The Department of Chemistry, Sacred Heart College (Autonomous), Thevara, warmly invites you to the 24th Prof. K. V. Thomas Endowment Seminar and the 5th International Conference on “New Trends in Applied Chemistry – 2026” (NTAC 2026), scheduled for February 20–21, 2026. The conference will feature distinguished speakers including Prof. Tatjana N. Parac-Vogt (KU Leuven, Belgium), Prof. Ruchi Anand (IIT Bombay), Prof. Asha S. K. (NCL Pune), Prof. R. S. Swathi (IISER-TVM), Dr. Lili Zhang (NTU Singapore), Prof. Shabana Khan(IISER-PUNE), Prof. Debashree Ghosh (IACS Kolkata), Dr. Moumita Majumdar (IISER Pune), and Dr. P. Rajamalli (IISc Bangalore). The inaugural session will be graced by the Chief Guest, Dr. (Mrs.) N. Kalaiselvi, Secretary, DSIR and Director General, CSIR, Govt. of India and the Guest of Honour, Mr. Aju Jacob, Managing Director, Synthite Industries, whose presence underscores the strong academia–industry collaboration fostered by the conference.

The event will also host Best Oral and Best Poster Awards, with three Poster and three Oral Presentation Awards sponsored by leading journals of the American Chemical Society (ACS) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). Winners will receive a cash prize and a certificate. We warmly welcome participants, researchers, academicians, and scholars to join us for this prestigious international academic gathering.

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The early bird registration deadline has been extended to January 25, 2026​