We’re glad to announce the next talk in the #POLYMATSeminarSeries! 🎓 📅 Friday, September 19th 👤 Prof. Manuel Arruebo from @unizar.es  🧪 Advanced materials for diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring infectious and inflammatory processes 📍 Korta Building Auditorium | 🕛 12:00 A.M.

Prof. David Mecerreyes has been awarded the prestigious Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Prize at POLY-CHAR 2025 in Mauritius. The prize recognizes outstanding contributions to polymer science, and this honor celebrates Prof. Mecerreyes’ remarkable impact in the field. #POLYCHAR2025 #DavidMecerreyes #POLYMAT

In early September, #POLYMAT brought together academia, industry & researchers in Donostia-San Sebastian in two events: 1️⃣ The Industrial Liaison Programme 2025. 2️⃣ The Emulsion Polymerization Processes Course. Two weeks, two events — one shared goal: driving innovation in polymer science! 💡

SOMMa, la alianza de centros y unidades de investigación de excelencia española, hace un llamamiento urgente a abordar la emergencia climática con una política basada en el conocimiento y las evidencias científicas.

Today at 10:30, Pauline Bron will defend her PhD thesis “Design of Isocyanate Free Polyhydroxyurethane Vitrimers for Recycling Applications” at the Graduation Room, Faculty of Chemistry. Supervisors: V. Landmiral & L. Irusta.

Our PhD researcher Ana Trajcheva has won a Best Poster Award at the 142nd @basf.bsky.social BASF International Summer Course (Ludwigshafen) 🎉👏 Recognized among 50 international participants for the quality & impact of her research. #POLYMAT #BASF #PolymerScience

We are proud to share that @idoiaazaldegui.bsky.social, General Manager of #POLYMAT, will join the Women’s Day at the San Sebastián International Open (WTA125) on Sept 11. An evening to celebrate female leadership, talent & innovation. #WTA125 #WomensDay #Leadership

🏆 #POLYMAT PhD researcher Juan Torres has won the Best Poster Award at the EP’2025 International Symposium on Engineering Plastics in Harbin, China 🇨🇳. 👏 Congratulations, Juan!

📢 PhD opening at #POLYMAT! Join our team to work on Organic Polymers for Tin-based Perovskite Solar Cells 🔬☀️ 📌 MSc in Chemistry 📌 Background in polymers & solar cells 📌 Apply by Sept 20th: [email protected] More info: www.polymat.eu/uploads/open...

👏 Congrats to #POLYMAT researcher @camarerolab.bsky.social new member of the Editorial Board of Biofabrication (IOP, IF 8) @ioppublishing.bsky.social ! A great recognition of her work in biofabrication and polymer science. 🔗 publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/journals/bio... #WomenInScience

XLVII Congress of the Iberian Society of Biomechanics and Biomaterials 📍 Donostia 🗓️ 6–7 Nov 2025 🚨 Abstract deadline: 15 July! Co-organized by #POLYMAT & @cicbiomagune.bsky.social#POLYMAT 📝 Sign up: https://www.uik.eus/es/curso/xlvii-congreso-internacional-sociedad-iberica-biomecanica-biomateriales

We're hosting Jhoan Toro-Mendoza from @pubs.acs.org  for a talk titled: "Academy, Industry, & Editorial: Some Tips from My Journey" 🎤 July 4, 12:00 PM 📍 Faculty of Chemistry Auditorium Free and open to all who are curious about science, publishing and career paths!

Fluorescent orange and deep blue shimmer—this is 5,10,15,20-tetraphenylporphyrin synthesized by Yogesh Maurya , postdoc at #POLYMAT. 🧪 Part of his research on π-conjugated aromatic systems in @kokelab.bsky.social group More info: cen.acs.org/synthesis/Ch...

#POLYMAT PhD candidates Mario Martinez & Alessandra Stevens stood out at the IPCG Graduate Research Seminar in Sète 🇫🇷. Mario’s talk on aqueous colloidal assembly won Best Talk, while Alessandra’s poster on bio-inspired polymer nanoreactors earned Best Poster.

📣 The 1st Meeting of Young Researchers in Rheology will be held in Madrid on Sept 11–12, 2025! 🎓 For students, PhDs & early postdocs 📍 Instituto de Estructura de la Materia – CSIC More info 👉 https://jirheo25.eu #JIRheo2025

📚 This week at #POLYMAT: 40 participants joined our short course “Introduction to the Structure and Properties of Polymers” in Donostia! 🔬 Thanks to Prof. Alejandro J. Müller and Dr. Mª Mercedes Fernández San Martín for leading these insightful sessions!

🚨 Research opportunity at #POLYMAT! If you're a chemist with a strong Organic Chemistry background + experience in dispersed media polymerization. https://www.polymat.eu/uploads/openpositions/pdf/modelo_oferta_phd_2_002.pdf Join us for a 1-year project on VOCs in waterborne dispersions.

