International Conference on Materials for a Sustainable Future
MATCON
2026
15 to 17 December 2026
Venue: Seminar Complex, CUSAT
MATCON 2026
MATCON 2026 is the 8th international conference of the prestigious MATCON series organized by the Department of Applied Chemistry, CUSAT. As a vital component of the scientific community, the conference aims at exchanging and nurturing innovative ideas of the latest and cutting-edge research among the academicians, scientists and industrialists all over the world.
The 3-day international conference will be devoted to invited lectures by eminent academicians and scientists, oral presentations and poster presentations by researchers and budding scientists from various parts of the globe.
APPLIED CHEMISTRY
Established in 1976 to play an important role in the further development of the industrial belt in the greater Cochin area by providing scientific support and trained personnel to the industries.
The Department has now grown and emerged as one of the pioneering centers in Chemistry in the State of Kerala. The Department currently offers a five year Integrated M.Sc, two year M.Sc. and Ph.D. Programmes.
CONFERENCE THEMES
Green and Sustainable Chemistry
Smart framework materials
Energy and Photovoltaics
Frontiers in Computational Modelling and AI
Polymer Science and Engineering
Materials for Space Technology
Supramolecular Materials and Assemblies
Sensors and Biosensors
Next generation Nanomaterials
Nanomaterials for Biomedical Applications
Drug Discovery and Drug Delivery
Emerging Techniques in Spectroscopy
Catalysis and Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Advanced Functional Materials
Nuclear Materials
Separation Science and Technology
BE PART OF THE FUTURE
Join world-leading researchers, scientists, and industrialists at MATCON 2026 — an international forum shaping the next chapter of materials science.
DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS
Dr. Ajayan Vinu
Laureate Professor and Director
GICAN
University of Newcastle, Australia
Dr. Gadi Rothenberg
Professor
Van’t Hoff Institute of Molecular Sciences
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Oliver Reiser
Professor & Dean of Research
Institute of Organic Chemistry
University of Regensburg, Germany
Dr. Haruo Inoue
Professor
Department of Applied Chemistry
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Dr. Wim Dehaen
Professor
Department of Chemistry
KU Leuven, Belgium
Dr. Pradeep T
Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT Madras, Chennai, India
Dr. K. George Thomas
Professor
School of Chemistry
IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India
Dr. Anna Painelli
Professor of Physical Chemistry
Parma University, Italy
Dr. Biju Vasudevan Pillai
Professor
Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
Dr. Akkattu T. Biju
Professor
Department of Organic Chemistry
IISc Bangalore, India
Dr. Shiju N. R.
Associate Professor
Van 't Hoff Institute of Molecular Sciences
University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Biswarup Pathak
Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT Indore, India
Dr. Andrea Listorti
Researcher
University of Bari, Italy
Dr. Sreekumar Kurungot
Principal Investigator
National Chemical Laboratory, Pune, India
Dr. Subrahmanyam Ch.
Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT Hyderabad, India
Dr. Sangaraju Shanmugam
Professor
Department of Energy Science & Engineering
Daegu, South Korea
Dr. Sebastian Peter
Professor
Department of Chemistry
JNCASR, Bangalore, India
Dr. M. M. Shaijumon
Professor
School of Physics
IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India
Dr. Vibin Ramakrishnan
Professor
Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering
IIT Guwahati, India
Dr. Kana M Sureshan
Professor
School of Chemistry
IISER Thiruvananthapuram, India
Dr. Pramod Pillai
Professor
IISER Pune, India
Dr. Jino George
Associate Professor
IISER Mohali, India
Dr. Putla Sudarsanam
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT Hyderabad, India
Dr. Flavio Emery
Professor
School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ribeirao Preto
University of São Paulo (FCFRP/USP), Brazil
Dr. Ermal Ismalaj
Research Associate
Molecular and Functional Biomarkers Radiochemistry & Nuclear Imaging
CIC biomaGUNE, Spain
Dr. Shibu E. S.
Assistant Professor
Department of Nanoscience and Technology
University of Calicut, India
Dr. Subila K. B.
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Sciences
IISER Kolkata, India
Dr. Vinoy Thomas
Associate Professor
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
University of Alabama Birmingham (UAB), USA
Dr. Anu Jacob
Researcher
CIC energiGUNE, Spain
Dr. Lakshmi Balagopal
R&D Director Asia
FMC CORPORATION, Singapore
Dr. Hiroaki Misawa
Emeritus Professor
Research Institute for Electronic Science
Hokkaido University, India
Dr. Katsuaki Konishi
Professor and Dean
Graduate School of Environmental Science
Hokkaido University, India
Dr. Vinoth Kumar Raja
Assistant Professor & HOD
Department of Chemical Engineering
NIT Andhra Pradesh, India
Dr. Biplab Kumar Patra
Scientist
CSIR - IIMT, India
Dr. Swapan Kumar Biswas
Associate Professor
Tripura University, India
Dr. Chinna Ayya Swamy P
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
NIT Calicut, India
Dr. Debayan Sarkar
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
IIT Indore, India
Dr. Praveen Kumar B
Research Scientist
Armament Research and Development Establishment, DRDO, India
Dr. Rajesh Pai
Scientific Officer
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
Dr. Rahna K Shamsudeen
Scientist
Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), India
Dr. N. K. Renuka
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Calicut, India
Dr. Jaison P G
Scientific Officer
Fuel Chemistry Division
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, India
Dr. Deepa Khushalani
Professor
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India
Dr. Sivaraj Pazhaniswamy
Senior Post Doctoral Researcher
Department of Materials
University of Oxford, India
Maya K.V
Co-Founder & CTO
Module Innovations Pvt. Ltd., India
Dr. T N Narayanan
Associate Professor
TIFR Hyderabad, India
Dr. R Geetha Balakrishna
Director and Professor
Photo and Electrocatalysis
Jain University Bengaloru, India
Dr. Saji J
Scientist
DRDO, India
Dr. Gianluca Accorsi
Researcher
NANOTEC-CNR, Italy
Dr. Biji P
Professor
Department of Chemistry and Nanoscience & Technology
PSG Institute of Advanced Studies, Coimbatore, India
Dr. Binitha N N
Professor
Department of Chemistry
University of Calicut, India
Dr. Neena S John
Faculty
Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS)
Dr. Kaustabh Kumar Maiti
Scientist G & Head
NIIST, India
Dr. Ani Deepthi
Assistant Professor
University of Kerala, India
Dr. Narayanan Unni K. N.
Chief Scientist
CSIR-NIIST, India
Dr. Edwin Yeow
Associate Professor & President
Nanyang Technological University
Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association, Singapore
Dr. Vikram Singh
Scientist D
CSIR-IITR Lucknow, India
Dr. Akhilesh Yadav
Scientist D
CSIR-IITR Lucknow, India
Dr. Erdni Batyrev
Materials Scientist
Tata Steel Europe
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dr. Franklin J
Professor
Sacred Heart College, Thevara, India
Dr. Karthiselva N S
Deputy General Manager
Carborandam Universal Limited
CUMI, India