POLAND

Polymer Section of the Polish Chemical Society (POLY PTChem)

since 1963

Address of the Main Office:

Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences, Sienkiewicza 112, PL-90-363 Lodz, POLAND

Phone:

+48-42-681 9815 or 680 3219

FAX:

+48-42-684 7126

E-Mail:

anduda@bilbo.cbmm.lodz.pl

Homepage:

http://www.ptchem.lodz.pl/

1.           President/Chairman:

Name:

Prof. Dr. Andrzej Duda

Term:

2001-2008

Affiliation:

Department of Polymer Chemistry,
Center of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences,
Sienkiewicza 112, PL-90-363, Poland,
E-mail: anduda@bilbo.cbmm.lodz.pl,
Phone: +48-681 9815 and +48-42-680 3219
Fax +48-42-684 7126

2.           Vice-President(s)/Chairman Elect.

Name:

Prof. Henryk Galina

Term:

2001-2008

Affiliation:

Professor & Head, Faculty of Chemistry, Rzeszow Technical University,
W. Pola 2, PL-35-959 Rzeszow, Poland,
E-mail: hgal@prz.rzeszow.pl
Phone: +48-17-865 1520

3.           Main Objectives:

1)

To encourage research and teaching in polymer science and technology

2)

To establish and enhance contacts between people working in various areas of polymer science, technology, and related fields

4.           Main Activities:

1)

Organising and sponsoring scientific meetings

2)

Providing members with various information on meetings, international co-operation, etc.

3)

Contacts and exchange of information with foreign institutions

4)

Providing opinions for the Governmental Institutions concerning polymer science and technology

5.      Publication(s):

1)

Periodical(s)

(in part) Polish Journal of Chemistry, Orbital and Polimery (Warsaw)

2)

Book(s) (already published)

(1)

Polish translation of the "Purple Book" on Polymer Nomenclature, published 1995

(2)

"Polymer Chemistry" (in Polish) three volume textbook for students, published 1995-1998.

(3)

“Polymer Physics” (in Polish), Vol. 1, 2008

6. Meeting(s)

1)

Annual Meeting within the Meeting of the Polish Chemical Society

2)

Polymer Meetings on Progress in Polymer Science (Lodz, annually)

3)

Polymer Workshops on Controlled/Living Polymerizations (Lodz, annually)

4)

Meetings of the Young European Scientists (YES) working in the polymer science (Krakow, biannually)

5)

International Gliwice Polymer Seminars (biannually)

7. Award(s)

　1)

Polish Chemical Society Awards

　2)

Award for the Young Polymer Scientist for the best poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Polish Chemical Society

8.      Number of Members:

1)

Individual members

70

Honorary 4　
Regular ・Academia
　　　　　　・Industry　
Student　

2)

Supporting Members

3)

Others, if any

9.      Annual Membership Fee(s)/year:

1)

Individual member

　US$25

Regular

Student

-

2)

Company associate

-

3)

Others, if any

-

10.         Annual Budget:

11.         Postdoctoral felowship, international exchange programs:

The corresponding activities realized in the frame of: 

　1)

European Framework Programs

　2)

European (Polish-German) College “Advanced Polymer Materials”

　3)

Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

12.         Comments on the trends in polymer science:

　1)

Polymers of non-conventional topologies (e.g. hyperbranched, star-shaped, dendritic)

2)

Macromolecular nanostructures

3)

Inorganic/organic hybrid macromolecular materials

4)

Polymer morphology

5)

Polymers from renewable resources; (bio)degradable polymers

6)

Electroconducting polymers

7)

Mechanisms of polymerization

13.         Chemical Society:

Name:

Polish Chemical Society

Address:

Freta 16, PL-00-227 Warsaw,  Poland

Phone:

+48-22 - 831 1304

FAX:

+48-22 - 831 1304

E-Mail:

zgptchem@chemix.ch.pw.edu.pl

Homepage:

http://www.ptchem.lodz.pl/