Division of Polymer Chemistry: Call for Abstracts

Submission Deadline: Monday, September 29 2025

Program Chair(s): Danniebelle Haase, Graham Collier, Alice Savage, Julia Kalow, Michael Petr

Note: Submission deadlines are at 11:59 EST on the day posted. Symposia, organizers and deadlines are subject to change. Last updated December 16, 2025.

Title Type Submission Type Organizer Cosponsor Description
Transformative Natural Polymers for 21st Century Materials (CCC) Oral Contributed Plastic has revolutionized commercial manufacturing in the 20th century, leading to products that ar...
Paul J. Flory Education Award for Dr. Richard Spontak (Invited) Oral Invited The Paul J. Flory Polymer Education Award commemorates the achievements of the late Paul Flory, a No...
Virtual Graduate Students Symposium in Asia-Pacific Region on Polymer Chemistry Oral Contributed
Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Oral Contributed This oral and poster symposium is open to undergraduate students to highlight their research work in...
Academic Entrepreneurship and Tech Transfer: Turning Research into Revenue (Invited) Oral Invited This session will feature academics who have successfully commercialized technology through various ...
Specialized Fluoropolymer Applications: Current Limitations In Material Substitution Oral Contributed
  • PMSE: Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering
This session focuses on application areas where fluoropolymers continue to play an essential role du...
Soft Polymer Networks: Linking Chemistry, and Mechanics Oral Contributed Soft polymeric materials are critical in engineering and biomedical applications, including elastome...
Polymers at Bio-Interfaces Oral Contributed The intersection of polymer science and biological interfaces represents a dynamic and rapidly evolv...
Polymers and Boron Nitride Oral Contributed The Polymers and Boron Nitride symposium will focus on fundamental polymer research relevant to boro...
Polymer Dynamics and Structure By Neutrons and X-Ray Spectroscopy Oral Contributed The physical properties of polymers arise from the self-assembly of elementary units into nano- to m...
PMSE/POLY Student Chapter Symposium Oral Contributed
Molecular Engineering of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers Oral Contributed This symposium will spotlight advances in the molecular engineering of stimuli-responsive polymeric ...
Microplastics Oral Contributed The fate of microplastics and water-soluble polymers is a critical issue, yet there is a lack of com...
Innovations in Heat Resistant Materials and Fire Safety Oral Contributed The Innovations in Heat Resistant Materials and Fire Safety symposium aims to gather a diverse and d...
Green Chemistry and Beyond: Modern Mechanochemistry as a Frontier In Synthetic Innovation Oral Contributed Mechanosynthesis is frequently mischaracterized as merely a sustainable alternative to solution-base...
Advanced Manufacturing and Concepts For Functional Coatings, Thin Films, and Interphases Oral Contributed Polymeric coatings and interphases are ubiquitous in our daily lives, from mass-produced commodity p...
Advances in Polymer Electrolytes Oral Contributed The development of high performance polymer electrolytes that are lightweight and flexible with impr...
Automation & AI In Polymer Science: Accelerating Discovery of Functional Polymers Oral Contributed The future of polymer science lies at the intersection of automation, high-throughput experimentatio...
Capturing the Power of Data for Materials and Chemical Scientists in Industry Oral Contributed Materials informatics (MI) has tremendous potential to accelerate the pace of innovation and new pro...
ACS Award in Polymer Chemistry for Geoff Coates (Invited) Oral Invited This is an annual award session.
Circular Economy of Synthetic and Bio-Based Polymers: Advances in Feedstocks, (Bio)Degradation, Recycling, and Chemistry Oral Contributed
  • CEPA: Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs
  • CES: Committee on Environment and Sustainability
Our society is shifting from a linear economic model (take-make-use-dispose) to a circular economic ...
Emerging Properties of Pi-Conjugated Polymers & Macromolecules Oral Contributed Conjugated macromolecules are at the heart of numerous current and emerging technologies addressing ...
Industrial Innovations in Polymer Science Oral Contributed
