The secret behind that “mystery”
lies in colloids and interfaces.
Dressings that stay mixed over time, detergents that lift away dirt, skincare that melts seamlessly into your skin, and fuel cells that generate next-generation energy. These seemingly unrelated things all share a common stage: the boundary where different materials meet, known as the “interface.”
In our division, we explore the drama unfolding at these microscopic boundaries and use that knowledge to help shape the future. Step beyond the textbook and discover the real chemistry that is changing the world.
Division
Activities
“The Divisional Meeting on Colloid and Interface Chemistry” is held every September with more than 700 attendees every year. Besides, the division is organizing basic courses in the field of colloid science for early career engineers and scientists “The Colloid Learning” in spring, and the forum for promoting interactions among industrial researchers and between industrial and academic researchers “The Colloid Forum for Industry” in summer. The seminar for young researchers is also held before or after the annual meeting. The Seminar on advanced topics “The Colloid Technology Symposium” is usually held in winter.
The division also co-organizes the Western Pacific Colloids Meeting 2015 (WPC 2015) which will be held on November 15-19 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, with the Australian Colloid and Interface Society. This activity is based on the long-standing Japan-Australia Colloidal Symposium, which began in 1992. In July 2015, the 2015 International Conference of Colloids and Interface Science (ICCIS-2015) was held in Taipei, Taiwan. This Conference was co-organized by the Taiwanese Colloid and Interface Society and our Division.
“Colloid & Interface Communication ? News Letter from DCSC” has been published quarterly since 1976.
History
The Colloid and Surface Chemistry Division of the Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) was founded in 1976 and is based on the activity of the annual meeting in this field, which has taken place since 1948. The long history of the division can be seen by the number of the annual meetings of the division; the 70th Commemorative International Conference (entitled “Okinawa Colloids 2019”) was held this year. The membership of the division is 1133 in 2025.
Board
| President | Ken-ichi IIMURA (Utsunomiya University) |
|---|---|
| Vice Presidents | Naoyuki ISHIDA (Doshisha University) |
| Rie KAKEHASHI (Osaka Research Institute of Industrial Science and Technology) | |
| Takaya SAKAI (KAO) |
Event
OKINAWA COLLOIDS 2026
An International Conference on Colloid & Surface Science Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry, The Chemical Society of Japan
- Date
- November 1-6, 2026
- Venue
- Bankoku Shinryokan (Nago, Okinawa, Japan)
Awards
Lectureship Award
Lectureship Award of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry
The Chemical Society of Japan
This award was established for prominent researchers who currently play an active part in the field of colloid and surface chemistry, as well as for researchers in other areas who are expected to excel in the field of colloid and surface chemistry. The winners of this award are requested to give lectures in “The Divisional Meeting on Colloid and Interface Chemistry” held every autumn
Recipients of the Lectureship Award
| 2025 | Prof. Gregory G. Warr Prof. Regine von Klitzing |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Prof. Bernard Paul Binks |
| 2023 | Prof. Erica Wanless Prof. Tommy Nylander |
| 2021 | Prof. Jérôme F.L. Duval Prof. Frank Caruso |
| 2020 | Prof. Nikolai D. Denkov Prof. Vincent S. J. Craig |
| 2018 | Prof. Nicholas L. Abbott Prof. Patrice Simon |
| 2017 | Prof. Piero Baglioni Prof. Junbai Li |
| 2016 | Prof. Otto Glatter Prof. Zhongfan Liu |
| 2015 | Prof. Marie Pierre Krafft Prof. Gao Qing (Max) Lu |
| 2013 | Dr. Reinhard Miller |
| 2011 | Prof. Calum J. Drummond Prof. Hans-Jurgen Butt |
| 2009 | Prof. Martien Cohen Stuart |
| 2008 | Prof. Gerard Ferey Prof. Reinhard Strey |
| 2007 | Prof. Ron Naaman Prof. Dennis C. Prieve |
| 2005 | Prof. Colin D. Bain Prof. Eric W. Kaler |
| 2004 | Prof. J. Klien Prof. A. P. Alivisatos |
| 2003 | Prof. S. A. Safran |
| 2002 | Prof. H. Moehwald Prof. H. Wennerstroem |
| 2001 | Prof. M.P. Pileni Prof. J. F. Scamehorn |
| 1999 | Prof. B. Lindman Prof. N. D. Spencer |
| 1998 | Prof. D. Avnir Prof. H. Hoffmann |
| 1997 | Prof. P. Mukerjee |
| 1996 | Prof. J. N. Isrealachvili |
| 1995 | Prof. G. A. Somorjai Prof. B. W. Ninham |
For Young Scientist & Engineer
Young Scientist Award of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry
The Chemical Society of Japan
Young Scientist Award of the Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry
The Chemical Society of Japan
The object of these awards is to encourage active research of young researchers in the “Division of Colloid and Surface Chemistry”, as well as to develop not only talented people who can assume an internationally leading position, but also new leaders of the division. “Young Scientist Award” is for academic researchers, and “Young Engineer Award” is for researchers or engineers belonging to a company.
