This symposium will be a forum for the exchange of knowledge and discussion in which the aim is to: (i) contribute to the formation of scientific culture (especially in the field of the history of chemistry); (ii) share experiences and ideas of teachers from different educational stages on the teaching of chemistry (educational methods, new legislation, STEM/STEAM competences, learning situations...); (iii) promote the dissemination of science in general and chemistry in particular.  The research areas covered by this symposium include: didactics of experimental sciences, history and philosophy of science, and science communication and outreach.

Symposium coordinators:

Inés Pellón González
Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao

Gabriel Pinto Cañón
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid

Invited Speakers: 

• Divulgación de la Ciencia: ¿Comunicación o espectáculo?
  Ana Isabel Elduque
  Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, España
• Aprendiendo sobre Polímeros: del Bachillerato al Grado en Ingeniería de Materiales
  Victoria Alcázar
  Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, España
• Aproximación histórica al enfoque STEM integrado: fundamentación y análisis crítico
  Juan Quílez
  Grupo Especializado de Didáctica e Historia de las RSEQ y RSEF, España
• Divulgación de textos científicos en español. El caso de la nomenclatura química de la IUPAC
  Pascual Román
  Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, España

This symposium will discuss the latest advances in the synthesis, characterization, theory, and applications of the different families of disruptive materials that are receiving more attention in recent years, including two-dimensional (2D) materials, metamaterials, heterostructures, nanomaterials, and hybrid materials. The case of advanced 2D materials is particularly relevant, since they are a paradigmatic example of a multidisciplinary research area with spectacular advances since the discovery of graphene in 2004 and, especially, in the last decade with the incorporation of other elements of the Periodic Table. These disruptive materials are considered essential for the development of future technologies and, therefore, for future economic and social development. In this sense, the DisMATER symposium aims to be a cutting-edge forum to discuss the latest advances in synthesis (bottom-up & top-down), processing, advanced characterization (microscopic, spectroscopic, transport, electrochemical, etc.), theoretical developments (new models, structure, properties, etc.) and applications (energy, environment, electronics, spintronics, medicine, catalysis, etc.).

Symposium coordinators:

Nazario Martín León
Universidad Complutense de Madrid/IMDEA-Nanociencia, Madrid

Gonzalo Abellán Sáez
Universidad Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Invited Speakers:

• Andreas Hirsch
  Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
• Xiliang Feng
  Technische Universität Dresden & Max Plank Institute, Dresden, Germany
• Inés Corral
  Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• David Écija
  IMDEA-NanoCiencia, Madrid, Spain
• Cinzia Casiraghi
  Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
• Julia Pérez
  Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
• Graphene from lab to industry
  Amaia Zurutuza
  Graphenea, Donostia, Gipuzkoa

Nanomedicine is a multidisciplinary research field using nanomaterials’ properties for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases. Numerous scientific areas contribute to this field, from physics to biology. In this regard, chemistry has a crucial role in nanomedicine, which is present in all aspects related to the development of nanomedicines, from nanomaterials synthesis and bioconjugation to preclinical and clinical trials. In this symposium, the potential of the different disciplines of chemistry will be discussed in the context of the development of sensors, molecular imaging probes, carriers for therapeutic agents, and regenerative medicine.

Symposium coordinators:

Álvaro Somoza
IMDEA Nanociencia, Madrid

Fernando Herranz Rabanal
Instituto de Química Médica-CSIC, Madrid

Invited Speakers:

• The impact of the chemical properties of nanomaterials on the design of therapeutic biomaterials
  Concepción Serrano
  Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid-CSIC, Madrid, Spain
• Bacterial Nanocelluloses as responsive biocomposites in health applications
  Anna Laromaine
  Institut Ciència de Materials de Barcelona-CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
• Tumour regression after intravenous administration of novel tumour-targeted nanomedicines
  Christine Dufès
  University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom

The “Frontiers in Supramolecular Chemistry and Materials” symposium aims to show the cutting-edge studies and applications on Supramolecular Chemistry. The scientific program has been designed accordingly and will include different types of communications as invited lectures, oral communications and poster presentations. They will include different current research topics in the fields of, e.g., molecular machines, sensors, supramolecular catalysts, supramolecular polymers, non-equilibrium systems, etc.  The symposium aims to attract a wide variety of scientists that work on Supramolecular Chemistry in the frontier with other research areas such as organic synthesis, organometallic chemistry, materials science, photochemistry, computational chemistry or biological chemistry. Recognised national and international invited speakers and a considerable number of oral communications will be included along the 6 scientific sessions.

