Invited speakers

Invited Brazilian Speakers

  1. Adley Forti Rubira – UEM
  2. Aldo Zarbin – UFPR
  3. Antonio Jose Félix de Carvalho – USP
  4. Artur J. M. Valente – Universidade de Coimbra
  5. Bluma Guenter Soares – UFRJ
  6. Caio Otoni – UFSCar
  7. Denise Petri – USP
  8. Derval dos Santos Rosa – UFABC
  9. Edvani Curti Muniz – UFPI
  10. Elisa Souza Orth – UFPR
  11. Fernando Giacomelli – UFABC
  12. José Carlos Pinto – UFRJ
  13. Judith Feitosa – UFC
  14. Maria Ines Bruno Tavares – UFRJ
  15. Marisa Masumi Beppu – UNICAMP
  16. Nadya Pesce da Silveira – UFRGS
  17. Pedro Fardim – KU Leuven
  18. Pedro Henrique Hermes de Araujo – UFSC
  19. Regina Celia Monteiro de Paula – UFC
  20. Rosangela de Carvalho Balaban – UFRN
  21. Rilton Alves de Freitas – UFPR
  22. Sergio Henrique Pezzin – UDESC
  23. Watson Loh – UNICAMP

Invited French Speakers

  1. Christophe Sinturel, Orléans University
  2. Daniel Grande , Paris University
  3. Daniel Taton, Bordeaux University
  4. Damien Montarnal Lyon University
  5. François Tournilhac, Paris University
  6. Issei Otsuka, Grenoble Alpes University,
  7. Julien Bernard, Lyon University
  8. Julien Bras, Grenoble Alpes University
  9. Marc Zelsmann, Grenoble Alpes University
  10. Pascal Dumy, Montpellier University
  11. Redouane Borsali, Grenoble Alpes University
  12. Sami Halila, Grenoble Alpes University
  13. Serge Cosnier, Grenoble Alpes University
  14. Sophie Guillaume, Rennes University

Distinguished International Invited Speakers

  1. Artur Valente – University of Coimbra, Portugal
  2. Keiji Tanaka, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
  3. Kenji Takahashi, Kanazawa University, Japan
  4. Makoto Ouchi, Kyoto University, Japan
  5. Pedro Fardin – KUL, Leuven, Belgium
  6. Takuya ISONO – University, Sapporo, Japan
  7. Toshifumi Satoh, Hokkaido University, Japan
  8. Teruaki Hayakawa, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
  9. Yves Gnanou, Kaust, Saudi Arabia

Invited Brazilian Speakers

Adley Forti Rubira 

Synthesis and characterization of responsive hydrogels

State University of Maringa – UEM, Maringa, Parana, Brazil

Aldo J.G. Zarbin

Conducting polymers-based nanocomposite thin films prepared at liquid/liquid interfaces: enlarging technological application

Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Antonio J. F. Carvalho

Non-freezing bound water in cellulose and starch studied by high-resolution thermogravimetric analysis

University of São Paulo, EESC/USP, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

Artur J. M. Valente

Cyclodextrin-based polymers: synthetic routes and applications

University of Coimbra, Department of Chemistry, Coimbra, Portugal

Bluma Guenther Soares

Design of microwave absorbing materials based on polymer composites and carbonaceous nanoparticles

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, PEMM/IMA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Caio Gomide Otoni

Nanocelluloses as biopolyelectrolytes: How nanofibrils and nanocrystals benefit from wearing charge

Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Department of Materials Engineering (DEMa), São Carlos, Brazil

Denise Petri

Surfactant modified lignocellulose fibers: Physicochemical aspects and applications

Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Derval dos Santos Rosa

Deep understanding of the polysaccharide aerogel adsorption phenomenon of the metallic ions present in contaminant water

Federal University of ABC, UFABC, Santo André (SP), Brazil

Edvani Curti Muniz

Polymeric materials including electrospun nanofibers and their technological applications

Chemical Dept, Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina, BrazilChemical Dept, State University of Maringa (UEM), Maringa, Brazil

Elisa S. Orth

Gambling with polymer functionalization for catalysis: how to ally renewable resources and chemical security?

Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil

Fernando Carlos Giacomelli

Tailoring Polymer Colloids through Supramolecular Interactions: Polymersomes, Polyplexes and Polymer-Metal Hybrids towards a Toolbox for Nanofactories and Nanotherapeutics

Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo André, Brazil

José Carlos Pinto

Challenges for the Chemical Recycling of Post-Consumption Polymer Materials through Pyrolysis

Programa de Engenharia Química/COPPE, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil.

