Organising Committee

International Advisory Board (IAB)

Professor Carol Sze Ki Lin

City University of Hong Kong, China

Professor Christine Luscombe

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Professor Igor Lacik

Polymer Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia

Professor John B Matson

Virginia Tech, USA

Emeritus Professor Jung-Il Jin

Korea University, South Korea

Professor Myung-Han Yoon

Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea

Professor Patrick Theato

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

Professor Wen-Chang Chen

National Taiwan University, Taiwan, China

Professor Zi Chen Li

Peking University, China

National Organising Committee

Advisor	:	Datuk ChM Dr Soon Ting Kueh Institut Kimia Malaysia
	:	ChM Dr Hjh Yang Farina Abdul Aziz Institut Kimia Malaysia
Organising Chairperson	:	Professor ChM Dr Rusli Daik Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Organising Co-Chairperson \| Sponsorship & Marketing Chairperson	:	Professor ChM Dr Phang Sook Wai Institut Kimia Malaysia / Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology
Scientific Session Chairperson	:	Assoc Prof ChM Dr Cindy Tan Soo Yun Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Teknologi MARA
Secretary	:	ChM Dr Lee Siang Yin Institut Kimia Malaysia / Malaysian Rubber Board
Treasurer	:	ChM Dr Malarvili Ramalingam Institut Kimia Malaysia / Jabatan Kimia Malaysia
Communications and Social Media Chairperson	:	Asst Prof ChM Dr Yvonne Choo Shuen Lann Institut Kimia Malaysia / National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)
Travel Grant Chairperson	:	Datuk ChM Dr Soon Ting Kueh Institut Kimia Malaysia
Publication and Poster Award Coordinator	:	Assoc Prof ChM Dr Siti Nurul Ain Md Jamil Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Putra Malaysia
Committee	:	Academician Dr Ho Chee Cheong Institut Kimia Malaysia
	:	Professor ChM Dr Sim Siong Fong Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
	:	Professor ChM Dr Tay Meng Guan Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
	:	ChM Dr Eng Aik Hwee Institut Kimia Malaysia / K&W Training & Consulting
	:	Professor ChM Dr Juan Joon Ching Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Malaya
	:	Datin ChM Dr Zuriati Zakaria Institut Kimia Malaysia
	:	Professor ChM Dr Chia Chin Hua Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
IKM Secretariat	:	ChM Dr Aqeel Saravanan Institut Kimia Malaysia
MACRO 2026 Secretariat	:	Conference Partners Asia

Scientific Session Committee

Scientific Session Chairperson	:	Assoc Prof ChM Dr Cindy Tan Soo Yun Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Advances in Polymer Synthesis	:	Datin ChM Dr Zuriati Zakaria Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM)
Polymer Physics & Polymer Characterization	:	Academician ChM Dr Ho Chee Cheong Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM)
	:	Assoc Prof ChM Dr Cindy Tan Soo Yun Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Advances in Green Polymer Processing	:	Professor ChM Dr Zainab Ngaini Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
Advanced Functional Polymer Materials & Membranes	:	Professor ChM Dr Chia Chun Hua Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
Biological, Biomedical & Environmentally Friendly Polymers	:	Professor ChM Dr Chin Suk Fun Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
	:	Assoc Prof ChM Dr Siti Nurul Ain Md Jamil Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Polymeric Materials for Clean & Professor Sustainable Energy	:	Professor ChM Dr Edward Juan Joon Ching Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Malaya (UM)
	:	Professor ChM Dr Tay Meng Guan Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
Elastomers & Latexes	:	ChM Dr Lee Siang Yin Institut Kimia Malaysia / Malaysian Rubber Board (MRB)
Durability & Performance	:	Asst. Prof. ChM Dr Yvonne Choo Shuen Lann Institut Kimia Malaysia / National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)
	:	Assoc Prof ChM Dr Cindy Tan Soo Yun Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Polymer Materials for Planetary Health: Education, Sustainability, Policy, and Societal Dimensions	:	ChM Dr Hjh Yang Farina Abdul Aziz Institut Kimia Malaysia
Polymers in Advanced Manufacturing & Smart Systems	:	Assoc Prof ChM Dr Cindy Tan Soo Yun Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
Data-Driven & Digital Approaches for Polymer Systems	:	Professor ChM Dr Sim Siong Fong Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Molecules to Materials: Bridging Pure and Applied Chemistry	:	Asst Prof ChM Dr Yvonne Choo Shuen Lann Institut Kimia Malaysia / Xiamen University Malaysia

Travel Grant Committee

Travel Grant Chairperson	:	Datuk ChM Dr Soon Ting Kueh Institut Kimia Malaysia
Committee	:	ChM Dr Hjh Yang Farina Abdul Aziz Institut Kimia Malaysia
	:	Professor ChM Dr Rusli Daik Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
	:	Professor ChM Dr Phang Sook Wai Institut Kimia Malaysia / Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology
	:	Professor ChM Dr Juan Joon Ching Institut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Malaya
	:	Datin ChM Dr Zuriati Zakaria Institut Kimia Malaysia

Prof Melissa Chan Educational Workshop Committee

Educational Workshop Chairperson	:	Prof ChM Dr Tay Meng Guan Instittut Kimia Malaysia / Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
Committee	:	Dr Ainaa Nadiah Abdul Halim Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
	:	Mr Antonio Choon Kiat Niang Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
	:	Mr Woo Wei Zhung Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
	:	Mr Yeo Kai Wei Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
	:	Mr Bob Lawing Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
	:	Ms Nurul Hartini Minhat Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)
	:	Mr Ryan Wong Ze Xi Universiti Sarawak Malaysia (UNIMAS)