🔬 La semana pasada estuvimos en #IkerGazte2025! Sara Beldarrainek bere tesia aurkeztu zuen poster eta mikrotxarla batean, Usue Aspiazuk #EkiOCEAN proiektuko lana, eta Pablo Morales entzule moduan parte hartu zuen. 📸 Esperientzia polita!

A crystal shaped like a boat? Federico Begato captured this stunning image of a fluorescent organic nanomaterial under UV light! Based on perylene bisimide, this material is part of his research in @kokelab.bsky.social  More:

We are pleased to announce that Cristhof Weder (Adolphe Merkle Institute, Switzerland) will be visiting #POLYMAT to give a seminar titled: "Mechanochromic Polymers Based on Supramolecular Mechanophores" 📅 June 6th 📍 Auditorium of the Faculty of Chemistry 🕛 12:00 PM

🎉 Congrats to Leire Sangroniz for receiving the JTACC+V4 2025 Young Scientist Award at the 4th Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Conference! 👏🔥

This week, #PintOfScience turns 10! 🍻 #POLYMAT researchers Alodi Pascal, Ana Trajcheva, Sima Lashkari, Daniele Mantione & Nick Ballard will be sharing science in pubs around Donostia. Cheers to research in relaxed spaces!

Last week, #POLYMAT researchers Alejandro J. Müller, Itxaso Calafell, Mercedes Fernández & Ricardo Pérez Camargo joined the 1st Ferrol Discussion Meeting on Polymer Physics at Universidad de A Coruña. A great scientific exchange on polymer physics, sustainability & more! #POLYMAT #PolymerPhysics

📣 PhD Thesis Defense! 🧪 Flore Kilens presents: "Poly(lactic acid)–polyether systems, towards novel bio-based block copolymers" 📍 Auditorium of Korta building 🗓 May 16 🕙 10:00 AM Supervised by @SardonL & @CoralieJehanno  #POLYMAT #PhDDefense #SustainablePolymers

📢 Exciting News!  Join us for the Workshop on Emulsion Polymerization Processes from Sept 8-12 in Donostia-San Sebastián! 🌊🧪 🔹Dates: Sept 8-12 🔹Location: Donostia-San Sebastián  🔹Registration: https://ehu.eus/en/web/polymat/epp-course Secure your spot today! Limited seats available.

🚨 PhD opening at #POLYMAT ! Join Prof. Müller's group to work on biodegradable multiphasic materials. 📍 Donostia | 🗓 Apply by June 10 📩 [email protected] 🔗 https://www.polymat.eu/uploads/openpositions/pdf/phd_offer_mdm_may_2025_002.pdf

🎓 Join us for the PhD defense of Tansu Abbasoglu, supervised by @sardonlab.bsky.social on 🗓 May 29, 10:30 AM 📍 Faculty of Chemistry Auditorium (UPV/EHU) Title: Dynamic Covalent Adaptive Cellular Solids #Polymat #UPVEHU #PolymerScience

Our GM Idoia Azaldegui and PM Mónica Moreno are representing #POLYMAT at #INORMS2025 in Madrid, joining over 2,000 research management professionals from around the world. 🌍🔬 A great space for learning, collaboration, and scientific leadership.

🔬 #POLYMAT Seminar Series Join us on May 5, 12:00 PM at the Faculty of Chemistry for a talk by Prof. Joachim Loos (SCUT & MORPHYS): Advanced High-Resolution Microscopy for Polymer Science & Technology.

Iliane Rafaniello Alonso, #POLYMAT researcher and CEO of #Surphase, has received the #ASPEGI Gipuzkoa Emprendedora award in Technological and Digital Innovation. A fantastic recognition for her work turning research into impact! 👏 More info: https://www.polymat.eu/en/news-event-details/490

🌟 Huge congrats to Danila Merino, Ikerbasque Research Fellow at #POLYMAT, selected as an @pubs.acs.org  Materials Au Rising Star 2025! Read her featured article 👉 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acsmaterialsau.5c00020

👏 Congrats to @kokelab.bsky.social , #Ikerbasque Research Professor at #POLYMAT, on joining the @beilstein-institut.bsky.social  as Associate Editor! His research explores the interface between molecules and polymers. 🔗

🏆 Congrats to #POLYMAT researcher Yogesh Kumar Maurya, winner of the #CENChemPics March photo contest by @cenmag.bsky.social ! These stunning coral-like crystals formed spontaneously during a reaction in the @kokelab.bsky.social . A perfect blend of science and beauty! 🔬🌿

The #MIRNA project, featuring #POLYMAT researchers Itxaso Calafel and Robert Hernández, has been funded by the Basque Government to study the role of #miRNA in #glaucoma. 👁️ This could open the door to personalised therapies. https://icqo.org/2025/02/18/glaucoma-mirna-investigacion-nuevas-terapias/