Recipients of the Young Scientist Award and the Young Engineer Award
| 2026 | Yohei OKADA / Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Fumiya NEMOTO / National Defense Academy of Japan |
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| 2025 | Kazunari YOSHIDA / Yamagata University Ryushi FUKUHARA / SHISEIDO |
| 2024 | Kazuma YASUHARA / NAIST Masaaki AKAMATSU / Tottori University Ippei FURIKADO / KAO |
| 2023 | Taisuke BANNO / Keio University Masaki SARUYAMA / Kyoto University |
| 2022 | Mai Thanh NGUYEN / Hokkaido University Shiori KUBO / AIST Takanori SAITO / KAO Atsunori MORIGAKI / LION |
| 2021 | Ken-ichi AMANO / Meijo University Yuki SUGIYAMA / SHISEIDO |
| 2020 | Yasuyuki KUSAKA / AIST |
| 2019 | Mafumi HISHIDA / Tsukuba University Satoshi WATANABE / Kumamoto University Keisuke TANAKA / Cosmos Technical Center |
| 2018 | Daisuke SUZUKI / Shinshu University Atsushi KONDO / Tokyo University of Agric. and Tech. Mariko KAGAYA / KAO |
| 2017 | Takuya YAMAMOTO / Hokkaido University Waka NAKANISHI / NIMS Taku OGURA / LION |
| 2016 | Yoshiko TAKENAKA / AIST Ryo MURAKAMI / Konan University of Science Takeshi ISOJIMA / MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL |
| 2015 | Tomonori OHBA / Chiba University Ken-ichi SAKAI / Tokyo University of Science |
| 2014 | Naoya NISHI / Kyoto University Masanobu SAGISAKA / Hirosaki University Shin-ichiro KABASHIMA / LION |
| 2013 | Shuji FUJII / Osaka Institute of Technology Sachiko MATSUSHITA / Tokyo Institute of Technology Eri AKIYAMA / KAO |
| 2012 | Yusuke HARA / AIST Takahiro OKUBO / Okayama University |
| 2011 | Hideki NABIKA / Yamagata University Atsuhiro FUJIMORI / Saitama University |
| 2010 | Hiroki MATSUBARA / Kyushu University Kiyoshi KANIE / Tohoku University |
| 2009 | Naoto SHIRAHATA / NIMS Masashi MIZUKAMI / Tohoku University Motohiro KAGEYAMA / LION |
| 2008 | Takashi NAKANISHI / NIMS Ken-ichi IIMURA / Utsunomiya University Yoshimune NONOMURA / Yamagata University |
| 2007 | Kazunori MATSUURA / Kyushu University Hidetaka IWAI / KAO |
| 2006 | Shigeru DEGUCHI / JAMSTEC Taisei NISHIMI / FUJIFILM Yutaka ABE / LION |
| 2005 | Takeshi SERIZAWA / The University of Tokyo Kei WATANABE / SHISEIDO Taku IIYAMA / Shinshu University |
| 2004 | Shinji YAMADA / KAO Toshiharu TERANISHI / University of Tsukuba Hideki SAKAI / Tokyo University of Science |
| 2003 | Hideya KAWASAKI / Kyushu University Masako KOYAMA / AJINOMOTO Akihiro OGAWA / MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL |
| 2002 | Tetsu YONEZAWA / The University of Tokyo Izumi ICHINOSE / NIMS Keiichi FUKUDA / KAO |
Contact
Division of Colloid and
Surface Chemistry
1-5 Kanda-Surugadai, Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 101-8307 JAPAN
Tel: +81-3-3292-6161
4 minutes on foot from JR Ochanomizu Station
(Ochanomizu-bashi Exit)