The full Chemistry 2025 scientific program across 3 days — keynotes, oral presentations, and posters. Talks are ordered by program prominence within each day.
Day 1
- Oral · Virtual
Pharmaceutical chemistry studies of novel biologics and drugs for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Yong-Xiao Wang · Albany Medical College, United States
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common and devastating lung disease with a high mortality. However, the current therapeutics for COPD are neither specific nor very effective. Moreover, the pathogenesis…
- Oral · Virtual
Chemical engineering of vanadium, titanium or chromium zeolites for application in environmental catalysis
Stanislaw Dzwigaj · Sorbonne Université, France
The vanadium, titanium or chromium ions well dispersed at zeolite framework could be considered as active sites of catalytic processes . So, the incorporation of these metals into zeolites as isolated tetrahedral sites…
- Oral · Virtual
Nanostructured biodevices based on carbon nanotubes and glyconanoparticles for bioelectrocatalytic applications
Serge Cosnier · Silesian University of Technology, Poland
For four decades, the functionalization of electrodes by biomaterials based on electrogenerated polymers, carbon nanotubes and / or nano-objects, was widely used in the field of analytical chemistry and energy…
- Oral · Virtual
Personalized and Precision Medicine (PPM) as a unique healthcare model through biodesign-inspired bio- and chemical engineering applications to secure the human healthcare and biosafety
Sergey Suchkov · N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
A new systems approach to subclinical and/or diseased states and wellness resulted in a new trend in the healthcare services, namely, personalized and precision medicine (PPM). To achieve the implementation of PPM…
- Oral
The chemistry of atmospheric smog and aerosols: Critical roles of ammonia
Fu Ming Tao · California State University, United States
Oxides of nitrogen and sulfur are two major sources of air pollution, commonly known as Los Angeles (LA) smog and London smog, respectively. In this talk, I will briefly review prototype chemical reactions for the…
- Oral
Modulation of structural and spectroscopic properties in a series of metal atoms ranging from transition to lanthanide to actinide atoms connected through bridging ligands
Zerihun Assefa · North Carolina A&T State University, United States
The structural features and spectroscopic properties of metal atoms connected through bridging ligands is fascinating. The metal atoms covered in this talk range from transition metals to lanthanides and some of the…
- Oral
The elemental analysis of granulated blast furnace slag using WDXRF for conformity as per the EN 197-1 International standard
Carmen Kaiser Brugmann · Rigaku Europe SE, Germany
Granulated blast furnace slag (S) Granulated blast furnace slag is made by rapid cooling of a slag melt of suitable composition, as obtained by smelting iron ore in a blast furnace and contains at least two-thirds by…
- Oral
Mechanochemical synthesis of thioureas and guanidines
Davor Margetic · Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia (Hrvatska)
Guanidines are interesting molecules containing carbon surrounded by three nitrogen atoms, with unique structural characteristics that contribute to their remarkable physico-chemical properties. In particular, their…
- Oral
Antibody-Proteases as a generation of unique biomarkers, biocatalysts, potential targets and translational tools towards nanodesign-driven biochemical engineering and precision medical practice
Sergey Suchkov · N.D. Zelinskii Institute for Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Federation
The identification, impact and implementation of diagnostic, predictive and prognostic biomarkers of the next step generation becomes the Holy Grail of platforms, algorithms and protocols, which are the crucial for…
- Oral
Comparative simulation of isopropyl palmitate synthesis in a microreactor with static elements and a batch reactor
Gabriel Nicolai · University of Campinas - UNICAMP, Brazil
The personal care and beauty industry has significantly expanded in recent years. Within the variety of products encompassing skin, face, hair, and body care, oleochemicals stand out due to their animal or plant origin…
- Oral
Homogeneous nucleation and growth for synthesizing highly efficient and stable perovskite quantum dots and their light-emitting diodes
Chaoyu Xiang · Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China
