An international symposium on “Materials Science of Mesohierarchy” will be held on April 24 (Fri) – 25 (Sat), 2026. In addition to invited lectures from distinguished researchers both in Japan and overseas, this symposium will also feature presentations of research achievements by members of the “Materials Science of Mesohierarchy” project. We hope this event will serve as a valuable opportunity to widely share the endeavors of our project with all participants. We look forward to your active participation.
 
Advance registration is required for this symposium. To register, please use the following application form:  
https://forms.gle/FtA5V5PnS1TEWZY89
[Registration deadline: Friday, March 20]

Participation fee: Free (Banquet: 5,000 JPY general / 1,000 JPY students)

International Symposium on KAKENHI Transformative Research Areas (A) “Materials Science of Mesohierarchy”
Date: April 24 (Fri) – 25 (Sat), 2026  
Venue: Shimadzu Tokyo Innovation Plaza  
3-25-40 Tonomachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0821, Japan  
https://www.shimadzu.co.jp/research_and_development/tokyo-innovation-plaza/
 
Invited Speakers:
– Prof. Frank Würthner (Universität Würzburg)
– Prof. Masataka Nagaoka (Nagoya University)
– Prof. Paul Mulvaney (The University of Melbourne)
– Prof. Makoto Fujita (The University of Tokyo)
 
Organizer: Transformative Research Areas (A) “Materials Science of Mesohierarchy” General Administration Group  
Contact: Secretariat of Transformative Research Areas (A) “Materials Science of Mesohierarchy” (Hasobe) hasobe@chem.keio.ac.jp

DAY 1: April 24th

09:00 ~ 09:30 Registration
09:30 ~ 10:10 Opening and Oral Presentation from Head Investigator Shiki Yagai [Chiba University]
Meso-Hierarchy: Concepts and Exemplars in Curvature-Emergent Self-Assembly
10:10 ~ 11:00 Invited Talk 1 Frank Würthner [Universität Würzburg]
Functional Nanographenes by Supramolecular Engineering
11:00 ~ 11:20 Break
11:20 ~ 11:40 Oral Presentation 1 Yoshimitsu Sagara [Science Tokyo]
Supramolecular Mechanophores as Force Sensors for Materials with Meso-Hierarchy
11:40 ~ 12:00 Oral Presentation 2 Martin Vacha [Science Tokyo]
Long-Range Exciton Transport and its Control in Supramolecular and Perovskite Meso-Hierarchal Structures
12:00 ~ 12:20 Oral Presentation 3 Koji Harano [NIMS]
Visualization of Meso-Hierarchical Structures by Electron Microscopy: Solution by Sampling

12:20 ~ 13:30 Lunch (Luncheon Seminar with Shimadzu Corporation)

13:30 ~ 14:20 Invited Talk 2 Masataka Nagaoka [Nagoya University]
TBA
14:20 ~ 14:40 Oral Presentation 4 Christian Ganser [NINS]
High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Study the Dynamics of Meso-Hierarchical Systems
14:40 ~ 15:00 Oral Presentation 5 Takatoshi Fujita [QST]
Theoretical Insights into Exciton Dynamics in Meso-Hierarchy Materials
15:00 ~ 15:20 Oral Presentation 6 Yasuteru Shigeta [University of Tsukuba]
Computational Studies on Formation Mechanisms of Meso-Hierarchical Materials
15:20 ~ 15:40 Break
15:40 ~ 16:30 Invited Talk 3 Paul Mulvaney [The University of Melbourne]

TBA
16:30 ~ 16:50 Oral Presentation 7 Taku Hasobe [Keio University]
Photo-Responsive Amplification of Meso-Hierarchical Molecular Systems
16:50 ~ 17:10 Oral Presentation 8 Hiroshi Uji-i [Hokkaido University]
Meso-Hierarchy Heat/Exciton Propagation
17:10 ~ 17:30 Oral Presentation 9 Kenji Hirai [Hokkaido University]
Meso-Hierarchy and Emergent Functionality under Strong Coupling
17:30 ~ 18:30 Poster Session
18:30 ~ 18:40 Group Photo
19:00 ~ 21:00 Banquet (Open Discussion Session)@TREX KAWASAKI RIVER CAFE

DAY 2: April 25th

09:30 ~ 10:20 Invited Talk 4 Makoto Fujita [The University of Tokyo]
Coordination Self-Assembly: From Origins to the Latest Advances
10:20 ~ 10:40 Oral Presentation 10  Kazunori Sugiyasu [Kyoto University]
Impact of Hydrogen Bonding on the Formation and Dynamics of Cyclic Supramolecular Polymers
10:40 ~ 11:00 Oral Presentation 11 Mitsuaki Yamauchi [Kyoto University]
Mesoscopic Control of Inorganic Nanocrystal Arrays on Supramolecular Polymer Scaffolds
11:00 ~ 11:20 Oral Presentation 12 Soichiro Ogi [Nagoya University]
Seeded Control of Chiral π-Stacked Assemblies: From Symmetry-Directed π-Stacking to Hierarchical Growth Using Bundled Seeds
11:20 ~ 11:40 Oral Presentation 13 Yohei Yamamoto [University of Tsukuba]
Meso-Hierarchical Optical Materials toward Optochemistry
11:40 ~ 12:00 Commentary from Reviewers & Closing Remarks