Judith P. A. Feitosa

Chitosan-Based Nanoformulations of Curcumin, AgNP, 5-Fluorouracil, and Methotrexate: Promising Approaches for Biological Applications

Federal University of Ceará, Polymer Lab, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil

Maria Inês Bruno Tavares

Assessment of Microplastics in Plastic Products Resulting from Improper Disposal

Marisa Masumi Beppu

3D biopolymer-based sensors for Circulating Tumor Cell (CTCs) detection: challenges for viability

Universidade Estadual de Campinas – University of Campinas (UNICAMP)

Nádya Silveira

Processing and Characterizing Starch Polymers for New Colloidal Arrangements

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Chemistry Institute, Porto Alegre, Brazil

Pedro Fardim

Polysaccharide-based biopolymers as sustainable materials: challenges, opportunities, and future directions

Chemical and Biochemical Reactor Engineering and Safety (CREaS), Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium

Pedro Henrique Hermes de Araújo

Enzymatic synthesis of polyesters via ring-opening polymerization and polycondensation

Federal University of Santa Catarina, EQA, Florianópolis, Brazil

Regina Célia Monteiro de Paula

Tecnologias Emergentes na Terapia do Câncer: Explorando o Potencial das Nanoplataformas de Polissacarídeos para Terapias Combinadas

Chemistry Dept, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil

Rilton Alves de Freitas

Perspectives and Challenges in Polysaccharide Water-in-Water Pickering Emulsions

Universidade Federal do Paraná, Pharmacy Department, BioPol Curitiba, Brazil

Rosangela de Carvalho Balaban

Hydrogels Applied to Well Abandonment Operations in Environmentally Sensitive Areas

Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Sérgio Henrique Pezzin

Electrospinning of nanostructured polymer membranes for humidity sensor and in situ application of cosmeceuticals

Santa Catarina State University, UDESC, CCT, Joinville, Brazil

Watson Loh

Miscibility of coacervates: behavior in bulk versus in complex coacervate core micelles

Institute of Chemistry – State University of Campinas

Invited French Speakers

Christophe Sinturel

Polymers for surface nanopatterning: from block polymer self-assembly to colloidal lithography

Université d’Orléans, CNRS, ICMN, Orléans, France

Damien Montarnal

Challenges & recent progress in vitrimer processing.

University Lyon 1, CP2M, Lyon, France

Daniel Grande

Biodegradable biporous polymeric materials: From design to application

Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, ICS, Strasbourg, France

Daniel Taton

Organocatalyzed Stereoselective Ring-Opening Polymerization and Group Transfer Polymerization-Induced Self-Assembly in Nonpolar Media

Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux-INP, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), Pessac, France

François Tournilhac

Biobased self-healing elastomers for soft robotics

Molecular, Macromolecular Chemistry, and Materials CNRS-ESPCI, Paris, France

Issei Otsuka 

Electrospinning of Functional Polysaccharide Derivatives Toward Biomedical Applications

University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, Grenoble, France

Julien Bernard

Design of ultrabright all-organic fluorescent nanocrystals by nanoprecipitation

IMP, CNRS, INSA-lyon, Lyon, France

Julien BRAS

Sustainable approaches for chemical modification of cellulose and nanocellulose surface

University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, Grenoble INP, LGP2, Grenoble, France

Marc Zelsmann

Self-assembly of high-resolution block copolymers in a microelectronics context

University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA/LETI Minatec, Laboratoire des Technologies de la Microélectronique (LTM), 38000, Grenoble, France

Pascal DUMY

Chemistry in Montpellier : Prospects for French- Brazilian Exchanges

École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Montpellier, IBMM, Montpellier, France

Redouane Borsali

Self-assembly of Carbohydrate Block Copolymers: From Glyconanoparticles to thin films to photonic crystals

University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, Grenoble, France

Sami Halila

Synthesis & Applications of Carbohydrate-Based Amphiphiles

University Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CERMAV, Grenoble, France

Serge Cosnier

Bioelectrocatalytic nanostructured materials based on carbon nanotubes and glyconanoparticles

Centre for Organic and Nanohybrid Electronics, Silesian University of Technology, Gliwice, Poland. University Grenoble Alpes, DCM UMR 5250, 38000 Grenoble, France

Sophie GUILLAUME

Stereoregular PHAs: when polymerization catalysis meets stereoselectivity

University of Rennes, CNRS, ISCR, Rennes, France

Distinguished International Invited Speakers

Keiji Tanaka

An Effect of Heterogeneous Network on Fracture Behavior of Epoxy Resins

Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

Kenji Takahashi

Cellulose esterification using ionic liquids as catalysts and twin screw extruder as a reactor

Kanazawa University, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan

Makoto Ouchi

Sequence-Controlled Polymers and Tacticity-Controlled Polymers via Monomer Design for Postpolymerization Modification

Kyoto University, Japan

Takuya Isono

Oligosaccharides as Hard Segments for Fully Biobased Elastomers

Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan

Teruaki Hayakawa

Higher-order Structured Polyimides Designed via Materials Informatics Approaches

Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan

Toshifumi SATOH

One-step Synthesis of Multiblock Copolymers by Ring-opening Copolymerization using Alkali Metal Carboxylate Catalyst

Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan, and List-PF, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8628, Japan

Yves Gnanou

Polycarbonate-based Copolymers as Effective and Attractive Alternatives to Polyolefins

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)