Ionic polymerizations play a key role for many industrially prepared materials, such as thermoplastic elastomers and surfactants as well as pharmaceutical polymers (e.g., polyethylene glycol (PEG)). Current developments in academia include many more sustainable monomers and solvents as a new trend that will also be discussed at the conference.
The 16th International Symposium on Ionic Polymerization (IP’26) will be held at Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Kolkata on 15-19 November 2026. IP’26 will be the latest in a series of successful meetings, the most recent of which were held in Mainz (Germany, 2024), Ghent (Belgium, 2022), Beijing (China, 2019), Durham (UK, 2017), Bordeaux (France, 2015), Awaji (Japan, 2013), Akron (USA, 2011).
IP’26 will cover all areas of ionic polymerization as well as related approaches, for instance, new methods and innovative solvents, as well as techniques, advanced materials, and precision polymer structures. The conference scope also comprises emerging as well as established applications. Furthermore, current approaches relying on biobased monomers and potentially sustainable materials will be discussed. The IP’26 conference will foster international exchange and collaboration, showcasing the state of the art in ionic polymerization techniques.
Carnegie Mellon University, United States
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Germany
Ghent University, Belgium
Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan
University of Twente, Netherlands
University of New South Wales, Australia
University of Florida, United States
Kyoto University, Japan
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
Cornell University, United States
University of Bordeaux, France
Sorbonne Université, France
South China University of Technology, China
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Osaka University, Japan
University of Warwick, United Kingdom
HUN-REN Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Institute of Materials and Environmental Chemistry, Polymer Chemistry and Physics Research Group, Hungary
The Ohio State University, United States
Nagoya University, Japan
Boğaziçi University, Turkey
Sorbonne University, France
Shinshu University, Japan
University of Bayreuth, Germany
University of Ioannina, Greece
Sorbonne University, France
Osaka University, Japan
Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
University of the Basque Country, Spain
University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Kraton, The Netherlands
Charles University, Czech Republic
Xiamen University, China
Duke University, United States
University of Debrecen, Hungary
The University of Western Ontario, Canada
University of Bayreuth, Germany
Soochow University, China
Enikolopov institute of synthetic polymeric materials RAS, Russia
Virginia Tech, United States
CSIR-NIIST, India
IIT Bhubaneswar, India
IIT Madras, India
| Faculty members with accommodation | INR 20000/- |
| Faculty members without accommodation | INR 14000/- |
| Students and Postdocs (Shared accommodation) | INR 10000/- |
| Students and Postdocs without accommodation | INR 7000/- |
| Faculty members with accommodation | USD 400 |
| Students with accommodation | USD 250 |
| Delegates from India (with accommodation) | INR 30000/- |
| Delegates from abroad (with accommodation) | USD 400 |
The registration fee includes conference proceedings, refreshments, lunches, dinners, and accommodation (from November 14 to November 19, 2026).
Pick-up and drop-off at the Kolkata (CCU) airport is included only for Indian invited persons and foreign faculty members, students, and all industry delegates.
The conference will start on 15 November (post-lunch) and will end on 19 November, 2026.
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