There is so much to see at Pacifichem 2025. To help you navigate the scientific program we have organized selected sessions into “Topic Streams” to help you find the most relevant content while you are in Honolulu. Please take a look at the symposia planned for each Topic Stream below. You may download the grid using the button below that includes scheduling details for each symposium.
Download Topic Stream Schedule| Topic Stream | Symposium |
| Accelerating Materials Discovery | Autonomous Chemistry for Accelerated Materials Discovery |
| Computational Modeling and Design of Functional Materials in the AI Era | |
| Machine Learning-Based Accelerated Discovery of Advanced Materials in Support of Green Energy Transition | |
| Transformative Manufacturing of Critical Materials and Chemicals Through Artificial Intelligence and Automation | |
| Advances in Bioinorganic Chemistry | Cutting Edge of Catalytic Heme Enzymes |
| Harnessing the Potential of Small Molecules: Exploring Metalloenzymes and Adaptation in Synthetic Catalysts | |
| Metals in Biological Chemistry. Metal-Binding Active Oxygen Species Correlated to Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Novel Heme Proteins and Model Systems | |
| Aptamers | Biomaterials Meet Nucleic Acid Aptamers: Creating Killer Applications in the Medical Field |
| From Molecular Diagnostics to Therapeutics with Aptamers | |
| Batteries | Battery Chemistry Beyond Li-Ion: Materials, Interfaces, Characterizations and Simulations |
| Battery Research in GX and DX Era | |
| Bioinspired Polymers | Dynamics-Driven Design Of Functional Biological And Bio-Inspired Macromolecules |
| Polymers At The Interface With Biology: Innovations In Design, Synthesis, And Applications | |
| Biomolecular Self | Peptide Self-Assembly: Chemistry and Nanotechnology |
| Protein Aggregation, Biocondensation, and Biomolecular Self-Assembly | |
| Bioorthogonal | Bio-Orthogonal Chemistry and Click Chemistry in Basic and Translational Biomedical Research |
| Making Smart Drugs Smarter Through Bioorthogonal Chemistry | |
| Carbenes | Carbenes For Catalysis And Synthesis |
| N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Next Generation Materials from 0 to 3 Dimensions | |
| Catalyzed Biomass Conversion to Chemicals and Fuels | Advances in Catalysis for Environmentally Friendly Fuels and Chemicals Production from Alternative Resources |
| Heterogeneous Catalysis for the Valorization of Next-Generation Carbon Resources | |
| Sustainable Chemicals and Bioproducts from Biomass | |
| Chemistry of Gels | Bringing Order To Disordered Polymer Gels |
| Microgels And Nanogels: Fundamentals And Applications | |
| Polymer Gels And Rubbery Materials: The Epitome Of Soft Matter | |
| CO2 Capture and Conversion | Advanced Materials for Carbon Capture and Utilization for Sustainable Fuel Production |
| Electrochemical CO2 Capture and Conversion | |
| Frontlines of Research on the CO2 Conversion Catalyst Towards an Industrial Approach | |
| Emerging Tools for Synthesis | Continuous Flow Science from Bench to Market â A Joint Academic-Industrial Initiative |
| Enabling Tools For Organic Synthesis | |
| Synthesis Using Flow And Microreactor Systems | |
| Emerging Analytical Technology Development Advancing Environmental Exposure and Effect Studies | |
| In-Situ Contaminants Monitoring Approaches Using Passive Sampling Methods to Investigate Trends of Organic Contaminants in the Environment | |
| Unlocking the Well-Filled Analytical Toolbox: Methods for Screening and Deep-Dive Analysis to Assess Fate, Transport, and Effects of Emerging Contaminants in the Environment | |
| Epigenetic Advances | Epigenetic Mechanisms and Advances in Chromatin Biology |
| Frontiers in Macromolecule Epigenetic Modifications: Chemical Tools, Biochemical Mechanisms, Function Annotation/Modulation/Perturbation | |
| f-Element Chemistry | Frontiers and New Horizons in Molecular f-Element Chemistry |
| Frontiers in Actinide Chemistry: From Fundamental Systems to Practical Applications | |
| Functional Biomolecules | Aardvarks to Zebus, Challenging Chemistry Targets and Innovative Solutions in Synthetic, Medicinal and Biological Peptide and Protein Science |
| Design of Functional Proteins, Peptides, and Peptidomimetics. | |
| Revealing the Biophysics Behind Biomolecule Assembly and Function | |
| Hydrogen for Energy Storage | Handling Hydrogen at Scale: Liquids-Based Hydrogen Carriers |
| Hydrogen Materials for Energy Storage | |
| Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Fuel Cells for Green Transformation | |
| Inclusive Chemistry | Inclusive Laboratory Instruction for Students Who Are Blind or Low Vision |
