Assist. Prof. Yutaka OKAZAKI from Department of Fundamental Energy Science was selected as Young Scientist Lecture Award winners at 71st Annual Polymer Research Symposium on July 17th, 2025. This award has been given to young (younger than 40 years old) polymer scientists, who have remarkable accomplishment in the field of polymer science. He gave an award lecture entitled “Generation and amplification of chiroptical effect based on orientation control technology: From mono-atomic ions to cross-linked polymers and inorganic nanocrystals”.