Lead halide chalcogenide nanocrystals are a promising light-emitting material for next-generation display technologies,capable of achieving near-100% photoluminescence quantum yield, narrow light-emitting spectra, and…
- Oral
Green chemistry protocol for the synthesis of some new scaffolds of isoxazolidine & isoxazoline derivatives via 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction and potential biological activities of the cycloadducts
Bhaskar Chakraborty · Sikkim Government College, India
One of the excellent examples of spin trapping reagents is nitrones which plays fundamental role in the synthesis of five-membered heterocyclic ring compounds (commonly called isoxazolidine and isoxazoline derivatives)…
- Oral
Use of industrial minerals to improve portland cement’s sustainability
Chantale Njiomou Djangang · University of Yaounde I, Cameroon
Portland cement is the major industrial material that is manufactured commercially all around the world. It is used in construction of building, bridges, roads, and others structures. However, the production of this…
- Oral
Inner sphere oxidation of 3,9-dimethyl-4,8-diaza-3,8-undecadiene-2,10- dione dioximecopper(II) complex by N-bromosuccinimide to copper(III) in aqueous acidic solutions
Amel Salah Mobark Twfeek · University of Khartoum, Sudan
The kinetics of the oxidation of the 3,9-dimethyl-4,8-diaza-3,8-undecadiene-2,10-dionedioximecopper(II) complex, [Cu II HL 2 ] + +, by N-bromosuccinimide (NBS) were studied in weakly acidic aqueous media (pH 3.36-5.25).…
- Poster
Evaluation of a novel corrosion inhibitor for lead sequestration in aqueous systems
M Hussien · University of Leeds, United Kingdom
This work presents a detailed investigation into the solution stability and lead-binding performance of a polymer-based corrosion inhibitor, through a collaborative project between Roemex Ltd and the University of…
- Poster
Improving point-of-care testing accuracy through training and supervision
Mona Nassar · Ziv Medical Center, Israel
Point-of-care testing (POCT) involves conducting laboratory tests near the patient rather than in a central laboratory, offering faster turnaround times (TAT) and enabling immediate clinical decisions. However, POCT is…
- Poster
Evaluation of complement proteins C3, C4, and CH50 in ICU patients with COVID-19: No clear correlation with disease severity
Samar Nafafaa · Ziv Medical Center, Israel
This study aimed to investigate the levels of complement proteins C3, C4, and CH50 in critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). The complement system plays a crucial role in the immune…
- Poster
Interdisciplinary studies in pharmacology, pathology, microbiology and chemistry in undergraduate couse of medicine: A real outcome based learning in mode of action of drugs and identification of diseases
Prayash Chakraborty · Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital, India
Interdisciplinary research in pharmacology, pathology, microbiology and chemistry combines expertise in drug discovery, development and mode of action with chemical principles and techniques. This collaboration leads to…
- Poster
Membrane activity of honokiol, an antimicrobial agent for enhanced safety and sustainability – studies in model systems
Karolina Olechowska · Jagiellonian University, Poland
Antimicrobial resistance has developed as one of the major urgent threats to public health. Due to clinical and epidemiologic significance of this issue, there is an increasing demand to search for innovative and safe…
- Poster
Water-resistant boronic ester vitrimers via hydrophobic side chain protection
Justin Mah · Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore
To address the limitations of boronic ester-based dynamic polymers in moist or aqueous environments, we developed a boronic ester vitrimer system enhanced with hydrophobic fluorinated side chains. These materials are…
Day 2
- Keynote · Virtual
The powerful capacities of polymers for the adsorption of the mercury ions in water
Wei Wu · University College London, United Kingdom
Mercury ions (Hg²⁺) are among the most hazardous pollutants in wastewater, posing serious threats to environmental sustainability and human health . However, many current adsorbent materials suffer from limited…
- Keynote · Virtual
New scale dissolver for the removal of elemental metal deposits
Oluchukwu Aloke · SLB, United Kingdom
The formation and deposition of mineral scales during energy production is a well-known issue in the oil and gas industry as well as the geothermal sector. Mineral scales can cause several issues ranging from formation…
