Australian Symposium for Carbon Science and Innovation

About

The Australian Symposium for Carbon Science and Innovation will be held on Tuesday 7 and Wednesday 8 July 2026 at Pier One Sydney Harbour in Sydney, NSW.

The Symposium will serve as a dynamic platform for scientists, engineers, researchers, and students from diverse disciplines to converge and exchange recent breakthroughs in carbon science and innovation. Our conference aims to facilitate discussions on current findings and provide valuable networking opportunities to propel the advancement of carbon science and innovation.

With a focus on the latest trends in this field, our program will emphasise interdisciplinary fundamental and applied research, nurturing the research and development of cutting-edge carbon science and technologies. The conference will feature plenary lectures, keynote speeches, invited talks, and oral and poster presentations, showcasing research progress, addressing current challenges, and exploring future perspectives in this exciting field.

Conference chair: Professor Liming Dai

Conference co-chair: Professor Rose Amal

Conference co-chair: Professor Shizhang Qiao

Symposium themes

• Synthesis, functionalisation, and processing of carbon materials (graphene, nanotubes, fullerenes, nanodiamonds, nanodots, nanoribbons, graphdiyne, graphite, carbon black, etc.)
• New carbon forms and architectures (heteroatom-doped carbons, defect-doped carbons, carbon catalysts, 0-3D carbon architectures, etc.)
• Theory and simulation (theoretical modelling, computational simulation, machine learning, etc.)
• Properties, characterisation, and applications (carbon composites, carbon electrodes for energy conversion and storage, carbon catalysts for energy and chemical conversions, carbon for environmental remediation and biomedical applications, etc.)

Plenary and keynote speakers

– To be updated soon –

Registration and pricing

Register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-symposium-for-carbon-science-and-innovation-registration-1980929124336

General admission: $900 (early bird)  ||  $1,100 (standard)
Student including conference dinner: $750 (early bird)  ||  $950 (standard)
Student excluding conference dinner: $550 (early bird)  ||  $750 (standard)

Early bird pricing is available until Thursday 30 April 2026. Prices include GST.

Abstract submission

The deadline for abstract submission is Thursday 30 April 2026.

Submit your abstract through the form below, using the template provided. All submissions will be reviewed based on technical merit, readability, relevance, and originality. If you wish to be considered for both an Oral and a Poster presentation, please submit the form twice.

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