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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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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, University of Strasbourg, France – Editor in Chief of Progress in Polymer Science
Yiwen Li, Sichuan University, Local Chair
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.