- Keynote · Virtual
H₂ dissociation at Ni(111) supported single-layer graphene
Luca Vattuone · University of Genoa, Italy
Adsorption and surface reactivity of 2D Materials such as graphene and h-BN is essential to understand at the fundamental level their sensing and catalytic properties as well as their functionalization. The interaction…
- Keynote · Virtual
Disrupting TNF-α and TNFR1 interaction: Computational insights into the potential of D-Pinitol as an anti-inflammatory therapeutic
Ferran Acuna Pares · Universidad Internacional de la Rioja (UNIR), Spain
Tumor Necrosis Factor alpha (TNF-α) plays a critical role in the progression of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases by mediating pro-inflammatory pathways, making it a pivotal target for therapeutic intervention. 1,2…
- Keynote · Virtual
Chemical-soil-biological engineering and biogeosystem technique methodology in shaping sustainable future
Valery P Kalinitchenko · All-Russian Phytopathology Research Institute, Institute of Fertility of Soils of South Russia, Russian Federation
Current “Ecosphere – technology” conflict stems from a chemical, environmental and agricultural management outdated technological platform. The platform basis is a simplified attempt in imitating natural phenomena in…
- Keynote · Virtual
Multicenter molecular integrals over dirac wave functions for solving the molecular matrix dirac equation
Kazuhiro Ishida · Tokyo University of Science, Japan
The gauge-invariant matrix Dirac equation was derived by Yoshizawa [1] as given by (1) where and are the coefficient matrices for the large component spinor, and are those for the small component spinor, and are the…
- Keynote · Virtual
Formation of pseudo-scale due to incompatible field chemical at oil and gas field water pipelines
Mohamed Mahmoud · Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
Oil field chemical compatibility consider one of the most important factors that can affect water quality at oil field, utilization of compatible field chemicals such as (Scale inhibitor, corrosion inhibitor, oxygen…
- Keynote · Virtual
Testing the association between the UCP2 gene RS659366 with metabolic syndrome in patients with obesity from county emergency hospital Giurgiu Romania
Stanislav Alexandra Alina · County Emergency Hospital Giurgiu, Romania
Introduction. UCP2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the UCP2 gene. The UCP2 gene is located genomically at 11q13.4 and plays a role in thermogenesis, obesity, diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis.UCP2 has been…
- Keynote · Virtual
Surface engineering of ultrasmall metal nanoclusters for biomedical applications
Xun Yuan · Qingdao University of Science & Technology, China
Metal nanoclusters (MNCs) have attracted considerable attention in the fields of catalysis and biomedicine due to their ultrasmall size, unique molecular-like properties, rich surface chemistry, good biocompatibility…
- Keynote · Virtual
Current research progress in heavy metals poisoning of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) denitration catalysts
Pengju Wu · School of Energy and Power Engineering Jiangsu University, China
Selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology is the most extensively used and efficient method for NOx removal owing to its high removal efficiency and environmentally friendly process. However, heavy metals that are…
- Keynote · Virtual
Improving chemistry education with special reference to India
Michael Anjello Jothi Rajan · KNK Renewables, India
There are nearly 2904 colleges that offer Under Graduate Course in Chemistry in India. Out of these 2904 Chemistry colleges in India, there is a split of colleges by ownership, private: 985, public / government: 704…
- Keynote · Virtual
Toxicological trend in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Dr Ayushi Rana · Galgotias University, India
The topic includes the trends in poisoning cases across Prayagraj district—in Uttar Pradesh East India over a five-year period (2017- 2021). The study provides a comprehensive analysis of poisoning trends through…
- Keynote · Virtual
Remedial effects of chemotherapy and hyperthermia of complexes for breast cancer cells
Tarulata N Chhowala · Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, India
Nano complexes are antibacterial, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and antimicrobial capabilities, which have drawn particular attention as a potential class of medicinal medicines. Nano complexes…
