12th Carbon Symposium, 23-26 June 2026, Gliwice (Poland)

Welcome to Carbon Symposium 2026!

CS 2026 is the 12th Carbon Symposium. The Symposium is organized by the Polish Carbon Society. Previous editions were held in Toruń and were known as the Toruń Carbon Symposia. The 2026 edition will be the first one held outside Toruń, and it will take place in Gliwice, Poland. CS 2026 is designed to be an interdisciplinary forum for researchers interested in the field of carbon science and technology, providing a venue for them to share their research findings. Our goal is to inspire new generations of scientists—from academia, technological centers, and industry—and to promote new collaborative directions. We aim to facilitate discussions around the challenges, opportunities, and threats of carbon science and technology.

Symposium topical areasinclude:

• Carbon in electrochemical processes and technologies (batteries and capacitors, fuel cells, functionalization, electrochemical sensors, etc.)

• Carbon & catalysis (Photocatalysis, CO2​ conversion, electrocatalysis, etc.)

• Carbon & electronics (transistors, field-emission, etc.)

• Carbon-based composites and nanocomposites

• Polymer materials: synthesis, characterization, and applications

• Graphite, carbonization/graphitization processes, sp3C-rich carbons, graphene, nanotubes, fullerenes, carbon blacks, soot, nanodiamonds, nanodots, heterocarbons, heteromaterials…

• Application of carbon-based materials in medicine and environmental protection

• Innovations in synthesis, processing, characterization, and modelling (3D printing, in situ monitoring, coupled techniques, machine learning, etc.), perspectives on raw materials sourcing for carbon & graphite and industrial processes.

The Symposium is expected to stimulate fruitful discussions, new ideas, and collaborations among specialists from various fields. We hope you will enjoy the Symposium and will have time to listen to insightful presentations, interact with other scientists and participants, and visit Gliwice. Gliwice is located in Silesia—a region where hard coal was mined for centuries. For this reason, we plan an underground descent 320 meters below the surface [as part of the excursion].

The Local Organizing Committee