Principal Investigator Françoise Winnik won the Society of Polymer Science Japan's International Award, and an award ceremony was held at the Society's 62nd annual meeting at the Kyoto International Conference Center on May 29, 2013.

The SPSJ International Award was established to recognize the efforts of foreign polymer scientists who have contributed to basic and applied science in the fields of polymer science or engineering for many years and who have an outstanding track record of exchange with Japanese researchers.

Project awarded:Studies on Thermoresponsive and Amphiphilic Polymers