Latest Updates

・Jun. 24, 2025: Abstracts were opened.
・Apr. 30, 2025: Nursery Service
PPC19 will offer nursery service with qualified staff for the participants with children for a fee. If you intend to apply the service, please contact us via email by June 4, 2025.
- Age Range: Children aged 6 months to 6 years
- Fee: JPY 500- (tax included) per hour, per child
・Jan. 28, 2025: Beware of Unauthorized Hotel Solicitations
Note that SPSJ does not directly offer any services related to hotels during the PPC19. While hotel resellers may contact you offering accommodations for your trip, they are not endorsed by or affiliated with PPC19. If you receive a call or email from Explore Era Team or a similar company claiming that SPSJ will help you book your housing during PPC19, this is unofficial. SPSJ has no relation to this company.
・Jan. 21, 2025: Deadline of the registration for presenters has been extended until 10:00a.m. (Japan Standard Time) on Friday, January 24, 2025.
・Dec. 27, 2024: Deadline of the registration for presenters has been extended until January 20.
・Nov. 11, 2024: Registration for Presenters opened.
・May 29, 2024: PPC19 website open.

 

Welcome Letter

It is my honor to serve as the chair of the 19th Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC19) held at Kitakyushu International Conference Center & AIM (Asia-Pacific Import Mart) at Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan from July 6-10, 2025. PPC19 is organized by The Society of Polymer Science Japan (SPSJ) in collaboration with the Pacific Polymer Federation (PPF). SPSJ was founded in 1951. The Pacific Polymer Conference (PPC) is a series of Polymer Conferences by PPF. PPF was founded in 1989. The PPF consists of fifteen member organizations. Three founding members are organizations from Australia, Japan and USA. The first PPC was held in Maui, Hawaii, USA. The SPSJ organized the 2nd and 10th PPC conferences in 1991 and 2007 in Otsu and Kobe, respectively. Since 1991, the PPC conferences were held by nine organizations. These PPC conferences have played very important roles in promoting the activities of polymer science and engineering, and international communications and collaborations.

The organizing committee of PPC19 has assembled nine general sessions (G1-G9) and three special sessions (S1-S3): G-1: Polymer Synthesis and Reactions, G-2: Supramolecular Polymers and Self-assembly of Polymers, G-3: Structure and Physical Properties of Polymers, G-4: Polymer Surface and Interface, G-5: Polymer Simulation and Informatics, G-6: Polymer Hybrid and Composite Materials, G-7: Polymer Processing, Engineering, 3D Printing, G-8: Polymers for Optics, Electronics and Energy, G-9: Bio-functional and Biomedical Polymers, S-1: Polymers for Sustainability and Environment, S-2: Water and Polymers, S-3: Polymer Gels. It is our great pleasure that about 1,000 polymer scientists and engineers have registered for the conference. We have 7 Plenary lectures, 81 Invited talks, 380 Contributed talks, and 350 Poster presentations.

As the president of the council of PPF, I would like to thank all of participants, sponsors, supporters, the organizers of PPC19, and the fellow of councilors of PPF. We really hope all of the participants enjoy the conference with new and old friends and obtain inspiration of new ideas in polymer science and engineering for the sustainable development of societies.

Takashi Kato
Chair, Organizing Committee of PPC19
President of PPF

 

Plenary Speakers

Elizabeth R. Gillies
The University of Western Ontario		 Rong-Ming Ho
National Tsing Hua University		 Xian Jun Loh
Agency for Science, Technology and Research
   
Kyoko Nozaki
The University of Tokyo		 Du Yeol Ryu
Yonsei University		 Youqing Shen
Zhejiang University
   
   
Karen L. Wooley
Texas A&M University

 

Committees

Organizing Committee

Chair: Takashi Kato
The University of Tokyo		 Co-Chair: Keiji Tanaka
Kyushu University
   
Isamu Akiba
The University of Kitakyushu		 Teruaki Hayakawa
Institute of Science Tokyo		 Yuichi Masubuchi
Nagoya University
   
Yoshiko Miura
Kyushu University		 Kensuke Naka
Kyoto Institute of Technology		 Ayae Narutaki
Institute of Science Tokyo
   
Kazuya Noda
Asahi Kasei Corporation		 Makoto Ouchi
Kyoto University		 Kenichi Oyaizu
Waseda University
   
   
Takamasa Sakai
The University of Tokyo		 Toshifumi Satoh
Hokkaido University		 Yoshinori Takashima
Osaka University

 

Program Committee

Yoshifumi Araki
Asahi Kasei Corporation		 Tomoya Higashihara
Yamagata University
 Daisuke Kawaguchi
The University of Tokyo
   
Sadayuki Kobayashi
Toray Industries, Inc.		 Go Matsuba
Yamagata University		 Masaya Mitsuishi
Tohoku University
   
Tasuku Nakajima
Hokkaido University		 Takeshi Serizawa
Institute of Science Tokyo		 Kazunori Sugiyasu
Kyoto University
   
Madoka Takai
The University of Tokyo		 Satoru Yamamoto
Kyushu University		 Koichi Yanase
Sumitomo Chemical, Co., Ltd.
   
Naoko Yoshie
The University of Tokyo

 

Overview

Title The 19th Pacific Polymer Conference
Dates July 6 (Sun.) – 10 (Thu.), 2025
Location Kitakyushu International Conference Center & AIM (Asia-Pacific Import Mart), Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan
Organizer The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
The Pacific Polymer Federation
Support Kitakyushu City
Kitakyushu Convention & Visitors Association
Official Language English