About the Conference

On behalf of the Organizing Committees, we are honoured and delighted to invite you to participate in the Platinum Jubilee Conference on Advances in Functional Solids (AFS 2026), which will be held from November 27 to 30, 2026, at IIT Research Park, Kolkata. This edition of the conference aims to create a dynamic environment for presenting the latest research, encouraging inter-disciplinary discussions, poster exhibitions, and nurturing collaborations that contribute to scientific progress and the global exchange of ideas in emerging areas of functional solids.

The proposed conference is crucial for expanding cutting-edge research on functional solids, specifically focusing on semiconductors, quantum materials, photonics, and energy science. The swift advancement in the synthesis, structural design, and sophisticated characterisation of solids has facilitated...
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About the Department

The Department of Chemistry in IIT Kharagpur, the brainchild of Sir Jnan Chandra Ghosh, a pioneering Experimental Chemist and the first Director of the Institute, was started in 1951. The department hosts about 32 faculty members engaged in frontier research embracing both basic and applied areas of chemistry. About 170 young research scholars are currently pursuing their doctoral studies in the department. The department offers Integrated MSc (through IIT JEE) and Joint MSc PhD (through JAM) programs. Equipped with state-of-the art experimental and computational facilities, the department is engaged in several national and international collaborations with different academic and research institutions as well as industries. On the occasion of the International year of Chemistry...
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Important Dates

15

July, 2026
Registration Opens

15

September, 2026
Abstract Submission Starts

15

October, 2026
Abstract Submission Closes

25

October, 2026
Registration Closes

Registration

Category Registration Fees (Excluding Accomodation)
Faculty 15,000 INR
Students 5000 INR
Industrial Delegates 30,000 INR
Foreign Delegates 400 USD
Registration fees includes:
  • Registration Kit and related materials.
  • All scheduled lecture sessions.
  • Full day catering ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
  • The Grand Banquet.

Thematic Areas of AFS 2026

Structural Chemistry and Crystallography.

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Electronic and Optical properties of solids including but not limited to photonics, plasmonics and sensors.

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Transport properties of Solids, including but not limited to thermoelectrics, battery.

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Topological and Quantum Solids at different dimensions (at low dimension), including but not limited to qubit design, like superconductor-qubits, magnetic qubit, spin-qubits etc.

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Magnetism in Solids, Molecular Magnetism involving development of spin-qubits for quantum computers, and sensors.

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Other Switchable solids include magnetic, optical, and charge transfer.

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Energy harvesting solids for solar energy conversion, fuel cells, supercapacitor and battery. High performance solids for energy conversion.

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Bio-inspired solids for sensing and diagnostics.

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Theoretical solids focusing on the modelling of structures and properties including AI/ML applied to functional solids. Theory/computational design of solids for the above verticals.

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Solid-state functional devices.

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Speakers

Tentative Speakers
Akira Miura
Hokkaido University, Japan
Annie K. Powell
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
⁠Atin Pal
S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences (SNBNCBS), India
Ayse Turak
Concordia University, Canada
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Sponsors

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