Takashi Kato , The University of Tokyo, Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, School of Engineering, Hongo, Tokyo, JP, 113-8656 | Colin Nuckolls | Douglas Gin | Hirotsugu Kikuchi | Xuefeng Guo | Matt Francis

Controlled assembly and organization of molecules are promising ways for constructing functional materials for future advanced technologies. The formation of self-organized structures results in the induction of unique and new functions of the materials such as electronic, ionic, optical, chemical, and biological functions. Self-organization of molecular materials at nano, micro, and hierarchical levels provides functional structures of molecular-based ordered materials, which form a variety of states such as liquid crystals, gels, colloids, inorganic/organic hybrids and molecular solids. Nano- and micro-segregation, and noncovalent supramolecular assembly are key processes to construct such functional materials. In this symposium, current topics and new directions of ordered molecular-based functional materials are presented and discussed.