29/8 – 2/9/2027 Prague
Advanced Polymeric Systems
for the Detection and Removal of Water Contaminants
Patrycja Bober & Elena Tomšík
Chairs, IMC Prague
Welcome to the 88th PMM conference organized by the Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences.
Come and enjoy the scientific programme in friendly summer Prague.
NEWS
- 5. 10. 2026: Full web is published and Registration is open
Scope
The 88th PMM conference Advanced Polymeric Systems for the Detection and Removal of Water Contaminants will focus on the design, understanding, and application of functional polymeric and hybrid materials for addressing pressing challenges in water quality. Emphasis will be placed on advanced materials engineered for selective sensing, recognition, and removal of a wide range of contaminants in complex aqueous environments. The program will highlight recent progress in molecular recognition and sensing mechanisms, interfacial processes governing contaminant–material interactions, and separation and transport phenomena in membrane and catalytic systems. Attention will also be given to emerging characterization techniques, multiscale modeling, and data-driven approaches that enable predictive insights into material performance and guide the development of next-generation water treatment technologies.
Topics
- Design and Synthesis of Functional Materials
Polymers, nanomaterials, hybrid systems, and bio-based materials engineered for selective contaminant detection and removal. - Sensing and Molecular Recognition Mechanisms
Advances in chemical and biological sensing, host–guest interactions, and signal transduction in aqueous systems. - Interfacial Processes and Contaminant Interactions
Adsorption, binding equilibria, and competitive interactions at material–water interfaces. - Separation, Transport, and Reactive Processes
Membrane science, diffusion, permeability, catalytic degradation, and integrated treatment technologies. - Characterization, Modeling, and Data-Driven Approaches
In situ/operando techniques, multiscale simulations, and machine learning for predictive understanding of material performance.
Style of the Conference
The program will consist of oral presentations of invited as well as contributed lectures. Two sessions are planned for poster presentations.
International Advisory Board
- Assoc. Prof. Grzegorz Lisak (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
- Asst. Prof. Ermelinda Falletta (Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy)
- Ir. Nona Merry Merpati Mitan, Ph.D (Universitas Pertamina, Jakarta, Indonesia)
- Assoc. Prof. Catalina Natalia Yilmaz (Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Türkiye)
- Dr. Habil. Maria Valentina Dinu ("Petru Poni" Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry, Iasi, Romania)
- Prof. RNDr. Michal Galamboš, PhD. (Comenius University Bratislava, Bratislava, Slovakia)
- Prof. Aleksandra Rybak (Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland)
- Prof. Johan Bobacka (Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland)
- Dr. Anett Georgi (Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany)