Symposium coordinators:

Beatriu Escuder Gil
Universitat Jaume I, Castellón

Laura Rodríguez Raurell
Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona

Invited Speakers:

• Chemically fueled self-assembly and phase separation
  Job Boekhoven
  Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
• Exploring the role of hydrogen-bonding and chirality in supramolecular electronics
  Amparo Ruiz-Carretero
  Institute Charles Sadron, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
• Metallo-supramolecular aggregates in the gas phase: avoid and provoke fragmentation
  Mariane Engeser
  University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
• Macrocyclizations Enabled by Supramolecular Interactions
  David Leboeuf
  University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
• Molecular and Supramolecular Chemistry within Confined Nanospaces
  David González-Rodríguez
  Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Supramolecular polymerization of N-annulated perylenebisimides. Toward new functional, supramolecular materials
  Luis Sánchez
  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Supramolecular Structures Induced by Anions
  Antonio Caballero
  Universidad de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
• Supramolecular assemblies directed by unconventional interactions involving metals
  Antonio Frontera
  Universitat Illes Balears, Palma, Spain

This symposium aims to highlight the current state-of-the-art in the chemistry of porous materials, such as zeolites, Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs), Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs), Porous Organic Polymers (POPs), Supramolecular Organic Frameworks (SOFs) and Porous Organic Cages (POCs), among others.

Symposium coordinators:

Carlos Martí Gastaldo
Universidad de Valencia, Valencia

Aurelio Mateo Alonso
POLYMAT/Universidad del País Vasco – Ikerbasque, San Sebastián

Invited Speakers

• Stefan Kaskel
  Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
• Patricia Horcajada
  IMDEA Energía, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Arne Thomas
  Technische Universität Berlín, Berlín, Germany
• Matthew J. Rosseinsky
  University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
• Dana Medina
  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Munich, Germany

This symposium will serve as a platform for discussing current trends in synthetic methodology, oriented for the synthesis of organic molecules with a specific structure and functionality. Specifically, the development of general and effective synthetic methods, use of novel reagents, catalysts..., mechanistic study of processes and their application to the preparation of target molecules (drugs, natural products, etc...). In this symposium, the Félix Serratosa and Ignacio Rivas medals of the Specialized Group of Organic Chemistry (GEQOR) will be awarded.

Symposium coordinators:

Efraím Reyes Martín          
Universidad del País Vasco//Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU), Leioa, Bizkaia

José Alemán Lara
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Madrid

Invited Speakers

• Expanding the Borders of Chemical Reactivity
  Karl A. Jørgensen
  Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
• Nitrene-Mediated C-H Functionalization: New Directions
  Eric Meggers
  Philipps Univerität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
• Electrifying Organic Synthesis
  Siegfried R. Waldvogel
  Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
• Enzymes: making them part of the chemist standard toolbox
  Francesca Paradisi
  University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
• Building molecular complexity by geminal difunctionalization of N-sulfonylhydrazones
  Carlos Valdés
  Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
• Introducing autonomous time-controlled chemical synthesis with catalytic small organic molecule oscillator
  Syuzanna Harutyunyan
  University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Galardonado con la medalla Felix Sarratosa del GEQOR
• Galardonado con la medalla Ignacio Rivas del GEQOR

Coordinadores del Simposio:

