Chemistry of Materials Community Day Materials for a Sustainable World

Chemistry of Materials Community Day: Materials for a Sustainable World

• 26 June 2026, 10:00 - 16:00

The Research Community Committee Chemistry of Materials organises a community day on Materials for a Sustainable World on June 26th, 2026. The committee warmly invites young and established researchers and industrial partners to a dynamic community day. This event brings together everyone working on materials for a sustainable future — with a focus on building innovative public-private partnerships.

The Chemistry of Materials working group committee organises a community day on Materials for a Sustainable World. The committee warmly invites young and established researchers and industrial partners to a dynamic community day filled with scientific insights, networking opportunities, and space for new collaborations. This event brings together everyone working on materials for a sustainable future — with a focus on building innovative public‑private partnerships.

Why participate?

For post-docs and early‑career PIs

• Learn about new funding opportunities in materials, energy, and circularity.
• Expand your network within both academia and industry.

For senior PIs

• Share your experience with consortium building.
• Meet potential partners for upcoming proposals.

For industry

• Connect with leading researchers and explore low‑threshold ways to join cutting‑edge scientific projects.
• Identify collaboration opportunities in materials innovation, circularity, and the energy transition.

Pitch your idea!

Do you have a research or innovation concept to share?
During our pitch session, participants — including industrial partners — are invited to present their ideas in a maximum of 2 minutes (up to 2 slides). A low‑barrier way to spark new collaborations and matchmaking for future consortia.

Preliminary programme:

10:00 – 10:30: Welcome with coffee and tea
10:30 – 10:45: Welcome by the Chemistry of Materials Research Community Committee
10:45 – 11:15: Key note lecture 1: industry perspective, circularity and materials
11:15 – 11:45: Key note lecture 2: academic perspective on forming large consortia
11:45 – 12:15: Pitchpodium
12:15 – 13:15: Lunch
13:15 – 13:30: NWO funding opportunities
13:30 – 14:30: Parallel focussessions
14:30 – 15:00: Recap and closing
15:00 – 16:00: Drinks and networking
* Please note that the programme is preliminary. The programme will be updated in due time.

Register here.

This event is organised by Marco Altomare (University of Twente), Paul Kouwer (Radboud University), Giuseppe Portale (University of Groningen), and Lambert Speelman (NWO).