The main aim of this conference for nearly 30 years has been to bring together both academia and industry at all levels; this includes researchers involved in experiments, theory, computer simulations, and artificial intelligent to achieve a systemic understanding of the connections between the structures, properties, and applications of all types of polymers. Based on the underlying theme of ‘Smart, Sustainable & Data-Driven Polymeric Materials: From Molecular Design to Circular Applications’, POLY-CHAR 2026 will to help promote cross-disciplinary understanding between the classical branches of polymer science and some of the more avant-garde fields. The conference theme covers topics of special significance at present, such as sustainability, recyclability, energy, health, security, and AI.
Another key point of POLY-CHAR is that it has always placed special emphasis on international collaboration, promotion of young scientists, and providing a collegial environment. It should also be noted that a good balance between gender and senior and young scientists has and will be sought throughout both the organization and duration of the conference. One of the features of the program will be the ‘flash presentation’ sessions, in which brilliant researchers in the early stages of their career will be given the opportunity to present orally their work at an international conference.
Contact/Chair POLY-CHAR 2026:
Pakorn Opaprakasit <pakorn@siit.tu.ac.th>
School of Integrated Science and Innovation,
Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology (SIIT),
Thammasat University, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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