Raquel Ibáñez Mendizábal
Universidad Cantabria, Santander

Manuel Arruebo Gordo
Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza

Invited Speakers

• Catalytic processes for a Circular Carbon Economy: Facts and Fictions
  Jorge Gascón
  King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
• Application of Chemical Looping Tecnologies for a sustainable energy and environmental development.
  Pilar Gayán
  Instituto de Carboquímica (CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain
• Advanced therapies using nanotechnology and functional materials
  María J. Alonso
  Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
• Sustainable Remediation of Soil and Groundwater. Case Studies
  Aurora Santos
  Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

The productivity and environmental impact of agriculture are an unprecedented challenge. Recently, the EU has proposed the restriction of the use of chemical pesticides with the objective of a reduction of 50% by 2030. The use of biopesticides is a solution supported by global demand and legislative changes. Biopesticides come from botanical and microbial natural products (NPs) and, recently, from agro-industrial residues. In this context, the chemistry and biotechnology of PNs plays a fundamental role in the discovery, development and synthesis of bioactive compounds and their sustainability. In addition, novel contributions on isolation and characterization, compounds from unique environments, transformations, synthesis and multidisciplinary approaches are expected. The Symposium is aimed at researchers whose work is related in one way or another to the chemistry of natural products, their structural determination, their possible applications in pest and disease control, and their biotechnological production. Its interest may extend to researchers from Organic or Biological Chemistry and NMR  and other related disciplines (Biotechnology, Agricultural Chemistry, Food Technologies, Microbiology) given the multidisciplinary nature of the symposium.

Symposium coordinators:

Azucena González Coloma
Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, CSIC, Madrid

José F. Quillez del Moral
Universidad de Granada, Granada

Invited Speakers 

• Natural Products for Sustainable Production Patterns. From the lab to the field
  Pam Marrone
  Chestnut Bio Advisors. Invasive Species Foundation and Invasive Species Control Corporation. Marrone Bio Innovations, USA
• Looking for new pheromones. The path from the laboratory to the field
  Jaime Primo
  Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
• Future trends in Natural pesticides
  Omar Santana
  Phytochemistry Unit Director/ R&D, Kimitec

(Bio)Analytical Chemistry is a Science whose fundamental mission is essential to support the advancements and developments of numerous areas of research and technology. On the other hand, (Bio)Analytical Chemistry cannot be understood without the close participation of researchers from the different areas of Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Biology, among others, being nowadays a highly multidisciplinary science based on the basic principles of Chemistry. Within this framework, this symposium aims to be a meeting point to exchange knowledge, experiences and recent and pioneering research in this discipline. Through the participation of researchers at different stages of their scientific career, from researchers of recognized international prestige to novel researchers with great motivation, it is intended to create an environment in which current trends in the development of (bio)analytical tools are presented and discussed from a multidisciplinary perspective. A wide range of topics will be covered, including the role of (bio)analytical chemistry in the characterization and application of new materials, the energy sector, health, space exploration or the development of (bio)sensors in medicine, biology, environment, industry, pharmacy and food safety, among others.

Symposium coordinators:

José Manuel Costa Fernández
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo

Jesús Alberto Escarpa Miguel
Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares

Invited Speakers

• The enzymatic model as inspiration for solid catalysts with molecular recognition
  Avelino Corma
  Instituto de Tecnología Química ITQ (CSIC/UPV), Valencia, Spain
• SERS-Based Monitoring of Cell-Derived Metabolites
  Luis Liz-Marzán
  CIC biomaGUNE, San Sebastián, Spain
• Downscaling mass spectrometry to the single regime to discover single cell chemical heterogeneity
  Jonathan V Sweedler
  Department of Chemistry. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana IL, USA
• Potential of modern techniques for isolation, separation and characterization of human extracellular vesicle subpopulations
  Marja-Liisa Riekkola
  Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

This symposium is organized with a transversal and multidisciplinary motivation, with the aim of offering an open venue to display contributions with a common interest on the understanding of the chemical properties and behavior of molecules and solids through their structural knowledge, from atomic to reticular level. The symposium will highlight cutting-edge research covering synthetic, methodologic, and computational aspects in various chemistry areas, such as porous solids, organic or pharmaceutical compounds, or catalysts, while always pivoting around the structure-property paradigm.

