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Scientific Program

 The Fall Meeting of the Swiss Chemical Society is one-day event and the scientific program consists of

  • Plenary Lectures (Award Lectures)
  • Contributed Lectures (in parallel sessions)
  • Poster Sessions

This year, the Plenary Lectures will be presented by

Prof. Bernd Giese, Universities of Basel and Fribourg (Paracelsus Award)

Prof. Hans Jakob Wörner, ETH Zürich (Grammaticakis-Neumann Award)


There will be a total of nine parallel sessions with Contributed Lectures and a corresponding Poster Session. The session names/topics are:

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Catalysis Science and Engineering
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Inorganic and Coordination Chemistry
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry (split into two sessions for the contributed lectures; one poster session)
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Polymer and Colloid Chemistry

Note that in previous years contributed lectures in Organic Chemistry were presented either in the session on “Synthesis and Catalysis” (Session A) or the session on “Techniques, Properties, and Mechanisms” (Session B). This year, we will have two parallel sessions that will cover all aspect of organic chemistry, including, for instance, synthetic methods, asymmetric synthesis, catalysis, reaction mechanisms, reactivity studies, bioorganic chemistry, chemical biology, organic materials, and supramolecular chemistry.


The session on Catalysis Science and Engineering will cover the following topics:

The session on Catalysis Science and Engineering will offer a platform for research in catalysis in all its forms and expressions (homo-, hetero-, bio-, electro-, photo-), aiming at promoting trans-disciplinary approaches for the conception and design of new generations of catalytic processes. The session covers (i) mechanisms and kinetics, (ii) advanced materials, (iii) state-of-the-art characterization tools and computational methods, and (iii) reactor and process design, and it will encompass all areas of catalysis: (i) energy, (ii) alternative feedstocks, (iii) efficient manufacturing of chemicals, and (iv) environment.


When submitting a scientific contribution, you will be asked to indicate in which session you would like to present. If you were to have difficulties to decide which session to choose, please consult the scientific program of the previous year.