Submission and Themes
We invite you to submit your abstract for the 39th Australasian Polymer Symposium to be held for the first time in Canberra, ACT.
IMPORTANT DATES
Call
for abstracts open | 31 March
Call
for abstracts close - Oral | 30 July
Notification
to authors - Oral | 20 August
Call
for abstracts close - Poster | 30 September
Listed above are indicative key dates to assist with planning the symposium. The website will be updated should the dates change.
types & Length of Presentations
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Rapid Fire |
3 minutes program time (no Q&A) |
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Contributing speaker (oral) |
15 minutes program time which includes 12 minute presentation + 2 minute Q&A + 1 minute introduction. |
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Keynote speaker |
30 minutes program time which includes 25 minute presentation + 4 minute Q&A + 1 minute introduction. |
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Plenary speaker |
45 minutes program time which includes 40 minute presentation + 4 minute Q&A + 1 minute introduction
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symposium themes and leaders
| THEME | THEME LEADERS |
| Additive manufacturing | Professor Luke Connal Associate Professor Stuart Thickett |
| Advanced polymer synthesis and characterisation | Professor Tanja Junkers Associate Professor Markus Muellner |
| Biomaterials | Professor Kristopher Kilian Dr Jan Lauko |
| Composites, colloids and processing | Dr Nathan Boase |
| Polymers for health | Dr Kristian Kempe Professor Georgina Such |
| Polymers in Energy | PROFESSOR JUSTIN CHALKER Professor Georgina Such |
| Polymers in industry and translation | Dr Tim Davey |
| Polymer sustainability | Professor Justin Chalker Professor Luke Connal |
Presentation Information
Standard Oral Presentations
Standard Oral Presentations will be allocated 15 minutes presentation time which includes 2 minute for questions and answers to be held at the conclusion of each presentation. If you would like to present an Oral Presentation, please nominate this request when you submit via the Submission Portal.
Presentations which are not accepted for an oral presentation will be considered for a poster presentation.
Rapid Fire Presentations + Poster Presentations
Rapid Fire Presentations will be allocated 3 minutes of oral presentation time in the plenary room in addition to participating in the poster session. Those who are submitting a poster abstract are invited to apply for this. You will be contacted with more information if your application is successful. If you would like to be considered for this presentation type please indicate your interest when submitting your abstract.
Poster Presentations:
TERMS FOR SUBMISSIONS
All abstract submissions will be subject to review. Authors should ensure that the following criteria are met in their abstract submission:
- Successful presenting authors will be required to pay at least a single day registration
- No funding is available to support presenters, unless communicated from the organisers
- The topic is relevant and important to the chosen theme
- Subject matter is original or innovative
Abstracts must conform to the requirements as outlined:
- Abstracts should be limited to one page, including graphics, photos and references
- Accepted abstracts will be available online exactly as submitted
- Abstracts must be submitted in the template format
- Submissions for oral presentations close at 11:59pm AEST, 30 July 2025
- Abstracts for poster presentations close at 5:00pm AEST, 30 September 2025
ABOUT US
Australasian Polymer Symposium (APS) The Polymer Division of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) has a long-standing history of organising the Australasian Polymer Symposium (APS) conferences.
The APS has a long established tradition of bringing together the polymer science and engineering communities of Australasia as well as esteemed polymer colleagues from around the world; from the current world-leaders in polymer research to academics, researchers, research students and industrial professionals from universities, research organisations and the polymer industry globally.
The APS also serves as an opportunity for national and international networking through an exciting forum of both formal presentations as well as informal idea exchanges in order to contribute towards the development of frontier polymer research.
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