23-25 October 2025, Pune - India
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Conference at a Glance
International Symposium on Designer Polymers & Materials (ISDPM-2025) is jointly organized by Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, (IISER-Pune) (http://www.iiserpune.ac.in/) & CSIR- National Chemical laboratory (http://academic.ncl.res.in/), and Society for Polymer Sciences India (SPSI) (https://spsi.org.in), Pune Chapter from October 23-25, 2025 in Pune, Maharashtra, India. This conference is organized to cover a wide range of topics in Polymers & Advanced Material Science. Invited lectures will be delivered by many distinguished international and national researchers, scientists and industrialists, and the meeting will be attended by a large number of Ph.D. students and young researchers to showcase their recent research activities. Panel discussion on industry-academia interactions, Flash presentation by student participants, exhibition by instrument manufactures, etc will be organised. Overall, this meeting is intended to benefit highly energetic young students and next-generation scientists to spread the knowledge of polymer and material science.
Confirmed Speakers
Abhijit Patra, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhobal
Albert P. H. J. Schenning, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Amitav Sanyal, Bogazici University, Turkey
Anil kumar, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
Anindita Das, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Ashootosh Ambade, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Bhoje Gowd, CSIR-National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Trivandrum
Bimlesh lachob, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi
Debasis Koley, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
J Nithyanandhan, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
K Guruswamy, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
K Krishnamoorthy, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Kana M. Sureshan, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Trivandrum
Nikhil K. Singha, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Nikos Hadjichristidis, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
Nirmalya Ballav, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune
Parbati Biswas, University of Delhi, Delhi
Pol Harshawardhan, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Pritam Mukhopadhyay, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi
Priyadarshi De, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
Raja Shunmugam, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata
Rajkumar Roy, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali
Ramkrishna Sarkar, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Rint P. Sijbesma, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
S Kiran, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
S. G. Ramkumar, University of Hyderabad
Samir Chikkali, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Sankaran Thayumanavan, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA
Santhosh Babu, CSIR- National Chemical Laboratory, Pune
Satish A. Patil, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Subi George, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore
Suhrit Ghosh, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
T Senthil Kumar, CSIR- Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun
Tarun Mandal, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Tushar Jana, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
Umaprasana Ojha, Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneswar
Registration & Accommodation
Faculty & Scientists from Academic Institutes
Rs. 12,000 (Includes Registration Kit, Conference Lunch-Dinner, 4-night accommodation in IISER or NCL GH)
Faculty & Scientists from Academic Institutes (without accommodation)*
Rs. 8,000 (Includes Registration Kit, Conference Lunch-Dinner)
Student Participants
Rs. 9,000 (Includes Registration Kit, Conference Lunch-Dinner, 4-night accommodation
Student Participants (without accommodation)*
Rs. 5,000 (Includes Registration Kit, Conference Lunch-Dinner)
Industry Participants*
Rs. 30,000 (Includes Registration Kit and Conference Lunch-Dinner)
* Accommodation has to be arranged by the Participants
Note: Due to limited seats availability, the abstract submission is opened only for participants from India. Abstracts will be accepted only for poster presentation. The last date for abstract submission is 25th July 5.00 p.m. The acceptance of the abstract will be announced in the conference website on or before 31st July 2025. The payment link towards registration / registration+ accommodation will be opened for accepted abstracts from 1st August 2025 till 22nd August 2025.
Abstract submission will be closed on 25th July 5.00 p.m.
Sponsorship
Organizing Committee has great pleasure in inviting sponsorship and active participation in the conference in the following categories.
Gold Sponsorship
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20 minutes Invited Lecture
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Free Registration for 2 participants including Invited speaker
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10 x 10 feet exhibition hall
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One-page advertisement in Souvenir
Silver Sponsorship
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15-minutes Short-Lecture
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Free Registration for Invited speaker
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10 x10 feet exhibition hall
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One page advertisement in Souvenir
Regular Sponsorship
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Free Registration for 1 participant
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Table for exhibition
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Half-page advertisement Souvenir
Important Dates
Registration Opening Date: June 1, 2025
Abstract Submission Opening Date: June 1, 2025
Abstract Submission Closing Date: July 30, 2025
Conference Venue
Madan Mohan Malaviya Hall
IISER Pune
Contact Details
Conference-Chair
Professor Manickam Jayakannan
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune,
Maharashtra 411008, India
E-mail: jayakannan@iiserpune.ac.in
Conference Co-chair
Dr. Asha Syamakumari
Polymer Science and Engineering Division
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL)
Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pune,
Maharashtra 411008, India
E-mail: sk.asha@ncl.res.in
Website: http://academic.ncl.res.in/sk.asha
Conference E-mail: dpm2025conference@gmail.com