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Eighth International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science
Frontiers in Polymer Science 2026 has now taken place.
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Frontiers in Polymer Science will be held 11-14 June 2026 in Chengdu, China in association with Progress in Polymer Science, Polymer, EPJ, Polymer Degradation and Stability, Reactive and Functional Polymers and Polymer Testing.
This conference is organized by Elsevier.
The Symposium will feature 9 plenary lectures, given by outstanding scientists whose exceptionally work represents new frontiers for polymer science.
Three parallel sessions with invited and contributed talks in addition to large poster sessions will cover interdisciplinary hot topics within polymer science.
As with the previous six editions of this top-quality international event, we expect to attract more than 600 participants from over 50 countries.
We look forward to welcoming you to Chengdu in 2026!
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This conference is organised by Elsevier in partnership with Materials Today.
Materials Today is dedicated to the creation and sharing of materials science knowledge and experience. Supported by Elsevier, we publish journals that provide authors and readers with comprehensive coverage across materials science, spanning ground breaking discoveries to highly specialized research; offering exceptional diversity, high quality peer review, rapid publication, maximum visibility and the widest choice.
Materials Today EPJ Award
The Materials Today EPJ Award will be presented at the conference: This is a best paper award for authors submitting a paper to this virtual special issue collection.
Symposium chairs
Benny Freeman, The University of Texas at Austin, USA - Editor in Chief of Polymer
Yanchun Han, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China – Senior Editor of Polymer
Richard Hoogenboom, Ghent University, Belgium – Editor in Chief of EPJ
Jean-Francois Lutz, Charles Sadron Institute, France – Senior Editor of Progress in Polymer Science
Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Carnegie Mellon University, USA – Editor in Chief of Progress in Polymer Science
Supporting publications
There will be no formal publication of proceedings from this conference. However, authors are strongly encouraged to submit their work to our excellent collection of Elsevier Polymer Journals.