SoftComp

20th European Student Colloid Conference
2026-06-29 08:00 (Europe/Madrid)
Dear colleagues,
The 20th European Student Colloid Conference (ESC 2026) will take place in Donostia / San Sebastián (Spain) from 29 June to 2 July 2026.
ESC is a conference organized by and for PhD students, offering a supportive space to present research, exchange ideas, and connect with peers. A strong social program will complement the scientific sessions and foster informal discussions and networking.
🗓️ Key dates
• Abstract submission deadline: 2 March 2026
• Registration deadline: 15 May 2026
🎤 The program will feature outstanding plenary speakers:
Ilja Voets (Eindhoven University of Technology)
Carlos L. Bassani (FAU Erlangen–Nürnberg)
Laura Alvarez (University of Bordeaux)
Martin F. Haase (Utrecht University)
Reidar Lund (University of Oslo)
In addition, we have invited dedicated career talks:
Lisa Tran (Utrecht University) will speak about building a research group in academia.
Baptiste Hervé (L’Oréal) will share insights on developing a career in industry.
The scientific program will include oral and poster contributions covering colloids, soft matter, polymers, and bioinspired systems.
👉 More information and abstract submission: https://esc2026.cfm.ehu.es/
We look forward to welcoming you to Donostia.
Best regards,
The ESC 2026 Organizing Team (Paula Malo de Molina, Armando Maestro and Marek Grzelczak)

Polysolvat 16 at JCNS
2026-10-06 12:00 - 2026-10-09 12:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Polysolvat-16 is the latest in a series of successful international conferences held every two years, most recently in Kolkata (India, 2024), Strasbourg (France, 2022), Osaka (Japan, 2021, virtual conference), and Grenoble (France, 2018).
The conference focuses on the formation mechanisms, morphology, molecular structure, and properties of compounds formed between solvent molecules and/or small molecules with synthetic polymers and biopolymers, proteins, and supramolecular polymers (self-organized systems), taking into account both fundamental aspects and the application potential. The bulk state, solutions, and systems formed at surfaces/interfaces will be considered, with a particular emphasis on scattering characterization methods using X-rays and neutrons.
The next edition Polysolvat-16will be organized by JCNS, Forschungszentrum Jülich. We warmly welcome contributions in the following topics:

Structure and morphology
Dynamics and simulations
Gels and aerogels
Scattering techniques and labelling
External fields
Applied systems

The conference will consist of invited lectures, oral presentations, and poster presentations. Visit the conference website to register and submit your abstract, and find out more about the invited speakers.
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Opening of registration and abstract submission February 23rd, 2026
Deadline for submission of abstracts June 21st, 2026
Registration deadline September 15th, 2026

The workshop will take place from October 6th, noon, to October 9th, noon. The venue is the ideally-located Conference Center of the Evangelische Akademie Tutzing, situated directly on Lake Starnberg in the foothills of the Alps, approximately 40km south of Munich, Germany.
