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SPEAKERS
SPEAKERS
The organising committee are currently developing an amazing 2026 Conference programme.
Further speakers to be announced soon.
André Isaacs
Associate Professor
André Issacs received his B.A. in Chemistry from the College of the Holy Cross in 2005, his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 2011 and worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. He is an Associate
Professor of Chemistry at the College of the Holy Cross (a primarily undergraduate institution) where he teaches courses in Organic Chemistry and conducts research on the synthesis of N-Heterocycles via “click chemistry”.
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Martin Banwell
Professor
Martin Banwell obtained his PhD at the Victoria University of Wellington in 1979. After a post-doctoral year in the US, he moved to the University of Adelaide, then to the Universities of Auckland and Melbourne before joining the Australian National University in 1995. He is currently Director of the IAACS at Jinan University, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science. He was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2018 and received the Ryoji Noyori ACES Award in late 2019.
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Nigel Perry
Professor
Nigel Perry’s PhD studies at Otago explored the variation of the unique fenestrane diterpene laurenene in rimu trees. He then worked with Blunt and Munro at Canterbury, discovering the discorhabdins and the mycalamides, potent sponge bioactives. Nigel returned to Otago to found the collaboration between Chemistry and what is now the Bioeconomy Science
Institute Maiangi Taiao. This research group focuses on taonga natural products from the endemic plants of Aotearoa, working with various Māori groups.
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We invite abstract submissions for presentation at the 2026 Conference from all chemistry disciplines.
Guidelines
Click here to download the call for abstracts guidelines (pdf).
Template
Click here to download the abstract template (word document).
These files will download to your computer. Once you have completed your document - Save as a PDF and submit your PDF using the link below.
To help us review your submission efficiently, please follow the required formatting guidelines. Submissions not meeting these requirements may need to be resubmitted in the correct format.
Important Dates
Monday 2 March 2026
- Abstract submission open
Wednesday 12 August 2026
- Abstract submissions close (11.00pm New Zealand time)
Mid September 2026
- Authors will be informed of acceptance of abstracts
Submission Conditions
All presenters, other than those specifically sponsored, or those advised by the Conference Convener as being registration fee exempt, are required to register for conference, for at least the day of their presentation.
To help us review your submission efficiently, please follow the required formatting guidelines. Submissions not meeting these requirements may need to be resubmitted in the correct format.
Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact: Paula Armstrong, Project Manager, ForumPoint2 Conference Partners
conference@fp2.co.nz or 027 649 2081
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