| It Gets Better: Pride in (Pacifi)Chem | |
| Promoting Diversity and Multiculturalism in Chemistry Education | |
| Scholarship at the Interface of Chemistry Education and Equity/Diversity/Inclusion | |
| Iodine | Hypervalent Iodine: Bonding, Mechanism and Synthetic Applications |
| Iodine: Chemistry, Properties, And Uses | |
| Life of Pi | Advanced Pi-Conjugated Molecular Semiconductor Materials And Devices For Next-Generation Electronics |
| Designed Pi-Electronic Systems: Synthesis, Properties, Theory, And Function | |
| Programmed Assembly Of Pi-Conjugated Molecules And Polymers | |
| Light Matter Interaction | Modern Methods for Strong Light-Matter Interactions in Complex Chemical Systems |
| New Era Of Chiral Light-Matter Interaction Effects | |
| Machine Learning for Biomaterials | Emerging Frontiers: Machine Learning Transforming Studies of Biomolecular Dynamics |
| Harnessing Computers for Rational Design of Polymeric Biomaterials: From First Principles to Generative AI | |
| Machine Learning for Drug Development and Discovery | Augmented Discovery: Machine Learning Approaches to Improve Drug Development |
| Machine Learning for Calculation of Accurate Protein-Ligand Binding Free Energies for Drug Discovery | |
| Main Group Chemistry | Alkali Metal and Alkaline Earth Chemistry – Developments, Applications & Challenges |
| Straying Away From The Main Line: Unusual Properties And Reactivity Of Main Group Elements | |
| Main Group Polymers | Expanding The Macromolecular Periodic Table: Polymers And Supramolecules Containing Non-Hydrocarbon Elements For Enhanced Functionality |
| Silicon-Containing Polymers And Oligomers: Synthesis, Structural Control, Functions, Hybridization, And Applications | |
| Managing PFAS | Basic Chemistry of PFAS for Well-Balanced Society |
| Conspicuous Synthesis And Degradation Of Organofluorine Compounds | |
| Deciphering the Impact of PFAS on Environment and Health | |
| Microfluidic Technologies | Emerging Microfluidic and Nano-Analytical Technologies for Biomarker Detection |
| Low-Cost Capillary-Powered Microfluidics for Point-of-Need Measurements | |
| National Facilities (Big Hardware) | Accelerator-Based In Situ/Operando Studies In Advancing Chemical Sciences |
| Structural Analysis Of Complex Materials: Advances In X-Ray And Neutron Scattering | |
| Synchrotron Radiation Characterizations in Energy Storage and Conversion Materials | |
| Pasmons are Hot | Advances in Plasmon Enhanced Spectroscopies |
| Emerging Frontiers In Plasmonic Chemistry | |
| Plastics Recycling | Recycling of Plastic and Polymer Materials Waste |
| Recycling of Polymeric Materials: Challenges and Perspectives | |
| Radiochemistry | Accessing New Targets with Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry |
| Advancements in Chemistry of Theranostics for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy | |
| The Chemistry of 18F, 11C, Radiometal and Fluorophore-Based Probes | |
| Reactive Species | Isolation Of Transient Species In Superfluid Helium Droplets |
| Recent Advances And Future Developments In Solid Matrix Isolated Species | |
| Recycling and Upcycling | Green Solvents for Attaining a Circular Economy Through Processing Renewable and Upcyclable Materials |
| Sustainable Electronics: From Metal Recovery and (Micro)Plastics Valorization to Biodegradable Electronics | |
| Responsive Materials | Mechanically Responsive Materials: Bridging The Gap Between Polymers And Crystals |
| Multi-Stimulus-Responsive Polymers And Nanocomposites | |
| Stimuli-Responsive Materials for Green and Sustainable Chemistry | |
| Shining Light on Metal Complexes | Photofunctions of Metal Complexes: From Fundamental Aspects to Applications |
| Photon-to-X Conversion: Photoinduced Redox Activation of Molecules by Transition Metal Complexes | |
| Soft Interfaces | Advances In Polymer-Functionalized Soft Interfaces |
| Advances In Understanding And Controlling Surface/Interfaces Of Polymer Materials At Multiple Scales | |
| Sustainable Photo | Electrocatalysis for Sustainable Processes |
| Photo/Electro-Catalysis for Carbon Neutrality and Sustainable Engineering | |
| Synthetic Photocatalysis | Beyond Exogenous: The Direct Visible Light Activation Of Transition Metal Catalysts |
| Frontiers In Synthetic Organic Photocatalysis | |
| Photosciences In Molecular And Supramolecular Scaffolds | |
| Thermoelectrics | Advances in Electrochemical and Liquid-Based Thermal Technologies for Waste Heat Utilization and Electricity Storage |
| Chemistry and Physics of Solids for Thermoelectric Energy Conversion and Thermal Energy Harnessing |