On behalf of the organizing committee, it is my great honor and pleasure to welcome all distinguished colleagues and participants to the 136th General Meeting of the Korean Chemical Society (KCS), which will be held at the Changwon Convention Center from October 22 (Wed) to 24 (Fri), 2025. This meeting will provide an invaluable forum for Korean and international chemists from across all disciplines to share their most recent advances, exchange ideas, and foster new collaborations.

   The scientific program will feature diverse academic presentations as well as the General Assembly. We are especially delighted to host Dr. Myeong Hee Moon (Yonsei University) and Lester Wolfe Professor Moungi G. Bawendi (MIT, 2023 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) as plenary speakers, delivering lectures entitled “Advances in Size-Selective Analysis of Biomacromolecules Using Field-Flow Fractionation Coupled with Mass Spectrometry” and “Quantum Dots: From Curiosity to Technology,” respectively. In addition, Professor Injae Shin (Yonsei University), recipient of the Ree Taikyue Academic Excellence Award, will deliver an award lecture on “Artificial Ion Transporters Induce Cancer Cell Death.” Professor Doory Kim (Hanyang University), recipient of the 2025 KCS-ACES Early Career Award, will also present an award lecture entitled “Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy beyond Bioimaging: Chemical Mechanisms and Applications.” In addition, a Special Science Talk for Middle and High School Students will be held to inspire the next generation of scientists.

   This year’s program also includes a rich set of thematic symposia:

• 4GSR Symposium: Beamlines of the Next-Generation Synchrotron Radiation Facility Korea-4GSR: Gateway to New Possibilities
• IBS Symposium: Frontiers in Asymmetric Catalysis
• SRC Symposium: Advances in Nanomaterials Science
• BKCS Symposium: BKCS, Collaborative Projects in Korean Chemistry
• JKCS Symposium: Innovation and Challenge in JKCS
• Chemistry Symposium for Future Innovation: Chemistry at the Quantum Frontier
• SCSK Symposium: The Korean Cosmetics Industry: K-Beauty Technologies and Innovations

   I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere appreciation to our sponsors, including Dongwoo Fine-Chem, Bioneer, Ligachem Bioscience, Shimadzu Scientific Korea, i-SENS, and YS Life Science, for their generous support. Above all, I extend my heartfelt thanks to all members of the Korean Chemical Society and participants of this meeting for your continued engagement and contributions.

   I look forward to welcoming you to Changwon, and I hope this conference will be a stimulating and memorable experience for everyone.