Symposium coordinators:

Ana E. Platero Prats
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid

Felipe Gándara Barragán
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales - CSIC, Madrid

Invited Speakers

• Beyond crystallinity in Metal-organic frameworks
  Thomas Bennett
  Cambridge University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
• New possibilities in structure determination based upon 3D electron diffraction
  Joke Haderman
  University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
• Mattermorphosis
  Thomas Heine
  TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany

The chemistry of the main-group elements is essential in many areas of chemistry, including inorganic, organic and organometallics chemistry. This symposium focuses on cutting-edge main-group chemistry designed to address current challenges in sustainable chemistry, synthesis, and catalysis. The theme will cover the unique chemistry of main group elements, the design and applications of new main-group organometallic species for non-conventional stoichiometric reactivity and catalysis, and experimental or computational mechanistic studies. This symposium will be the perfect forum for young researchers to show their experimental work in either flash or poster presentations, while promoting the discussion over the latest advances and future avenues in modern main-group organometallic chemistry.

Symposium coordinators:

Joaquín García Álvarez
Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo

Antonio J. Martínez Martínez
Universidad de Huelva, Huelva

Invited Speakers

• Alkali metal heavyweights: Potential big hitters in homogeneous catalysis
  Robert E. Mulvey
  University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
• Reshaping the Future of Chemistry Towards Sustainability: The Role of Water and Deep Eutectic Solvents in Main-Group Chemistry
  Vito Capriati
  Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari, Italy
• Tailoring organosodium reagents for new stoichiometric and catalytic applications
  Eva Hevia
  Bern University, Bern, Switzerland

One of the most important challenges for today's society is the development of a new generation of sustainable technologies based on renewable energy sources that reduce dependence on fossil fuels and help reduce emissions that cause the greenhouse effect. This symposium will focus on valuing the new advances in Chemistry in the development of materials (semiconductors, bio-materials, polymers, MOFs, etc.) and their application in sustainable energy production and storage processes, such as: sustainable catalytic processes (CO2 uses, N2 fixation, pollutant treatment and removal), H2 production and fuel cells, biofuels, storage technologies such as batteries, supercapacitors, solar cells, electroluminescent and electrochromic devices (LEDs, smart windows) , recycling processes, recovery and use of waste, analysis of systems and life cycle, among others. In addition, we also want to emphasize the importance of understanding the relationship between material properties and their activity in final devices. To this end, studies focused on the development of new advanced in-operando structural characterization techniques (synchrotron, XFEL, neutrons...), as well as computational chemistry in combination with artificial intelligence, will be welcome.

Symposium coordinators:

Victor A. de la Peña O'Shea
IMDEA Energía, Madrid

Joana Frontela
CEPSA

Invited Speakers

• Porous Crystal and Process Design for Energy & Chemical Industry Applications
  Sofía Calero
  Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Ionic transport and structure in electrolytes, electrodes and interfaces: NMR, XRD and optical microscopy studies
  Clare P. Grey
  University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Chemical storage needs of the energy system of the future be a fit?
  Maximilian Fleischer
  Siemens Energy Global GmbH ¬ Co. KG, Munich, Germany
• Adaptive down- and up-conversion to power energy conversion
  Dirk Guldi
  Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg, Nürnberg, Germany
• Databases and accelerated catalyst design for energy applications
  Max García-Melchor
  Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Symposium coordinators:

Carme Rovira Virgili
ICREA / Universidad de Barcelona, Barcelona

Marcel Swart
ICREA / Universidad de Gerona, Gerona

Invited Speakers

• Non-linear temperature dependence of nitrogen adsorption and decomposition on Fe(111) surface
  Daniela Polino
  University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI), Lugano, Switzerland
• From Closed-Shell Gold Complexes to Radical Reactivity: Breaking X-H Bonds via PCET
  Johannes Klein
  University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
• Towards a coherent framework to compute optimal reaction coordinates, free energy barriers and rates from transition paths
  Fabio Pietrucci
  Université de la Sorbonne, Paris, France
• In the quest for accurate energetics in open-shell bioinorganic chemistry
  Dimitrios Pantazis
  Max Planck Institute Kohlenforschung Mülheim, Mülheim, Germany
• Fueling the Digital Chemistry Revolution with Language Models
  Teodoro Laino
  IBM Research Europe, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

