Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum

The 2025 Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum is a new initiative that the American Chemical society Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division (PMSE) is organizing on Monday, August 18, 2025. The RUBB and BMGT division are partners in this effort. The BIP Forum aims to advance professional development of early career polymer scientists and engineers and to enhance interactions between emerging leaders from government labs, industry, and non-academic organizations by bringing them together to discuss current challenges and opportunities in polymeric materials. This first Forum will cover two important topics in the polymer field: Polymer Innovation via Digitalization and Critical Polymeric Materials and Sustainability.

This year’s early career polymer scientists and engineers from government labs, industry, and non-academic organizations will be meeting to discuss current challenges and opportunities in two topics: Polymer Innovation via Digitalization, and Critical Polymeric Materials and Sustainability. To learn more please go to PMSE Chair Announces an Exciting New Forum for Industry, Government, and Non-academic organizations – Updated 3/25 – PMSE. 

To this end, we are proud to introduce the 2025 Inaugural Class of the PMSE Breakthroughs in Polymers (BIP) Forum.