Society for Polymer Science India
International Conference on
Advancing Plastic Circularity and Sustainability
2–4 November 2026 | CSIR–NCL & IISER Pune
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Indian Student Participants and Post Doc Fellows + Accommodation ₹ 8000
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▦ Regular Registration: 15 September 2026
▦ Abstract Submission Starts: 01 June 2026
▦ Abstract Submission Deadline: 15 September 2026
▦ Abstract Acceptance Notification: 20 September 2026
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The Society for Polymer Science, India-HQ
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Programme & Abstracts

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Invited Talks: Abstracts & Speaker Biographies

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Student Poster Abstracts

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Conference Organizing Committee

Patrons

Dr. Ashish Lele

Dr. Ashish Lele

Director
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat

Prof. Sunil S. Bhagwat

Director
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER)
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Convener & Co-Convener

Dr Samir H. Chikkali

Dr. Samir H. Chikkali

Chief Scientist
Polymer Science and Engineering Division
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
Pune, Maharashtra, India

Dr Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan

Dr. Kadhiravan Shanmuganathan

Sr. Principal Scientist
Polymer Science and Engineering Division
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)
Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Local Organizing Committee

Prof. M. JayakannanIISER Pune
Dr. S.K. AshaNCL Pune
Dr. Suresh BhatNCL Pune
Prof. Nirmalya BallavIISER Pune
Dr. K. KrishnamoorthyNCL Pune
Dr. Harshawardhan PolNCL Pune
Dr. Sarika BhattacharyaNCL Pune
Dr. Ashootosh AmbadeNCL Pune
Dr. S. KiranNCL Pune
Prof. R. BoomishankarIISER Pune
Prof. S. SrivatsanIISER Pune
Dr. Saket KumarNCL Pune
Dr. Harsha NagarNCL Pune
Dr. Babul PrasadNCL Pune
Dr. Arun TorrisNCL Pune
Dr. P.R. SureshaNCL Pune
Dr. Nilakshi SadavrteNCL Pune
Mr. Swapnil AherraoNCL Pune
Mrs. Poorvi PurohitNCL Pune
Ms. Priyanka BurangeNCL Pune
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Speakers

Leading experts from academia and industry participating in SPSI–CAPCS 2026.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Shivaram

Dr. S. Sivaram

Former Director

CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

Prof. Bipalab Maji

Prof. Biplab Maji

Professor

IISER Kolkata

Prof. Venkata Krishnan

Prof. Venkata Krishnan

Professor

IIT Mandi

Dr. Ramkrishna Sarkar

Dr. Ramkrishna Sarkar

Associate Professor

IIT Kanpur

Dr. Amit Tandon

Dr. Amit Tandon

Founder & CEO

PolyCycl

Prof. S. Bose

Prof. S. Bose

Professor

IISc Bengaluru

Shri. Nilesh Modi

Shri. Nilesh Modi

Vice President

Reliance Industries Limited

Dr. Shailesh Nagarkar

Dr. Shailesh Nagarkar

Head – R&D

Aditya Birla Corporation

Dr. Pramod Kumbhar

Dr. Pramod Kumbhar

Senior Vice President

Praj Industries

Dr. Guruswamy

Dr. Guruswamy

Professor

IIT Bombay

Prof. Bryan Vogt

Prof. Bryan Vogt

Professor

Pennsylvania State University, USA

Dr. Vineet Aniya

Dr. Vineet Aniya

Principal Scientist

IICT Hyderabad

Prof. Sreeram Kalpathy

Prof. Sreeram Kalpathy

Professor

IIT Madras

Dr. Ramesh Samanta

Dr. Ramesh Samanta

Scientist

CSIR-NCL

Dr. Barsu

Dr. Nagaraju Barsu

Scientist

CSIR-NCL

Dr. Debasis Samanta

Dr. Debasis Samanta

Principal Scientist

CSIR-CLRI, Chennai

Dr. Venkataraghavan

Dr. Venkataraghavan

Scientist

Unilever

Dr. Sushanta Kumar Sahoo

Dr. Sushanta Kumar Sahoo

Scientist

NIIST

Dr. Rahul Singte

Dr. Rahul Singte

R&D Manager

Syensqo

Dr. G. Satyanarayana

Dr. G. Satyanarayana

Senior Vice President & Head – Polymer Research & Technology

Shilpa Medicare Limited

Dr. Ram Lalgudi

Dr. Ram Lalgudi

CEO

Aries Science & Technology, LLC

Ayaz Kagzi

Ayaz Kagzi

Technology Leader - Pidilite Inds Ltd

Pidilite Industries

T. Senthilkumar

T. Senthilkumar

Assistant Professor

IIT Madras

Ketan Patel

Ketan Patel

Principal Scientist

CSIR-CSMCRI, Bhavnagar

Dr. E. Bhoje Gowd

Dr. E. Bhoje Gowd

Scientist G

CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram

Anoop Anand

Anoop Anand

Scientist

DRDO, Pune, Maharashtra

Dr. Arukkani Murugesan

Dr. Arukkani Murugesan

Assistant Professor

Chemistry, Shiv Nadar University Chennai

Dr. Ramaprasad Talahalli

Dr. Ramaprasad Talahalli

Scientist

CSIR-CFTRI, Mysuru

Dr. Abbas Shaikh

Dr. Abbas Shaikh

Ex-SABIC

Dr. Samir H. Chikkali

Dr. Samir H. Chikkali

Chief Scientist and Professor (AcSIR)

CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Pune

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Venue

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Conference Venue

CSIR – National Chemical Laboratory (NCL)

Dr. Homi Bhabha Road,
Pune – 411008, Maharashtra, India


IISER Pune

Dr. Homi Bhabha Road,
Pune – 411008, Maharashtra, India

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Conference Secretariat

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Phone

020-25903145 / 020-25902173


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Address

Society for Polymer Science India (SPSI)
CSIR–NCL Campus,
Pune – 411008, India

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