CHEMCONNECT 2026

Programme Schedule

Industry–Academia Connect

25th August 2026, Student’s Activity Centre (SAC), IIT Madras

Time Event
8:30 – 10:00 Registration
10:00 – 10:45 Inauguration

Welcome Address: Prof. Ethayaraja Mani, IIT Madras
Mission of the CoE Schemes: Joint Secretary, DCPC
Address by the Director General, CIPET: Prof. Shishir Sinha
Director’s Address: Prof. V. Kamakoti, IIT Madras
Chief Guest Address: Shri Tejeveer Singh, Secretary, DCPC
Release of the CHEMCONNECT 2026 Compendium
Vote of Thanks: Prof. Ethayaraja Mani, IIT Madras
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee Break
11:15 – 13:00 CoE Technical Pitch (see details in the annexure)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 17:00 Networking & CoE Technology Showcase
17:00 – 17:15 Closing Ceremony

ANNEXURE - CoE Technical Pitch Schedule

Time: 11:15 – 13:00, Students Activity Centre (SAC), IIT Madras

Time Centre
11:15 – 11:20 Green Transport Network (GREET) – CIPET, Chennai
11:20 – 11:25 Sustainable Green Materials – CIPET, Bhubaneswar
11:25 – 11:30 Bio-engineered Sustainable Polymeric Systems – CIPET, Bhubaneswar
11:30 – 11:35 Manufacturing of Next Generation Bio-Medical Devices – CIPET, Bhubaneswar
11:35 – 11:40 Process Development, Wastewater Management in Petrochemical Industries – IIT Roorkee
11:40 – 11:45 Specialty Polymers for Customized Additive Manufacturing – CSIR-NCL, Pune
11:45 – 11:50 Polymer Coatings for Decorative, Protective and Strategic Applications – CSIR-IICT, Hyderabad
11:50 – 11:55 Polymers, their Composites and Polymeric Membranes for Sustainable Development of Petroleum Industries – CSIR-NEIST, Jorhat
11:55 – 12:00 Sustainable & Innovative Design and Manufacturing of Polymer-TOYS (SUNDAR - TOYS) – IIT Guwahati
12:00 – 12:05 Design and Development for Value added Toys of Rubber and Allied Finished Products – IRMRA, Thane
12:05 – 12:10 Coal to Acetylene & Fine Chemicals – IITM (ISM) Dhanbad
12:10 – 12:15 Biodegradable Packaging Materials (BioPack) – IIT Madras
12:15 – 12:20 Performance Chemicals and Sustainable Polymers for Industrial Applications – CSIR-NIIST, Thiruvananthapuram
12:20 – 12:25 Speciality Chemicals – IIT Kanpur
12:25 – 12:30 Transparent and Biocompatible Metal-Polymer Composite Based X-ray, Gamma ray and Neutron Shields for Window and Personal Protecting Apparels – CSIR-AMPRI, Bhopal
12:30 – 12:35 Sustainable Polymers (SusPol) at IIT, Guwahati
12:35 – 13:00 Discussion