The 17th scientific session “Young Scientists in the World of Polymers” was held on June 4, 2026, at the Institute of Polymers – BAS. It is organized annually in June by the Institute of Polymers – BAS and provides a platform for young scientists, students, doctoral candidates, and postdoctoral researchers engaged in scientific research in the field of polymers and other scientific areas involving the study and application of polymer materials.
This year, 5 oral presentations and 23 poster presentations were delivered by participants from the Institute of Polymers – BAS, the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Center of Phytochemistry – BAS, the “Stephan Angeloff” Institute of Microbiology – BAS, Sofia Medical University, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski,” and the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy.
A scientific jury consisting of Assoc. Prof. Radostina Kalinova, PhD, Prof. Ivaylo Dimitrov, PhD, Prof. Olya Stoilova, PhD, Dr. Violeta Mitova, and Assoc. Prof. Filip Ublekov, PhD (IP-BAS) recognized the authors of one research paper and three posters:
Best Paper:
- Yavor Hristov
“Synthesis of amphiphilic cyclic brush-polymers and their self-assembly in aqueous solutions”
Best poster:
- Nikolay Petrov
“Synthesis and properties of poly (sulfobetaine methacrylate) ionogels”
- Emanuil Serafimov
„Synthesis and Characterization of Rare-Earth Metal Triflates and Evaluation of Their Catalytic Properties for the ROP of ε-Caprolactone“
- Raya Haynadzhieva
“Physicochemical characterization of DNA delivery systems based on amino-functionalized polyoxazolines”
Additional information about the event and the abstract book which includes the results presented by participants in the form of oral presentations or poster, are available at: https://polymer.bas.bg.