#POLYMAT researcher Sandra Camarero presented her work on 4D materials for tissue regeneration at the #SupraLife School — a brilliant example of how dynamic biomaterials can drive medical innovation. #4DMaterials #Biomaterials #WomenInScience

Congrats to Jon Avestaran Uriarte, winner of the #POLYMAT Scientific Photography Contest 2024! 🏆 His image: "Eight Legs, Two Photons: When Science gets TentaCool" 🐙✨ A brilliant mix of science, art, and humor at the microscale. #Polymat #ScienceIsArt #Microscopy

🔬 #POLYMAT Seminar Series Join us for a talk by Prof. Mircea Dincă from Princeton University: From Electrically Conductive MOFs to Sustainable Batteries ⚡🔋 📅 March 28 | 🕛 12:00 PM 📍 Faculty of Chemistry Auditorium

Miryam Criado-Gonzalez, Ricardo A. Pérez-Camargo & Leire Sangroniz have won the EPF Future Faculty & Researchers Award 🏆 They’ll present at #EPF2025 & publish in a special issue of POLYMER. Congrats! 👏 More info: www.polymat.eu/en/news-even...

Join us at POLYMAT for a seminar by Dr. Pau Farràs from University of Galway on Electro, Photo and Biocatalysis: Efficient Ways for Water Oxidation and CO₂ Conversion 🌱🔬 🗓️ March 24 | ⏰ 10:00 AM 📍 Faculty of Chemistry Auditorium #Catalysis #POLYMAT #Sustainability

Jon Ayestarán y Xabier López de Pariza presentaron LatexYZ, un proyecto sobre impresión 3D de polímeros de altas prestaciones, en la jornada de emprendimiento de @fomentoss.bsky.social  , celebrando el 1er aniversario de #EKINN+.

🔬 New research on 2D covalent organic frameworks (COFs), co-authored by @kokelab.bsky.social and colleagues, has been published in @naturechemistry.bsky.social! This study explores the formation of twisted bilayer COFs and moiré superlattices in materials science. 🔗https://rdcu.be/eaDix

🔬 MOLECULAR NANOGRAPHENES: THE SEARCH FOR ENANTIOSELECTIVITY 📢 Join us for a talk by Prof. Nazario Martin on molecular nanographenes & enantioselectivity! 📅 Feb 28, 2025 | ⏰ 11:30 AM | 📍 Faculty of Chemistry

📢 We’re hiring at #POLYMAT! 🔬 Research Projects Manager – Manage research funding & collaborations. 📢 Outreach Manager – Bring science to society through impactful communication. 📩 Apply now! [email protected] 🔗 More info: https://www.polymat.eu/en/open-positions

Atzo, #EmakumeakZientzian ekimenaren baitan, 55 urtetik gorako 23 emakume hartu genituen #POLYMAT-en. Fue una mañana llena de pasión, curiosidad y admiración por la ciencia. 💜🔬 Eskerrik asko bolondresei, dibulgazioaren #HaziaErein zenuten guztioi!

🔬 EMAKIKER GRANTS 2024 | Supporting outstanding female researchers in polymer science! 👩‍🔬 Up to 5 years of funding, salary & mentoring to lead an independent research project at #POLYMAT. 📅 Apply until June 30th (or until filled): [email protected] #WomenInScience #EMAKIKER

🌱 Yesterday, we kicked off #EmakumeakZientzian An inspiring opening event under the theme #HaziaErein (Plant the Seed) highlighting how small actions drive change towards equality in science. 🔬 35 institutions 1 mission: equlity in STEM 📽️ youtu.be/n6thLQc6YHc?...

#POLYMAT Researcher Jorge Pascual has published a paper in @nature.com   in collaboration with @ox.ac.uk  , @KyotoU_News and others.   The work represents a breakthrough in multijunction perovskite photovoltaics.   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08546-y

🎓 Join the #POLYMAT Seminar Series on Jan 17! 📢 Prof. Alex Plajer from @unibayreuth.bsky.social presents: "Sequence Selective Ring-Opening Terpolymerisation of Elemental Sulfur Waste" 📍 Faculty of Chemistry Auditorium ⏰ 12:00 PM

📢 Congratulations to Leire Sangroniz and @ximenis_marta ! They have been awarded the 2024 #EMAKIKER Grant, supporting their scientific independence at #POLYMAT and enabling them to lead innovative research projects. 👉 More info: https://www.polymat.eu/en/news-event-details/474

🎉 Congratulations to Irune Villaluenga and Sandra Camarero! They have been promoted to Ikerbasque Research Associates, recognizing their leadership and achievements in polymer science. 👉More info: https://www.polymat.eu/en/news-event-details/473