UNIST brought together leading scientific journal editors and early-career researchers on July 31 for the   ACS Publications Forum: The Future of Nanoscience , a daylong program focused on emerging research across nanoscience and materials science.

Co-hosted by ACS Publications and the UNIST School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, the forum was held under the theme '    ACS Editors' Forum with Early-Career Leaders in South Korea .' The program combined editor sessions, research presentations, panel discussions, and a poster session, creating opportunities for researchers at different career stages to exchange ideas and explore new connections.

The forum featured Editor-in-Chief Teri W. Odom of Nano Letters, Editor-in-Chief Xiaodong Chen of ACS Nano, and Editor-in-Chief Suzie Pun of ACS Nano Medicine. Editors from Chemistry of Materials, ACS Nano, and Nano Letters, as well as representatives from ACS Publications, also participated.

The afternoon  Emerging Scholar Program highlighted research by early-career scientists from UNIST and other universities in Korea. Presentations covered battery chemistry and materials, energy conversion, catalysis, polymer self-assembly, stretchable electronics, optoelectronics, AI sensors, and two-dimensional materials, reflecting the breadth of current research across energy materials, soft matter, and electronics. The program also included a poster session featuring student research.

A panel discussion with journal editors provided another opportunity to exchange perspectives on scientific publishing and emerging directions in nanoscience, while networking sessions connected editors, faculty members, and early-career researchers.

Organized by Professor Hyun-Wook Lee of the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at UNIST, the forum was designed to connect established journal editors with emerging researchers and strengthen scientific exchange across the nanoscience community. The event's broader research scope ranged from battery chemistry and energy conversion to stretchable electronics and polymer self-assembly.