iWMK 2025
- Date：
- November 13 (9:00-18:30), 14 (13:00-19:00) 2025
- Venue：
- Rokko Hall, 2F, Kobe University Centennial Hall
【MAP】
The International Workshop on Membrane in Kobe (iWMK) is an annual event hosted by the Research Center for Membrane and Film Technology, Kobe University (MaFTech center), with the aim at academic exchanges and discussions on today’s advanced membrane research and technology.
The iWMK2025 will be an on-site event at Kobe University. The researchers from these facilities will give presentations on their recent research activities. Participation from 16 research institutions related to membranes. Additionally, we are very honored to have Prof. Suzana Nunes from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) for an online Plenary Lecture. We also planned a poster presentation session for students.
We believe the iWMK2025 will not only provide a wide spectrum of exchanges on today’s membrane research, but also a great learning opportunity for students as well as a diverse networking place for academia and industry.
Participating overseas partners
・Chung Yuan Christian University (Taiwan)
・National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (Taiwan)
・Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Hong Kong)
・Institut Teknologi Bandung (Indonesia)
・Universiti of Technologi Malaysia (Malaysia)
・Tiangong University (China)
・University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
・Victoria University (Australia)
・University of Arkansas (the U.S.)
・Gyeongsang National University (Korea)
・Institute on Membrane Technology (Italy)
・Zhejiang University (China)
・Tsinghua University (China)
・Nanjing University (China)
・Chang Gung University (Taiwan)
・Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (China)
・Kobe University (Japan)
Program: (*Updated on Nov 10)
Day1 Nov.13 (Thu)
9:00~18:30 Oral presentations from the overseas partners, Plenary lecture, and student poster session
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Opening |
Prof. Hideto Matsuyama |
Opening Remarks |
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Presentation 1 |
Prof. Hsieh-Chih Tsai |
Porous Organic Materials in Action: The design of COFs and COPs in the Energy application |
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Presentation 2 |
Dr.Mohd Zamri Bin Mohd Yusop |
Natural Nitrogen-Doped Nano-Graphene from PalmKernel Shell via Ball Milling Mechano-Synthesis: Synthesis, Functionalization, |
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10:15-10:30 |
Break |
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Presentation 3 |
Prof. Sang Yong Nam |
Researches on materials and membranes for green society in Gyeongsang National University |
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Presentation 4 |
Prof. Lingshu Wan |
Polymer Nanofiltration Membranes for High-Temperature Separation |
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11:30-13:00 |
Lunch |
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Presentation 5 |
Prof. Masahiro Funahashi |
Nanostructures and electrochemical functions of redox-active liquid crystalline thin films based on perylene bisimide moiety |
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Presentation 6 |
Prof. Tao He |
Layer-by-layer nanofiltration membranes for removal of micropollutants |
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14:00-14:15 |
Break |
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Presentation 7 |
Assoc.Prof. Wei-Fan Kuan Prof. Kong-Wei Cheng |
Interface Engineering for Stable Lithium-Metal and Anode-Free Batteries: From Asymmetric Membranes to Surface Coatings Evaluations of Cell Performances for Zn-CO2 Batteries using Bifunctional Honeycomb-like ZnS/CusS and S-doped NiO/Co3O4 Electrocatalysts on Ni-foams as Gas Cathodes |
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Presentation 8 |
Prof. Mikel Duke |
Sustainable Environmental Technology research at Victoria University |
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15:15-15:30 |
Break |
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Plenary Lecture |
Prof. Suzana Nunes |
Membrane design with nano and sub-nano selectivity |
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17:00-18:15 |
Poster Presentation |
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18:30-19:30 |
Welcome Reception, Poster Award |
Day2 Nov.14 (Fri)
13:00~19:15 Plenary lecture and oral presentations from overseas partners
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Presentation9 |
Assis.Prof. Irish Valerie Maggay |
Surface-Modified PVDF Membranes with Antifouling Polymers for Improved Microalgae Filtration |
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Presentation10 |
Prof. Ho Kyong Shon |
Resource recovery from wastewater using membrane technology for a circular economy |
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Presentation11 |
Prof. Yunxia Hu |
Blocking Carboxyl Groups of Polyamide RO Membranes for |
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14:30-14:45 |
Break |
Blocking Carboxyl Groups of Polyamide RO Membranes for |
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Presentation12 |
Prof. King Lun Yeung |
Catalytic membrane reactors for treatment of emerging pollutants |
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Presentation13 |
Assis.Prof. Helen Julian |
Resource Recovery and Biovalorization in Membrane Photobioreactors for Agro-Industrial Wastewater Treatment |
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Presentation14 |
Prof. S Ranil Wickramasinghe Prof.Xianghong Qian University of Arkansas |
Virus filtration challenges for validation of virus clearance The effects of solvent on the mechanisms and pathways for the biomass conversion to levulinic acid |
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16:15-16:30 |
Break |
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Presentation15 |
Assoc.Prof. Ya-kai Lin |
Fabrication of High-Performance Polyether Sulfone-Based Membranes and Their Application |
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Presentation16 |
Dr. Francesca Russo Dr. Mariagiulia Longo Institute on Membrane Technology – National Research Council of Italy |
The sustainable vision of membrane preparation Polymers of intrinsic microporosity (PIMs) applications in gas-separation membranes |
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17:30-17:45 |
Break |
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Presentation17 |
Assoc.Prof. Yanan Guo Assoc.Prof.Haipeng Zhu |
Machine learning-driven design and optimization of MOF mixed matrix membrane towards He separation Study on separation of alcohol-ester system by mixed matrix membrane |
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Presentation18 |
Prof. Hideto Matsuyama |
Recent research activities at the membrane center of Kobe University |
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Closing |
Prof. Tomohisa Yoshioka |
Closing speech |
