
| 2/27 | Mr. Makoto Ishiguro, who completed the Master course in 2005, visited the lab. |
| 2/17 | Master Theses Presentations |
| 2/11 | Seminar by Professor Masahiro Irie of Kyushu University |
| 2/9 | Sayonara Party for Prof. Christopher J. Barrett <Photo 1, 2> |
| 2/8 | Seminar by Professor Tatsuro Wada of Riken |
| 2/5 | Dr. Shoichi Kubo received Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists |
| Dr. Osamu Tsutsumi, the former Assistant Professor, will join Ritsumeikan University as Associate Professor from April, 2007. |
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| Kunihiko Okano, doctoral candidate, will join Tokyo University of Science as Assistant Professor from April, 2007. | |
| Mizuho Kondo in the 1st year of Doctor Course has been granted JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists for 2007. | |
| 2/1 | Prof. Ikeda was appointed as Associate Editor for Journal of Materials Chemistry published by Royal Society of Chemistry, UK |
| 1/23 | Dr. Masahiro Yaegashi, who completed the Doctor course in 2005, visited the lab. |
| 1/9/07 | Cover page ofLangmuir detail |
| Cover page ofO plus E detail | |
| 12/2 |
The 4th Periodic Meeting on Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) |
| 10/26 | Ikeda Lab. defeated Shoda Lab. for the Baseball Championship on Department of Environmental Chemistry and Engineering. |
| 10/18 | Prof. Christopher J. Barrett at McGill Univ. joined as a visitng Prof. |
| 10/5 | Seminar by Professor Nobuo Kimizuka of Kyushu University |
| Seminar by Professor Toshiharu Teranishi of University of Tsukuba | |
| 9/10 | Inner cover page ofAdv. Mater. detail |
| 4/7 | Welcome party of newcommers 06' |
| 3/24 | Farewell party of alumni 05' |
| 3/13 | Nature paper on Directed Bending selected as "Nature Top 10" detail |
| 3/13 | Inner cover page (Frontispiece)ofAngew. Chem. Int. Ed. detail |
| 3/13/06 | Cover page of Macromol. Rapid Commun. detail |
| 12/10 |
The 3rd Periodic Meeting on Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) |
| 8/6 | The 2rd Periodic Meeting on Grand-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) |
| 7/22 | Prof. Tomiki Ikeda received a prize of "Presention Award on Gordon Research Conference". detail |
| 4/6 | Welcome party of newcomers 05' |
| 3/28/05 | Farewell party of alumni 04' |
| 9/26 | Prof. Yu Prof. received an award of "Encouraging Prize of Japan Liquid Crystal Society". detail |
| 6/2/04 |
Prof. Tomiki Ikeda received a prize of "The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan". detail |
| 9/11/ | Feature Article published in J. Mater. Chem.. detail |
| 9/11/03 |
Photoinduced Bending published inNature. detail |
| 11/11/06 | Establishment of news page in English |