- Keynote · Virtual
Microscopy of thallium thiostibate in some organic solvents
Sevda Aliyeva · İnstitute of Natural Resources of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan
0.25 g sample of sodium thiostibiat crystalline hydrate (Na3SbS4*9H2O) is dissovled in a 1:1 mixture of ethylene glycol and polyethylene glycol as the organic medium. Thallium n itrate, which is suitable for the…
- Keynote · Virtual
Characterization of OER catalysts for green hydrogen production via PEM water electrolysis
Shawn Gouws · Nelson Mandela University, South Africa
Large quantities of industrial hydrogen are produced from fossil fuels, which leads to a large carbon footprint that slowly destroys our planet. Therefore, a need arises to reduce the carbon footprint in numerous…
- Keynote · Virtual
Metal complexes in biology and medicine: The system aluminum (III)/chromium (III)/iron (III) – norvaline
Brij Bhushan Tewari · University of Guyana, Guyana
In coordination compounds studies, knowledge of the stability constants of complexes is necessary for preliminary quantitative treatment. Metal complexes can offer their action such as anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial…
- Keynote · Virtual
Application of biochar for the removal of cadmium from industrial waste
Mausul Umar · Federal University of Kashere, Nigeria
The growing levels of cadmium (Cd) in environmental contexts substantially threaten public health and ecosystems. This research explores the effectiveness of biochar produced from agricultural waste as a sustainable…
- Keynote · Virtual
Discovery of helium in rocks of vindhyan super group around sagar, South Ganga Basin, Bundelkhand region M.P. India
Arun K Shandilya · Dr Hari Singh Gour University, India
Studies on the exploration of the Helium gas in the rocks of the Vindhyan Super Group around Sagar, South Ganga Basin, Bundel khand region, M.P. is carried out in the detail with joint collaboration of Deptt. of Applied…
- Keynote · Virtual
The antioxidant and analgesic effect of red and white ginseng on wistar rats
Demmouche Abbassia · Djillali Liabes University, Algeria
Ginseng is a perennial herbaceous plant from the Araliaceae family which belongs to the genus Panax, especially cultivated in Korea, ginseng is recognized for its general tonic effect, useful for invigorating the body…
- Poster · Virtual
Hot atom chemistry - Past, present and future
Shree Niwas Chaturvedi · Centre for Aptitude Analysis and Talent Search, India
Hot atom chemistry, a pivotal subfield of radiochemistry, investigates the chemical behavior of atoms with high kinetic energy produced during nuclear transformations. Since its inception in the mid-20th century, this…
Day 3
- Keynote · Virtual
Pharmaceutical polymorphs: Advanced strategies for solid-state characterization and optimization
Maria Cristina Gamberini · University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
The solid-state form of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) exerts a decisive influence on critical quality attributes such as bioavailability, stability, and manufacturability. Among these, polymorphic transitions…
- Keynote · Virtual
Improved performance and reduction in engine emissions by the use of chemical mixture of turmeric leaf oil and diesel blends
S Nawazish Mehdi · Osmania University, India
In the contemporary world, the rapid depletion of fossil fuels has heightened the demand for alternative fuels. Research is being performed globally to identify biofuels as substitutes for conventional fossil fuels. The…
- Keynote · Virtual
Monitoring heavy metal pollution in Bandra lake with EDX: A study of seasonal variation at 30 days interval
Yogita Shinde · KC College, India
The purpose of this project is to use Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) to detect and track heavy metals in Bandra Lake water samples at 30-day intervals. To improve the identification of trace metals, a…
- Keynote · Virtual
Monitoring heavy metal pollution in Bandra lake with EDX: A study of the seasonal variation at 30 days interval
Zohra Ulfat Shaikh · KC College, India
The purpose of this project is to use Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) to detect and track heavy metals in Bandra Lake water samples at 30-day intervals. To improve the identification of trace metals, a…
- Keynote · Virtual
Indigenous technologies to check food adulteration: A native approach
Kundan Sharma · Govt. College Nagrota Bagwan, India
