ISCSummerSchool2026 3rd International Supramolecular Chemistry Summer School

Plenary and invited Speakers

Plenary Speaker:

Prof Steve Goldup (University of Birmingham, UK)

                                                                                                                                                               

 Synthesis, stereochemistry and applications of interlocked molecules

Invited Speakers

Sensing and detection, chemiluminescent materials

Prof Laura Rodriguez Raurell (University of Barcelona, Spain)

Luminescent Supramolecular assemblies using Au(I) and Pt(II) synthons

Soft Materials

Prof Takuzo Aida (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Supramolecular Polymers for a Sustainable Future

Hard Materials

Prof Jonathan Nitschke (University of Cambridge, UK)

A menagerie of Chemical Beasts and their Strange Cages

Crystal Engineering

Prof Kari Rissanen (University of Jyväskylä, Finland)

Supramolecular Crystallography

Nanomedicine-bioinspired supramolecular chemistry

Prof Hennie Valkenier Van Dijk(Université Libre de Bruxelles ULB, Belgium)

Development of receptors for the transmembrane transport of ions

Molecular recognition, host-guest chemistry

Prof Stefan Kubik (RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau)

Key Concepts of Molecular Recognition: How Molecules Find the Right Partner

Computational Chemistry

Prof Antonio Frontera (Universitat de les Illes Balears UIB, Spain)

Computational Tools for Exploring Non-Covalent Interactions and Supramolecular Assemblies

Flow and Automated Supramolecular Chemistry

Prof Anna Slater (University of Liverpool, UK)

Working from the fundamental to the applied in supramolecular chemistry

Molecular machines and topology

Prof Alberto Credi (University of Bologna, Italy)

Supramolecular chemistry in action: mechanical switches, machines, and motors at the nanoscale

Photocatalysis in supramolecular chemistry

Prof Paola Ceroni (University of Bologna, Italy)

Light-harvesting antennae based on luminescent Quantum Dots (QDs)

Analytical Supramolecular Chemistry

Prof Pall Thordarson (University of New South Wales, Sidney, Australia) 

The title will be announced soon

Young Principal Investigators invited Speakers

Dr Irene Regeni (University of Strasbourg, France)

What can happen on the road toward an independent career

Dr Charalampos (Babis) Pappas (University of Freiburg, Germany)

Phosphates, Supramolecular Chemistry, and the Path to Independence

Industrial Application Supramolecular Chemistry

Prof Sebastian Koltzenburg (BASF, Germany)

From Supramolecular Polymer Chemistry to Industrial-Scale Everyday Products

Collateral Workshops

Dr Leana Travaglini (Wiley-VCH)

The title will be announced soon

Dr Marta Da Pian (Elsevier)

The title will be announced soon