General Topics: New Synthesis and Characterization Oral Contributed This is our general session on new synthesis and characterization techniques of polymers
Functional Hydrogels For Energy and Soft Machines Oral Contributed Hydrogels—highly dynamic, hydrated polymer networks—are emerging as essential materials for next...
Data Analytics and AI for Manufacturing and Healthcare Oral Contributed Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing numerous fields, including Chemistry, Engineering, a...
Excellence in Polymer Graduate Research (Invited) Oral Invited This symposium is meant to provide recognition to outstanding graduate students engaged in polymer r...
Excellence In Polymer Research at HBCU/MS Institutions Oral Contributed The purpose of the symposium is to highlight polymer chemistry research being conducted at historica...
Industrial Innovations in Polymer Science Poster Contributed
Undergraduate Research in Polymer Science Poster Contributed This oral and poster symposium is open to undergraduate students to highlight their research work in...
Transformative Natural Polymers for 21st Century Materials (CCC) Poster Contributed Plastic has revolutionized commercial manufacturing in the 20th century, leading to products that ar...
Specialized Fluoropolymer Applications: Current Limitations In Material Substitution Poster Contributed
  • PMSE: Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering
This session focuses on application areas where fluoropolymers continue to play an essential role du...
Soft Polymer Networks: Linking Chemistry, and Mechanics Poster Contributed Soft polymeric materials are critical in engineering and biomedical applications, including elastome...
Polymers at Bio-Interfaces Poster Contributed The intersection of polymer science and biological interfaces represents a dynamic and rapidly evolv...
Polymers and Boron Nitride Poster Contributed The Polymers and Boron Nitride symposium will focus on fundamental polymer research relevant to boro...
Polymer Dynamics and Structure By Neutrons and X-Ray Spectroscopy Poster Contributed The physical properties of polymers arise from the self-assembly of elementary units into nano- to m...
Microplastics Poster Contributed The fate of microplastics and water-soluble polymers is a critical issue, yet there is a lack of com...
Innovations in Heat Resistant Materials and Fire Safety Poster Contributed The Innovations in Heat Resistant Materials and Fire Safety symposium aims to gather a diverse and d...
General Topics: New Synthesis and Characterization Poster Contributed This is our general session on new synthesis and characterization techniques of polymers
Excellence In Polymer Research at HBCU/MS Institutions Poster Contributed The purpose of the symposium is to highlight polymer chemistry research being conducted at historica...
Excellence in Polymer Graduate Research (Invited) Poster Invited This symposium is meant to provide recognition to outstanding graduate students engaged in polymer r...
Emerging Properties of Pi-Conjugated Polymers & Macromolecules Poster Contributed Conjugated macromolecules are at the heart of numerous current and emerging technologies addressing ...
Data Analytics and AI for Manufacturing and Healthcare Poster Contributed Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing numerous fields, including Chemistry, Engineering, a...
Circular Economy of Synthetic and Bio-Based Polymers: Advances in Feedstocks, (Bio)Degradation, Recycling, and Chemistry Poster Contributed
  • CEPA: Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs
  • CES: Committee on Environment and Sustainability
Our society is shifting from a linear economic model (take-make-use-dispose) to a circular economic ...
Capturing the Power of Data for Materials and Chemical Scientists in Industry Poster Contributed Materials informatics (MI) has tremendous potential to accelerate the pace of innovation and new pro...
Automation & AI In Polymer Science: Accelerating Discovery of Functional Polymers Poster Contributed The future of polymer science lies at the intersection of automation, high-throughput experimentatio...
Advances in Polymer Electrolytes Poster Contributed The development of high performance polymer electrolytes that are lightweight and flexible with impr...
Advanced Manufacturing and Concepts For Functional Coatings, Thin Films, and Interphases Poster Contributed Polymeric coatings and interphases are ubiquitous in our daily lives, from mass-produced commodity p...