Welcome to the annual meeting of the Surface and Materials Chemistry Section

When? 4-6 November 2026

Where? KBC salen, Umeå University

More information and a registration link can be found here.

The 2026 Annual Meeting of the Surface and Materials Chemistry Section of the Swedish Chemical Society brings together researchers from academia and industry to explore the latest advances in surface and materials science. Join us in Umeå – gateway to the Swedish Arctic – for three days of inspiring science, lively discussions, and networking in a unique northern setting.

Theme:  Materials and Surfaces for Sustainability and Health: From Northern Resources to Molecular Solutions

The program features keynote lectures by leading experts, invited talks spanning the full breadth of surface and materials chemistry, an interactive poster session, and a conference dinner. The meeting runs lunch-to-lunch for convenient travel.

Participants will also have the opportunity to tour the analytical facilities of the Chemical and Biological Center (KBC; https://www.umu.se/en/chemical-biological-centre/), including the Umeå Centre for Electron Microscopy, the X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, and the NMR platforms.

Whether your research focuses on mineral processing or membrane biophysics, battery materials or biosensors, this meeting offers something for you. The breadth of topics encourages cross-disciplinary discussions that can open doors to new research directions and collaborations. We look forward to welcoming you to Umeå!

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Confirmed speakers:

• Maria Abrahamsson (Chalmers) Solar fuels
• Marta Bally (Umeå University) Virus-membrane interactions
• Alexander Bismarck (University of Vienna) Polymer & Composite Engineering
• Tetyana Budnyak (Uppsala University) Environmental materials
• Emil Byström (Spinchem)
• Feng Gao (Linköping University) Semiconductors for energy technologies
• Fredrik Höök (Chalmers) Surface-based bioanalytical tools
• Christian Kugge (SCA)
• Nicolò Maccaferri (Umeå University) Photonics and material science
• Kristiina Oksman (Luleå Technical University) Wood and bionanocomposites
• Paula Sebastian Pascual (KTH) Electrochemistry
• Per Persson (Linköping University) Microscopy of materials
• Andrey Shchukarev (Umeå University) Cryogenic X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
• Emma Sparr (Lund University) Biological interfaces
• Daniel Weber (Chalmers) Energy and Materials

Welcome!

Jean-François Boily, chair of the organisation committee