At Pacifichem 2025, held in Honolulu from December 15 to 20, 2025, Mr. Hongguang Liao, a postdoctoral researcher of Laboratory of Soft and Wet Matter (registered as a third-year doctoral student in the Graduate School of Life Sciences at the time of participation), was selected as the winner in the Student Research Competition in the Macromolecular topic area. From nearly 500 entries, 23 finalists were selected across 11 categories, and he was selected as the “Winner” in his category.
•Award Date: December 15, 2025
•Recipient: Hongguang Liao
•Year: 3rd year, Doctoral Course (At the time of participation registration)
•Affiliation: Division of Soft Matter, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University (Laboratory of Soft & Wet Matter)
•Award Name: The Winner of the Student Research Competition for the Macromolecular topic area
•Awarding Organization: The Pacifichem Organizing Committee
•Research Title: “AI for Hydrogel Development: Data-Driven De Novo Design of Super-Adhesive Hydrogels”
