Prof. Gong et al.’s proposal for a JSPS Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) approved for funding.

Congratulations to Dr. Hailong Fan, currently a member of WPI-ICReDD Gong Group, winning the Award for Encouragement of Research in Polymer Science, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2021).

Congratulations to our former member Dr. Daniel King for receiving the ACS Polymer Materials division 2022 Young Investigators Award!

Mr. Yong Zheng’s first-authored papers “How chain dynamics affects crack initiation in double-network gels” published on PNAS and “Nanophase Separation in Immiscible Double Network Elastomers Induces Synergetic Strengthening, Toughening, and Fatigue Resistance” published on Chemistry of Materials won the IGP 2021 Publications Award.

Prof. Gong receives the 74th Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award.

Dr. Takayuki Nonoyama receives the 76th (2021) CerSJ Awards for Advancements in Ceramic Science and Technology.

Prof. Gong receives the 33rd Award of the Society of Rubber Science and Technology, Japan.

Dr. Tasuku Nakajima receives The 2021 The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: The Young Scientists’ Prize.