CONFIRMED CONTRIUBITING SPEAKERS

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING

Xueheng	Dai	University of New South Wales	Fabrication of Lipoic Acid-Based Nanoporous Networks via Photoinitiated Polymerization-Induced Microphase Separation
Xichuan	Li	UNSW	Xolography for Rapid Volumetric Production of materials from the Nanoscopic to Macroscopic Length Scales
Dong	Su	University of New South Wales	Open-Air, Ultrafast Photoiniferter Polymerisation Enables 3D Printing with Low-Viscosity Resins
Stuart	Thickett	University of Tasmania	3D Printing Resin Chemistry via Polymerizable Eutectic Mixtures
Di	Wu	University of New South Wales	Nanostructure control of 3D printed materials by macromolecular architecture design
Yuan	Xiu	University of New South Wales	Direct Ink Writing of Nanostructured Thermosetting Materials via Block Copolymer Self-Assembly

ADVANCED POLYMER SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERISATION

Carolin	Bapp	University of Newcastle	Beyond binding: A high-throughput approach for designing polymers suitable for enzyme encapsulation
Yining	Du	The University of Queensland	Exploring Phenyl Vinyl Ketone Polymers as Non-Chemically Amplified Photoresists for EUV Lithography
Boris	Gorelik	Mobichem Scientific Engineering Ltd	Behavior of Photo-Chromic Dyes in Thermoplastic Rigid Polymers
Farah	Haque	University of New South Wales	Exploitation of Triazine-Based Hydrogen Bonding Motifs in Soft -Hard Diblock Copolymers via RAFT Emulsion Polymerization: Synthesis and Film Formation
Wenbing	Hu	Nanjing University	Flash DSC Characterization of Crystallization Kinetics in the Recycled PE/PP Blends and their Calcium Carbonate Composites
Tanja	Junkers	Monash University	Molar mass determination: Why Spectroscopy Can be Better than Chromatography
Manish	Kumar	University of New South Wales	Polymer Chain Modification via HAT Chemistry and Its Application in Graft Copolymer Synthesis
Chloe	Lin	Australian National University	Enabling Machine Learning for Polymers: Why It’s Hard and What We Can Do
Zixiao	Liu	Unsw	Quantitative Evaluation of Crosslinking Efficiency in Worm-Like Nanoparticles Prepared via RAFT-Mediated Aqueous Emulsion PISA
Markus	Muellner	The University of Sydney	Self-Assembly of Amorphous and Functional Polymer Nanodiscs in Water
Thomas	Nicholls	Flinders University	Making and un-making poly(trisulfides) with light: precise regulation of radical concentrations via pulsed LED irradiation
Alma	Nicolau	University of Tasmania	Quaternary ammonium eutectogels as a printable, antimicrobial material platform
Md Saifur	Rahaman	Australian National University	Ultra-high molecular weight polymeric hydrogels

BIOMATERIALS

COMPOSITES, COLLOIDS AND PROCESSING

Vipul	Agarwal	University Of New South Wales	Designing multifunctional waterborne polymer nanocomposites
Nathan	Boase	Queensland University of Technology	Understanding how the interactions and morphology in composites of styrenic rubbers and carbon black define their performance as electrothermal heaters
Zachary	Di Pietro	University of Newcastle	Structural characterisation of the upper critical solution temperature (UCST) thermotransition of an amino acid-containing polymer brush
Siti Humairah	Harun	University of New South Wales	Mechanically and Electrically Robust Polymer/rGO Nanocomposite Coatings Synthesis via Miniemulsion Polymerization for Corrosion Protection of Steel
Tommy	Hatzimanolis	Australian Insitute For Bioengineering And Nanotechnology	Defect Free Rubbery Hyperbranched PEG-based Gas Diffusion Membranes
Edwin	Johnson	University of Newcastle	Covalent capture of polymer nanoparticles, vesicles and nanoparticle-stabilised oil droplets on hydrophilic polymer brushes
Yashodha	Kondarage	Queensland University of Technology	Ultrathin MXene/Nanocrystalline Cellulose Nanocomposite Films with Absorption Dominant EMI Shielding for Future Electronics
David	Mendoza	Monash University	Bioinspired mechanochromic vitrimers based on chiral nematic cellulose nanocrystals
Lakshani	Weerarathna	Monash University	An advanced automated continuous flow platform for high-throughput screening and autonomous particle size targeting in block copolymer self-assembly
Junfeng	Wu	University Of Canterbury	Green design of bio-based dual-network keratin–polysaccharide hydrogels with enhanced structural integrity
Yue	Zhang	University of New South Wales	Robustness of emulsion-based polymerization techniques for preparation of polymer nanocomposite coatings