Biological chemistry develops molecular tools, new technologies and chemical models as well as artificial biological systems with the objective of better understanding or manipulating biological processes of interest. It is a field of fundamental research that combines several scientific disciplines such as bio-inorganic and bio-organic chemistry, computational chemistry, molecular biology, spectroscopy, and so on. The BIOChem symposium mainly focuses on the first two disciplines and cutting-edge research data in the topical areas of drug design and delivery, biological probes, elucidation of enzymatic mechanisms, contrast agents, peptides/proteins, biomimetic catalysis, and sugars/glycosides will be presented.

Symposium coordinators:

Patrick Gámez Enamorado
Universidad de Barcelona / ICREA, Barcelona

Jean-Didier Maréchal
Universidad Autónoma Barcelona, Barcelona

Invited Speakers 

• Ruthenium-based PhotoActivated ChemoTherapy for Hypoxic TumorsTreatment: Progresses and Challenges
  Sylvestre Bonnet
  Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
• Metal Complexes for Bioimaging Applications
  Éva Tóth
  Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire, Université d'Orléans, Orleans, France
• Photopharmacology to Control Biological Activity in Single Cells and in Vivo
  Pau Gorostiza
  Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), Spain
• Mechanistic Insights into Reactions Catalyzed by Fucosyltransferases
  Pedro Merino
  Instituto de Biocomputacion y Fisica de Sistemas Complejos, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
• Synthesis and reactivity of high-valent oxoiron species relevant in biology and catalysis
  Anna Company
  Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC), Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain
• Elucidating Reaction Mechanisms of Coupled Binuclear Copper Enzymes by Correlating QM/MM Calculations and Spectroscopy
  Lubomír Rulíšek
  Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic

Organometallic chemistry is one of the chemistry disciplines with highest impact in modern society that will surely contribute to find new solutions to the current challenges related to sustainability, including the synthesis of new molecules or the development of new synthetic methodologies for their preparation. This symposium aims at giving a general and inclusive framework to the organometallic chemistry community. It targets at embracing new aspects of fundamental organometallic chemistry but also at uncovering new applications, with the final objective of establishing new synergies among researchers at different stages of their careers.

Symposium coordinators:

Miguel Costas Salgueiro
Universitat de Girona, Girona

Anna Company Casadevall
Universitat de Girona, Girona

Invited Speakers 

• Harnessing Non-Covalent Interactions to Address Selectivity Challenges in Catalysis
  Robert Phipps
  University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
• Harnessing Radicals and Carbenes To Enable Unconventional Reactivity
  David Nagib
  The Ohio State University, US
• New luminescent organometallic complexes and their application in photocatalysis
  Oliver Wenger
  University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
• Ana Carmen Albeniz
  Valladolid University, Valladolid, Spain

This symposium aims to give an overview of some of the most recent advances in different fields of Coordination Chemsitry. The role of coordination compounds as molecular magnetic materials (molecular magnets, materials based on spin transitions, etc.), the interaction of coordination compounds with biomolecules (RNA, DNA, proteins…), the study of photophysical properties and the applications of complexes as photoelectronic materials and in photocatalysis, the formation of MOFs and coordination polymers and their innumerable applications will be addressed. Other contributions related to Coordination Chemistry are also welcome.

Symposium coordinators:

Santiago Herrero Domínguez
Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid

Blanca R. Manzano Manrique
Universidad de Castilla La Mancha, Ciudad Real

Invited Speakers

• The use of anilato ligands to construct magnetic and conducting MOFs
  Carlos J. Gómez García
  University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain
• Recent advances in protein metalation by metal compounds
  Antonello Merlino
  University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
• Exploting the heavy ligand effect in photofunctional coordination compounds
  Cristian A. Strassert
  University of Münster, Münster, Germany