Food adulteration poses significant health risks globally. This study explores and documents indigenous technologies employed by native communities to detect and mitigate food adulteration. By examining traditional…
- Keynote · Virtual
Ionophores: Modulators of cellular ion homeostasis and emerging therapeutic agents
Asish Bhaumik · Girijananda Chowdhury University, India
Ionophores are compounds that facilitate the transport of ions across cellular membranes, disrupting the normal ionic balance within cells. This disruption can lead to various cellular responses, including apoptosis…
- Keynote · In-Person
Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel TrxR inhibitors as anti-cancer agents
Jekaterina Ivanova · Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis, Latvia
Cancer is a major public health problem and a leading cause of death worldwide, accounting for nearly 10 million deaths in 2020, or nearly one in six deaths. 1 In spite of the existence of several approaches for the…
- Keynote · In-Person
On a new approach to determining the ionization potential of molecules from spectroscopic data
Valery N Belyaev · Retired, Russian Federation
A new on principle approach has been developed for determining the adiabatic ionization potential I o (MX) of polar e M 2+ X – molecules with high accuracy (no worse than 0.02 eV) using spectroscopic data only. This…
- Keynote · In-Person
Anti-amyloid aggregation and anti-hyperglycemic activities of ruthenium uracil Schiff base compounds and their chitosan-polyvinyl alcohol electrospun nanofiber conjugates
Irvin Noel Booysen · University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Our earlier studies on a leading uracil-Schiff base chelated ruthenium compound, [Ru(H3ucp)Cl(PPh3)] (1) (H4ucp = 2,6-bis-((6-amino-1,3-dimethyluracilimino)methylene)pyridine) showed it can serve as a candidate…
- Poster · Virtual
Rational design of battery cathode materials
Kyeongjae Cho · University of Texas at Dallas, United States
Current Li ion batteries (LIBs) are improved versions of the 1991 Sony LIB based on graphite anode, organic liquid electrolytes, and LiCoO 2 layered oxide cathode. In the commercial applications of LIBs, cathode…
- Poster · Virtual
Distal functionalization via transition metal catalysis
Haibo Ge · Texas Tech University, United States
The ubiquitous presence of sp3 C−H bonds in natural feedstock makes them inexpensive, easily accessible, and attractive synthons for the preparation of common and/or complex molecular frameworks in biologically active…
- Poster · Virtual
Advances in plasma-based waste treatment for sustainable communities
Hossam A Gabbar · Ontario Tech University, Canada
This talk presents advanced approaches for plasma-based waste treatment. Different designs of plasma torches and generation systems are discussed, including RF, DC, and microwave plasma, are analysed and compared for…
- Poster · Virtual
Supramolecular nano chemistries: Fighting viruses, inhibiting bacteria and growing tissues
Thomas J Webster · Brown University, United States
Self-assembled, supramolecular chemistries were fabricated out of the DNA based pairs guanine and cytosine (G^C) to self-assemble into a rosette nanotubular structure when added to biological fluids through the…
- Poster · Virtual
Supramolecular nano chemistries: Fighting viruses, inhibiting bacteria and growing tissues
Thomas Jay Webster · Brown University, United States
Self-assembled, supramolecular chemistries were fabricated out of the DNA based pairs guanine and cytosine (G^C) to self-assemble into a rosette nanotubular structure when added to biological fluids through the…
- Poster · Virtual
Design and synthesis of nitrogen heterocycles with antileishmanial activity: From natural products inspiration to 2D/3D QSAR models
Silvia Elizabeth Asis · Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Leishmaniasis is a neglected vector-transmitted tropical disease caused by a protozoan parasites species of the genus Leishmania, where the three principal clinical manifestations are cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL)…
- Poster · Virtual
An AlGaAs/GaAs quantum resonant-tunneling based model thermometer
Theodosios Geo Douvropoulos · Hellenic Naval Academy, Greece
In this presentation, we propose a model thermometer based on resonant carrier transport in an AlGaAs/GaAs double-barrier heterostructure. We use a one-dimensional model to describe the effective potential of the…
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