IUPAC Polymer competition

Launch date : 21st of August 2023

competition

IUPAC Polymer Division

Subcommittee on Polymer Education & Chemistry Education Committeee

Polymer video

The Polymer Education Subcommittee (SPEd) invites YOU to be part of our the Polymer educational series on the IUPAC's YouTube Channel!

content related to polymer topics in video format.

We are looking for:

EDUCATIONAL

CREATIVE

ORIGINAL

NEW

All submissions are welcome as long as they are follow our competition guidelines.

The competition is open to all educational levels, individuals or groups. So, help us share our love for Polymer Chemistry with your creative and fun videos!

GROUP 3

(up to 2 people: 2 students or a student and a tutor/teacher)

POLYMER

Postgraduates = Masters' and PhDsERCs – within 10 years after their PhD

POSTGRADSand ECRs*

GROUP 1

High-schoolstudents

(groups up to 3 people and a tutor/teacher to supervise)

MONOMER

GROUP 2

(up to 2 people: 2 students or a student and a tutor/teacher)

UNDERGRADUATEstudents

Eligibility

MACROMOLECULE

*See list of concepts and source documents to help you !

GROUP 3

GROUP 2

GROUP 1

• Advanced polymer concepts*

• Polymer experiments
• Polymer nomenclature*

POLYMER

MACROMOLECULE

MONOMER

The content of the video(s) you create will depend on the age/education group you belong to and must be focused on the following topics :

• Basic polymer concepts*
• Polymer history
• Polymer experiments

For example

Demonstrate and explain a polymer-related experiment that you can do at home or one you carry out in the laboratory (remember, safety first!)

Experiments

Tell us about an interesting polymer-discovery or an application or what your polymer research project is about!

History, applications & research

Explain through a video a polymer-related concept or some nomenclature rules from the list provided.

Nomenclature & concepts

For more details on the format, submission and evaluation see the links at the end.

The videos can be in any language, however subtitles in English must be included.

• scientific content
• artistic/technical quality
• creativity & originality
• impact

The videos will be judged according to the following criteria:

The video must have a maximum duration of 3 minutes

Complete and SUBMIT your registration

Get a TEAM together orget yourself motivated!

Get brainstorming and CREATE your video!

CHOOSE a category & video theme

Upload & SHARE the video on the platform of your choice

READ the detailed guidelines and dowload all the supporting documents

How to take part

GROUP 3

POLYMER

GROUP 2

Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies

An invitation as a Young Observer for an an IUPAC world congress or MACRO conference 1000 USD travel fund.

Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies

Invitation for a virtual presentation at an IUPAC Polymer division meeting

GROUP 1

MONOMER

*All other video entries will receive electronic participation certificates.

An invitation as a Young Observer for an IUPAC world congress or MACRO conference 1000 USD travel fund.

Individual certificates and IUPAC chemistry goodies

MACROMOLECULE

For the winners

There will be 9 winning entries in total. The selected videos will be showcased in the IUPAC's official YouTube channel in the "Polymer Educational series". We will also be giving out the following:

Judging panel

Yvonne Choo

Assistant ProfessorXiamen University MALAYSIA

Marloes Peeters

Senior LecturerNewcastle University UNITED KINGDOM

Guido Raos

ProfessorPolitecnico di Milano ITALY

Fun Man Fung

LecturerNational University of Singapore SINGAPORE

Submission form

IUPAC concepts and source documents

Licence-free resources and applications

List of frequently asked questions (FAQs)

https://iupac.org/project/2022-003-2-400/

Let's all teach the world more about polymers!

Competition rules and guidelines

For more detailed information and help on how to make your videos, we have prepared a list of supporting documents & useful links that you can find on our project webpage:

@IUPACPolymer

Keep an eye out for updates on our social media accounts and webpage!