!!!Previous Topics *Aug. 1, 2018 *Apr. 2, 2018 B4 students joined our group. *Apr. 1, 2016 B4 students joined our group. *Apr. 1, 2016 Ms. Mariko Okada joined our group as a researcher. *Apr. 1, 2016 Mr. Hayato Narikiyo joined our group as a master course student. *Feb. 1, 2016 Dr. Takahiro Kakuta was employed by Yamagishi and Ogoshi group (Kanazawa University) as an assistant professor. *Feb. 1, 2016 Dr. Masayuki Gon was promoted to an assistant professor. *Sep. 1, 2015 Dr. Kazuo Tanaka was promoted to an associate professor. *Apr. 1, 2015 Dr. Takuya Matsumoto was employed by Nishino group (Kobe University) as an assistant professor. *Apr. 1, 2015 Lecturer Morisaki was promoted to a full professor at [KGU|http://www.kg-applchem.jp/morisaki/]. *Nov. 11, 2014 Mr. Syotaro Shibata, Hirofumi Takamine, Hirofumi Naito and Amane Hirose won Presentation Award in 4th CSJ Chemistry Festa. *Oct. 10, 2014 Mr. Masayuki Gon won Poster Award in 63rd Symposium on Macromolecules. *Jun. 20, 2014 Mr. Ryosuke Kato won Poster Award in 63rd SPSJ Annual Meeting. *May. 15, 2014 Our paper was introduced in Chemistry Views（[Seeing the Light, Controllably|http://www.chemistryviews.org/details/ezine/6163951/Seeing_the_Light_Controllably.html], ''Asian J. Org. Chem.'' '''2014''', ''3'', 624-631.）. *Apr. 30, 2014 Mr. Masayuki Gon won Student Presentation Award in 94th Annual Meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan. *Apr. 10, 2014 Our paper was selected as Download Top 5 in Polymer Journal. (Dye dispersibility in silica hybrids under microwave irradiation) *Apr. 3, 2014 B4 students joined our group. *Apr. 1, 2014 Dr. Takahiro Kakuta joined our group as a PD, and Mr. Kazunari Ueda joined our group as a Ph.D. course student. *Mar. 14, 2014 Our paper was selected as Highlight in Polymer Journal （Dye dispersibility in silica hybrids under microwave irradiation） *Jan. 15, 2014 Our paper was selected as Download Top 5 in Polymer Journal. (POSS ionic liquid) *Dec. 2, 2013 Our paper was selected as cover picture in J. Mater. Chem. A (POSS filler) *Nov. 12, 2013 Mr. Masayuki Gon won Presentation Award in 3rd CSJ Chemistry Festa. *Aug. 1, 2013 Our paper was selected as cover picture in Polym. Chem. (Conjugated Polymers Involving Pentacoordinate Organosilicon Complexes) *July. 8, 2013 Our paper was selected as cover picture in J. Mater. Chem. C (White Light-Emitting Organic-Inorganic Hybrids) *Jun. 18, 2013 Mr. Michael Schultz joined our group from [Prof. Wagener group|http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~wagener/] in Florida University *Apr. 25, 2013 Mr. Yuichi Tsuji, Masato Tominaga and Jong-Hwan Jeon won Student Presentation Award in 93th Annual Meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan. *Apr. 4, 2013 B4 students joined our group. *Apr. 2, 2013 Mr. Sangmoo Yu joined our group as a research student. *Apr. 1, 2013 Dr. Yuichiro Tokoro was employed by Fukuzawa group (Chuo University) as an assistant professor. *Apr. 1, 2013 Mr. Masataka Hirose joined our group as a master course student. *Sep 18, 2012 Our paper was selected as cover picture in J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem. (Polyfluorene) *Aug. 1, 2012 Our paper was selected as cover picture in Macromol. Rapid Commun. （Organoboron Polymer） *Jun. 18, 2012 We won the 1st prize in the softball tournament in Department of Polymer Chemistry. *May. 1, 2012 Assistant professor Tanaka won "SPSJ Award for the Outstanding Paper in Polymer Journal sponsored by ZEON" *Apr. 23, 2012 Mr. Ryosuke Yoshii won Student Presentation Award in 92nd Annual Meeting of The Chemical Society of Japan. *Apr. 2, 2012 B4 students joined our group. *Apr. 2, 2012 Mr. Kenta Nishino joined our group as a master course student. *Feb. 1, 2012 Our paper was selected as Hot Topics in Kobunshi （Ionic liquids based on POSS） *Nov. 15, 2011 We won the 3rd prize in the softball tournament in Department of Polymer Chemistry. *Aug. 17-Oct. 3, 2011 Sorry, HP server was out of order. *Oct. 1, 2011 Dr. Narufumi Kitamura was employed as PD in [Kyoto Univ|http://www.frontier.kyoto-u.ac.jp/te03/index.html]. *Sep. 23, 2011 Mr. Masato Tominaga won Poster Award in 22nd Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry. *Sep. 1, 2011 Our paper was selected as most accessed article in August 2011 in Polymer Journal （Ionic liquids based on POSS）. *Aug. 12, 2011 Mr. Masato Tominaga won [Mazume Research Encouragement Prize Award|http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/news_data/h/h1/news7/2011/110812_2.htm]. *Aug. 5, 2011 Our paper was selected as cover picture in Polymer Journal （Ionic liquids based on POSS） *Aug. 5, 2011 Our paper was selected as Highlight in Polymer Journal （Ionic liquids based on POSS） *Aug. 1, 2011 Our paper was selected as Hot Topics in Kobunshi（Upconversion by POSS core dendrimer ''Chem. Commun.'' '''2011''', ''46'', 4378''.） *Jul. 16, 2011 Our paper wa selected as Top 8 citation in Polymer Journal in the 1st half 2011 （MRI Contrast Agents by POSS） *Jun. 28, 2011 We won the 2nd prize in the softball tournament in Department of Polymer Chemistry. *Jun. 21, 2011 Mr. Brian Aitken joined our group from [Prof. Wagener group|http://www.chem.ufl.edu/~wagener/] in Florida University *May 13, 2011 Our paper was selected as Download Top 10 in Polymer Journal. (Blue emitting Zr nanocystal-polymer composite) *Apr. 30, 2011 Our paper was selected as Selected Paper in Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. （Red/Near-Infrared Light-Emitting Organic-Inorganic Hybrids via Microwave-Assisted One-Pot Process） *Apr. 6. 