Abstract submission & registration

Participation in the forum is subject to approval of an abstract. Please use the abstract template provided below to prepare your abstract. You may submit it as either a .doc or .pdf file. All attendees are expected to present their work either as a pitch presentation or with a poster. Information on the presentation and poster guidelines will follow after the review process has concluded.

After receiving the notification of acceptance E-mail, you can register for participation in effects 2026. 

Participation in the program of the forum is free of charge.

Timeline:

1 March 2026 Abstract submission opens

15 April 2026 Deadline for abstract submission 

June 2026 Notification of acceptance for abstracts 

15 July 2026 Registration deadline

31 August 2026 Start of the Young European Catalysis Forum

Topic & preliminary program

The prelimiary program of the effects forum is presented below. Special emphasis is placed on the collaborative aspect of research. Thus, the program evolves around interdisciplinary and interactive problem solving tasks, which the participants will work on in groups and present to the others in the end. The topics of these case studies will be decided among the organizers with input from the industrial partners and present problems currently of high relevance.  Fundamentals and a perspective on these problems will be provided by three invited speakers working in the areas of catalysis and/or reaction engineering. Additionally, the participants will present and discuss their own work in either a pitch presentation or in the poster session (subject to evaluation of the provided abstract).
The whole Thursday will be dedicated to a site visit. More details will be provided soon.

Invited speakers

Prof. XXX
TBD
Title of the talk: TBD

Dr. Roberta Villamaina
Johnson Matthey, United Kingdom
Title of the talk: TBD

Prof. Enrico Tronconi
Politecnico di Milano, Milano, Italy
Title of the talk: TBD 

Information for pitch presentations and posters

Posters:
Please prepare and print your poster in A0 portrait format. The poster session will take place in building 9 at the Bovisa Campus on Monday evening. Please refer to our poster guidelines when preparing your poster.

Pitch presentations
Prepare the slides for your pitch presentation in widescreen (16:9) format. Your presentation must adhere to the 5 minutes time limit and can only consist of a maximum of 5 slides. Your slides will have to be uploaded prior to the event during registration, thus please remember to have it ready for that. Please refer to our pitch presentation guidelines when preparing your pitch.

Logo for download
If you wish to include the effects logo in your poster or slides, you can use the following image file: effects_logo (.png)

Meals & accomodation in Milan

Lunches will be provided on all full days of the forum. There will be furthermore snacks, drinks and coffee available in the breaks between the sessions. The official program of the forum will also include a group dinner on Tuesday and a social evening activity on Wednesday. 

Please note that you have to book your accomodation on your own and at your own expenses!

How to reach Politecnico di Milano

Campus Leonardo of Politecnico di Milano is located in Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, Milan, Italy. The closest metro stop is Piola/Politecnico on the M2 line.

Campus Bovisa of Politecnico di Milano is located in Via Lambruschini 4a, Milan, Italy. The closest train stops are Milano Villapizzone and Milano Bovisa. 

It is easily reached by both train and plane from all over Europe. The events of effects will take place in seminar rooms located in two campuses. A detailled map of Polimi Campus South can be found here.

Address: Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy; Via Lambruschini 4a, 20156 Milano, Italy.

By train:
Politecnico di Milano can be conveniently reached from Milan main station (Milano Centrale). From Milano Centrale, you can take metro M2 (green line) to stop 'Piola' you can then reach Leonardo campus with a 5-minutes walk. Campus Bovisa can be reached from Milano Centrale with the train to Airport Malpensa (MXP) until the stop 'Milano Bovisa Politecnico'. From Milano Porta Garibaldi station you can take any S-line heading to either 'Milano Bovisa Politecnico' or 'Milano Villapizzone' stations. From there, the campus is only 5-minutes walk away.

By plane:
Milano Linate, Malpensa and Orio al Serio Airports are conveniently connected to Politecnico di Milano. From Linate Airport, the metro line M4 (blue line) takes you in few minutes to the city. From Malpensa Airport, take the train connection (MXP) directly to Milano Centrale or 'Milano Bovisa Politecnico' station. From Orio al Serio, take the bus shuttle to Milano Centrale. Tickets can be bought in the train stations or using the Trenitalia or Trenord Websites. Metro tickets can be purchased on ATM website or directly by using credit card.

Questions & contact

For any questions related to the organization of the forum, please contact us at: 

Organizing team

• Dr. Veronica Piazza, Politecnico di Milano / YEuCat

• Andrea Gjetja, Politecnico di Milano / YEuCat

• Giuseppe Nava, Politecnico di Milano / YEuCat

• Prof. Dr. Emanuele Moioli, Politecnico di Milano / YEuCat

Organizing societies & partners

The event is financially supported by the European Federation of Catalysis Societies a.i.s.b.l. (EFCATS).