POLYMER SUSTAINABILITY

Yasemin	Fadil	University of New South Wales	Synthesis of Degradable Vinyl Copolymers Based on Lipoic Acid via Ab Initio Emulsion Polymerization
Jayalakshmi	Jayaprakash	Monash University	Functionalisation of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) via catalyst-free aminolysis
Gyeongjin	Kwon	Yonsei University	Selective Upcycling of Commodity PVC/PET Plastic Mixture via Mechanochemical Reaction
Brett	Pollard	Australian National University	Polymers from Cellulosic Waste: Direct Polymerization using DBU as a Catalyst
Imogen	Smith	Flinders University	Enzyme-Inspired Design of Polymer-Supported Catalysts for Applications in Electrochemistry
April	Synhur	Monash University	Enzymatic epoxy-acid vitrimer curing explored by model reactions and rheology
Moki	Thanusing	Australian National University	Water harvesting polymers
Steven	Thompson	University of New South Wales	Degradable Polymer Films: RAFT-mediated Emulsion Copolymerization of Lipoic Acid with Vinyl Monomers
Mahesh	Timilsina	University of Tasmania	Biobased Polymers from Biomass: Thiol–ene Polymerisation of Levoglucosenone-based Monomers

POLYMERS FOR HEALTH

Palace	Carter	University Of Newcastle	Polymer Inhibitors of Penicillinase for Fighting Antimicrobial Resistance
Robert	Chapman	University Of Newcastle	Synthetic mimics of natural proteins
Wei	Ge	Unsw	Predictive Modelling of Solvent Effects on Drug Incorporation into Polymeric Nanocarriers: A Machine Learning Approach
Jarrod	Hillyer	University of New South Wales	Don’t FRET About It: Investigating Polymer and Nucleic Acid complexation for siRNA cancer therapies with Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)
Saluo	Lai	School of Chemical Engineering, University of New South Wales	Reductive-Cleavable Enzyme-based Nanoparticles as Multifunctional Biomaterials
HAO	LUO	University of New South Wales	Advanced Antimicrobial Dendron via Cyclodextrin-Hydrophobic Inclusion Complexes
Umeka	Nayanathara	The University of Melbourne | Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute	Tuning Lipoamide Delivery Systems for Enhanced Gene Delivery
Sahan Samuditha	Pathirannahalage	Melbourne University	Unravelling the Mechanisms of Endosomal Escape via Emulsion Polymeric Nanoparticles for Improved Intracellular Delivery
Tairan	Quan	The University of New South Wales	RAFT Polymer-Modified Magnesium Hydride for Precision-Controlled Hydrogen Release in Biomedical Applications
NIFAREEDA	SAMERPHOB	Prince Of Songkla University	Sublingual Carboxymethylcellulose Film Containing Millingtonia hortensis Extract Exerts Anxiolytic Effects in Mice
Vajini	Ukwattage	The University of Melbourne	The development of self-immolative nanoparticles to enhance endosomal escape
Irma	Vermeijlen	The University Of Queensland	Reliable Photopolymerization-Induced Self-Assembly of Protein and Enzyme Loaded Nanoparticles with Precision Control Over the System Variables
Zeyan	Xu	University Of New South Wales	Investigations into Biodistribution of Nanoparticles using Microfluidic in Vitro Models
Fan	Yang	The University Of Melbourne	Gene Delivery with Dual pH- and GSH-responsive Lipoamide Polymers from Controlled Polymerization of Protected Lipoic Acid
Ping	Zeng	The University Of Sydney	pH-Responsive Bottlebrush Copolymer Nanodiscs with Tunable Size for Combating Cell Metastasis

POLYMERS IN ENERGY