2011 Our paper was selected as cover picture in Polymer Journal. (Blue emitting Zr nanocystal-polymer composite) *Apr. 6, 2011 Our paper was selected as Selected Paper in Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn. (Glutathione-Responsive Molecular Release Using Water-Soluble POSS Network Polymers) *Apr. 4, 2011 B4 students joined our group. *Apr. 1, 2011 Mr. Hiroyuki Okada joined our group as a Ph.D. course student, and Mr. Naoya Kawakami and Mr. Kenji Tamashima joined our group as a master course student. *Jan. 1, 2011 Our paper was selected as Download Top 10 in Polymer Journal. (Naphthalene-Based Oligothiophene-Stacked Polymers.) *Jan. 1, 2011 Our paper was selected as Highlights 2010 in Polymer Journal. (Naphthalene-Based Oligothiophene-Stacked Polymers.) *Jan. 1, 2011 Our paper was selected as EDITOR'S CHOICE in Polymer Journal. (Review on Conjugated Organoboron Polymers) *Jan. 1, 2011 Our paper was selected as Hot Topics in Kobunshi High Polymers, Japan. （Thermoswitchable Luminescent Gold Nanoparticle ''Langumuir'' '''2010''', ''26'', 15644.） *Dec. 6, 2010 Our paper was selected as FEATURED ARTICLES in Polymer Journal. (Naphthalene-Based Oligothiophene-Stacked Polymers.) *Dec. 1, 2010 Assistant professor Tanaka won Distinguished Poster Award in International symposium on molecular nanotechnology. *Oct. 16, 2010 Dr. Kenta Kokado was employed by Sada group (Hokkaido University) as an assistant professor. *Oct. 1, 2010 Mr. Jong-Hwan Jeon joined our group. *Spt. 1, 2010 Dr. Atsushi Nagai was employed by Jiang group (Institute for Molecular Science) as an assistant professor. *Jul. 16, 2010 Assistant professor Tanaka won "Young scientist lecture award" in Polymer meeting (Kobe). *Jul. 1, 2010 Dr. Asako Narita was employed by Rogers group (The University of Alabama) *Jun. 30, 2010 Our paper was introduced in Materials Views. （Do the Twist! - Optically Active Polymers, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2010, 31, 1719.） *Jun. 28, 2010 Our paper was introduced in Materials Views. （Pulling Electronics: Aromatic Conjugated Polymers, Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2010, 31, 1389.） *May 23, 2010 Our paper was selected as Editor's Choice in Chemistry Letters. (Chem. Lett. 2010, 39, 354.) *May 17, 2010 Our paper was selected as FEATURED ARTICLES in Polymer Journal. (Polym. J. 2010, 42, 363.) *May 6, 2010 Mr. Toshifumi Okawa joined our group as a visiting researcher. *Apr. 2, 2010 Mr. Takuya Matsumoto and five undergraduate students joined our group. *Apr. 3, 2009 Ms. Shizue Ueno, Mr. Ryousuke Yoshii, and three undergraduate students joined our group. *Spt. 18, 2008 Ms. Marie Krysak joined our group from [Ober Laboratory at Cornell University|http://people.ccmr.cornell.edu/~cober/]. *Jul. 1, 2008 Dr. Shingo Hadano was employed by Iyoda laboratory (Tokyo Institiute of Technology) as an assistant professor. *Jun. 9, 2008 Ms. Masako Kakutani joined our group as a secretary. *Jun. 1, 2008 Dr. Atushi Nagai was promoted to a guest assistant professor. *May. 2, 2008 Mr. Hiroshige Adachi joined our group as a Contract Researcher. *Apr. 3, 2008 Four 4-year students joined our group. *Apr. 1, 2008 Mr. Yuuichi Kajiwara joined our group as a Ph-D student. *Apr. 1, 2008 Dr. Tanaka was promoted to an assistant professor. *Mar. 17, 2008 Dr. Atushi Nagai joined our group as a PD. *Feb. 1, 2008 Assistant Prof. Morisaki won the Chemical Society of Japan Award *for Young Chemists from the Chemical Society of Japan. *Nov. 1, 2007 Assistant Professor Naka was promoted to a full professor at [Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology|http://www.chem.kit.ac.jp/]. *Sep. 3, 2007 Mr. Du Lan joined our group as a Ph.D. course student. *June. 1, 2007 Mr. Takeshi Ootsuka joined our group as a contract researcher. *May. 16, 2007 Dr. Shinsuke Inagi was employed by Fuchigami laboratory (Tokyo Institiute of Technology) as an assistant professor. *Apr. 6, 2007 Mr. Jonas Fernandes and six undergraduate students joined our group. *Apr. 1, 2007 Dr. Shingo Hadano joined our group as a postdoctoral researcher. *Feb. 1, 2007 Dr. Kazuo Tanaka joined our group as a guest assistant professor. *Jan. 1, 2005 Medical-engineering project "Medical imaging and targeting technology by nano materials" was started. *Jul. 2003 We moved to Katsura campus.