Polymer & Soft Materials Conference III Programme
The University of Strathclyde hosted the third ScotCHEM Polymer & Soft Materials Conference, an annual fixture in Scotland’s chemistry research calendar. The conference series covers all areas of related research including polymer chemistry and technology, self-assembly, biointerfaces, and bioinspired and advanced materials. This year, the 2-day event highlighted sustainability research, from best lab practices to degradable polymers and upcycling approaches.
The programme included invited and contributed talks, poster sessions, and other networking and discussion opportunities. A highlight was the Civic Reception hosted by the Lord Provost and Glasgow City Council, with complimentary drinks at the prestigious Glasgow City Chambers on Thursday evening, June 13th.
Early career researcher (ECR) prizes were awarded to the most deserving contributed oral and poster presentations.
Keynote and Invited Speakers
Prof Holger Frey, University of Mainz
https://www.ak-frey.chemie.uni-mainz.de/
Prof Dave J. Adams, University of Glasgow
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/chemistry/staff/daveadams/
Prof Jan van Esch, Delft University of technology
Prof Róisín M. Owens, University of Cambridge
https://www.ceb.cam.ac.uk/directory/roisin-owens
Dr Juliane Simmchen, University of Strathclyde
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/simmchenjulianedr/
Prof Dariusz Bielinski, Lodz University of Technology
Dr Amit Kumar, University of St. Andrews
https://research-portal.st-andrews.ac.uk/en/persons/amit-kumar
Dr Jennifer Garden, University of Edinburgh
https://www.chem.ed.ac.uk/staff/academic-staff/dr-jennifer-garden \
Dr Sebastian Sprick, University of Strathclyde
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/spricksebastiandr/
Prof Peter Cormack, University of Strathclyde
https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/cormackpeterprof/
Organizing Committee
Conference chairs
- K. H. Aaron Lau – University of Strathclyde https://www.strath.ac.uk/staff/lauk.h.aarondr/
- John Liggat – University of Strathclyde
ScotChem organisers
- Alan Wiles – ScotChem
- Suzanne Halden – ScotChem
ECR committee members
- Emma Edwards – University of Strathclyde
- Ruchika Goyal – University of Strathclyde
- Iqra Azeem – University of Strathclyde
- Khalifa Mohamed – University of Strathclyde
- Dipankar Ghosh – University of Glasgow