Catalysis conferences

NWO CHAINS is the annual national chemistry conference of the Netherlands, bringing together more than a thousand chemists from all disciplines, universities, research institutes and industry. The programme is organised in four tracks that mirror the Dutch chemistry research communities: Chemical Conversion, Chemistry of Life, Chemistry of Materials, and Fundamentals and Methods of Chemistry. It features plenary and keynote lectures, focus sessions, presentations by PhD candidates and postdocs, demonstrations and more than 400 posters. The 2026 programme includes a plenary lecture by Linda C. Hsieh-Wilson on decoding glycan molecular recognition and the KNCV Gold Medal lecture by Evan Spruijt, with keynotes by Ina Vollmer, Guido Mul, Kim Bonger and Shirin Faraji. The NWO Domain Science organises the meeting with a programme committee of group leaders, in collaboration with ChemistryNL, KNCV and NextGenChem.

The 2027 Chemical Reactions and Dynamics at Surfaces Gordon Research Conference, "Interfacial Reactivity Across Timescales: Reaction Dynamics, Mechanisms, and Emergent Catalytic Function", examines how reactions proceed at solid surfaces and interfaces and how catalytic function emerges. The programme opens with a keynote session on reactivity at solid-liquid interfaces, including talks on combining thermal and electrochemical catalysis for ammonia synthesis and on water dissociation at oxide-aqueous solution interfaces. Further sessions cover advanced characterization of evolving interfaces, advanced theoretical approaches in catalysis, dynamics at surfaces, reactive interfaces in atmospheric and extraterrestrial environments, reaction mechanisms in electrocatalysis, probing surface-liquid interfaces, oxide catalyst design and activity, and single-atom catalysts in action. The five-day meeting combines invited talks with extended discussion, poster sessions open to attendees at all career stages, and communal meals and free afternoons for informal exchange; attendance is by application.

The 16th Australasian Organometallic Chemistry Meeting covers main-group and transition-metal chemistry, lanthanoids and actinoids, bioinorganic and theoretical chemistry, catalysis, synthesis and applications of organometallic compounds. Plenary lectures, contributed talks and posters maintain the meeting’s emphasis on students and early-career researchers. Scientific sessions take place in the Dechaineux Lecture Theatre at the University of Tasmania’s Centre for the Arts, with posters and breaks nearby. The event starts at 10:00 Hobart time on 9 February and finishes at 15:00 on 12 February. Registration is paid and includes the conference dinner. Abstracts close on 30 November 2026, early-bird rates end on 15 November, and registration closes on 11 January 2027.

The 2027 Gordon Research Conference "Interfacial and Droplet Reactivity: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Applications" starts from the rapidly growing evidence for reaction acceleration in droplets and asks which droplet features (size, preparation, charge) matter, how experimental conditions should be reported, and how droplet synthesis and catalysis can scale. Mechanistic sessions examine the role of the interface and of excess charge, new interfacial spectroscopies and the theory needed to interpret them, pH and strong electric fields that can make or break bonds or drive redox reactions, and reactivity at oil-water emulsions and other hydrophobic-water interfaces, including links to emulsion stability and biomolecular condensates. Applications span synthesis, energy and environmental chemistry, in a dialogue between physical, organic and synthetic chemists, atmospheric scientists and theorists aimed at a molecular understanding of interfacial reactivity. The five-day meeting combines talks on unpublished work with extended discussion, poster sessions open to all career stages, and communal meals and free afternoons for informal exchange; attendance is by application.

A meeting connecting NMR spectroscopy, catalysis and materials research to examine catalytic processes at molecular scale. Topics include solution- and solid-state NMR, dynamic nuclear polarisation, hyperpolarisation, in situ and operando monitoring, reactive intermediates, surfaces, porous materials and reaction kinetics. Plenary and contributed talks, posters and discussion are intended for academic and industrial scientists, students and technical specialists. Organised with the UK Catalysis Hub and UK DNP Facility. Opening sessions begin at 12:30 on 7 April, with closing remarks around 13:00 on 9 April. Oral abstracts are due 26 February 2027, poster abstracts 10 March, and standard registration 31 March.

The seventh NextGenBiocat symposium brings early-career researchers in biocatalysis together at UCL. Scientific themes include enzyme mechanisms, protein and metabolic engineering, computational tools, light-driven biocatalysis, high-throughput enzyme screening and multi-enzyme cascades. PhD students, postdocs and early-career principal investigators from academia and industry can present oral contributions and posters. Attendance is limited to 150 to support discussion and collaboration. The standard £210 fee includes breaks, lunches and the social dinner. Abstract submission begins on 3 November 2026; oral abstracts are due 11 March 2027 and posters 30 March, also the standard registration deadline. An optional P3EB satellite on enzymatic plastic-waste valorisation takes place on 30 April at the same venue, with free participation.

The 2027 Organic Reactions and Processes Gordon Research Conference emphasises ground-breaking organic chemistry from around the world across related disciplines, bringing together new and established academic and industrial experts. Sessions cover chemistry in the worlds of flavours and fragrances, creative reactions, cascades and processes, machine learning and organic synthesis, peptide, carbohydrate and process chemistry, frontiers in bismuth chemistry for catalysis and peptide applications, modern sulfur, fluorine and process chemistry, transforming synthesis through novel metal-catalysed chemistry, process chemistry excellence, and redesigning organic synthesis. As a Gordon Research Conference, the meeting presents cutting-edge and unpublished research with extended discussion after each talk, poster sessions open to scientists of all career stages, and informal exchange over communal meals.

SCI2027, the 29th National Congress (Conference and Exhibition) of the Italian Chemical Society, takes the theme "A Bond That Gives Life" and examines the role of chemistry in sustainable development, including the circular economy, environmental protection, climate-change mitigation, energy solutions and public health. The programme opens on 13 September with SCI Young sessions for emerging researchers, followed by plenary sessions and medal lectures, including Nobel laureates Ben Feringa, David MacMillan and Omar Yaghi. Twelve thematic and fifteen divisional sessions, curated by the SCI divisions with keynotes and oral presentations, cover sensing, biosensing and imaging; the One-Health approach; chemistry and life science; chemistry for cultural heritage; academia-industry exchange; chemical education and outreach; AI- and machine-learning-driven chemistry; safe and sustainable by design; macromolecular science; smart materials; chemistry-driven clean energy; and frontiers in catalysis. The final day is devoted to "Chemistry meets Society and Industry". A large exhibition area presents technical solutions across sectors. Oral abstracts are due 31 March 2027 and posters 15 April 2027.