Detailed Program

13 July 2026
Time Main Hall Room A Room B Room C
08:00–17:00 Registration       
09:00–10:00 Opening Ceremony      
10:00–10:20 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
  Parallel Session 1
Chairs:Rachel Mamlok-Naaman & Faik Özgür Karataş
Parallel Session 2
Chairs: Sreekumar Pankajakshan & Gültekin Çakmakcı
Parallel Session 3
Chairs: Felix S Lee & Ayşegül Tarkın Çelikkıran
Parallel Session 4
Chairs: Klemens Koch & Burak Feyzioğlu
10:20–10:50 Keynote Lecture
Chairs:Rachel Mamlok-Naaman & Faik Özgür Karataş
KN-01 – Mei‑Hung Chiu
– Opportunities and Limitations of Machine Learning and Generative AI in Chemistry Education
     
10:50–11:10 OP-019 – Nikolai Maurer – Chemistry teachers’ competencies for teaching with and about artificial intelligence: The DiKoLAN-AI Framework OP-022 – Merve Seda Yaşar – Examining student-related factors associated with science competency levels of eighth-grade students in Türkiye using TIMSS data OP-026 – Zahra M. Sharif – Scaffolding Interdisciplinary Inquiry Beyond AI: A Semester-Long, Student-Led Environmental Stressor Project for First-Year Integrated Science Students OP-030 – Marion Villemson – Integrating Multidisciplinary Energy Education for Sustainable Thinking in Upper Secondary School
11:10–11:30 OP-020 – Yong Zhou – AI for artificial photosynthesis OP-023 – Sreekumar Pankajakshan – Making Context-Driven Connections in General Chemistry: Application of Case Studies Combined With Creative Exercises OP-027 – Christina Kainz – Elemental Insights into Battery Black Mass: A Hands-On High School Lab with Spectroscopy OP-031 – Jared D. Kiers – Exploring the Chemistry of Microplastics Through Plant Growth: A First‑Year Student’s Perspective
11:30–11:50 OP-021 – Yvonne S. L. Choo – Beyond the Algorithm: Cultivating the Retrosynthesis Mindset in the Age of AI OP-024 – Julija Grigorjevaite – Beyond the Textbook. Enhancing 9th-Grade Student Engagement through a Multi-Sensory pH Laboratory Activity OP-028 – Heili Kasuk – Chemistry Teachers’ Conceptual Profiles in Teaching Energy Change OP-032 – Merve Şekerci – Prospective Chemistry Teachers’ Competencies Regarding the 10th Grade Sustainability Theme in the 2024 Chemistry Curriculum
11:50–12:10   OP-025 – Ilknur Şahin – Assessment of Functional Roles of Visuals in High School Chemistry Textbooks: A Content Analysis OP-029 – Ayşegül Tarkın Çelikkıran – How Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers Conceptualize Green Chemistry Across Laboratory Contexts OP-033 – Ahmad Basheer – The Impact of a Green Chemistry and Alternative Energy Course on Science Teacher Students’ Satisfaction, Sustainability Attitudes and Self-Reported Environmental Behavior
12:10–13:30 Lunch  Lunch  Lunch  Lunch 
  Parallel Session 5
Chairs:Yvonne S. L. Choo & Emine Adadan
Parallel Session 6
Chairs:Antuni Wiyarsi & Cansel Akbulut
Parallel Session 7
Chairs:Denis Zhilin & Burak Feyzioğlu
Parallel Session 8
Chairs:Fina Guitart & Fatma Selampinar
13:30–13:50 OP-034 – Klemens Koch – Exploring chemistry experimentally with AI and all the senses OP-037 – Alipaşa Ayas – A philosophical change in Turkish Chemistry Curriculum: Teachers’ Perceptions of how their peers are implementing the new OP-042 – Dragica D. Trivić – Connecting Assessment Theory and Classroom Practice: A Systemic Approach to Developing Pre-Service Chemistry Teachers’ Competencies OP-047 – Canan Nakiboğlu – Generative Artificial Intelligence Use in Lesson Planning and Teaching Processes of Pre-service Chemistry Teachers: A UTAUT-Guided Qualitative Study and a Conceptual Model
13:50–14:10 OP-035 – Fun Man Fung – Machine Learning Web-based Platform in Learning Mass Spect OP-038 – Erdal Şenocak – From Symbolic Representations to Molecular Visualization: Undergraduates’ Mental Models of Covalent Bond Length OP-043 – Aulona Sopjani – From Representation to Practice: Uncovering the Gap between Nature of Science and Laboratory Activities in Chemistry Textbooks OP-048 – Roko Vladušić – Evaluating large language models for coding chemistry misconceptions: a two-topic, two-site reliability study
14:10–14:30 OP-036 – Brian Li – AI Beyond the Classroom: Advancing Chemistry Education, Science Communication, and Public Engagement OP-039 – Katalin Musza – The Current Status of the Primary and Secondary School Chemical Education in Hungary – Questions and Possible Answers OP-044 – Sultan Şan – Development of a Science Computational Thinking Skills Test OP-049 – Nail İlhan – Science Candidates Teacher’ Interest in Artificial Intelligence
14:30–14:50   OP-040 – Chihang Chang – Elementary Students’ Learning of Dissolving Concepts through a Modeling-Based Curriculum OP-045 – Faik Özgür Karataş – Comparisons of LLMs’ Responses to High School Chemistry Problems: Are They Good Enough for Constructive Feedback? OP-050 – Dilek Teke – Improving Students’ Level of Prepareadness and Engagement Via AI-Enhanced Interactive Videos in Metal Chemistry Course
14:50–15:10   OP-041 – Nicole James – What materials chemists do: Mapping the concepts and skills used in materials chemistry research OP-046 – Hülya Dede – Effects of Acid–Base Instructional Interventions on Students’ Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analysis OP-051 – Nuray Zan – Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Abstract Concepts in Chemistry Education: A NotebookLM-Based Application Design for Teaching the Mole Concept
15:10–15:30 Coffee Break  Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
15:30–16:30 Plenary Lecture 1 
Chair:Uday Maitra
PL-01 – Melanie M. Cooper
– How Can We Use Generative AI to Support and Engage Students?
     
16:30–18:00 Poster Session 1 (Click here to see detailed Poster Program)      
18:45–21:00 Welcome Reception (Biodiversity Science Museum of Atatürk University)      
14 July 2026
Time Main Hall Room A Room B Room C
08:00–17:00 Registration       
09:00–10:00 Plenary Lecture 2 
Chair: Mei-Hung Chiu
PL-02 – David Franklin Treagust – 
Contributions of 40 years of research on conceptual change to science education and chemistry education
     
10:00–10:20 Coffee Break  Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
  Parallel Session 9
Chairs: Stephen Alan Matlin & Sevil Akaygün
Parallel Session 10
Chairs: Santiago Sandi-Urena & Aybuke Pabuccu Akis
Parallel Session 11
Chairs: Shingo Uchinokura & Erdal Şenocak
Parallel Session 12
Chairs: Fun-Man Fung & Canan Nakiboğlu
10:20–10:50 Keynote Lecture
Chairs: Stephen Alan Matlin & Sevil Akaygün

KN-02 – Seamus Delaney –
 Transforming Matter and Thinking for Responsible Chemistry
     
10:50–11:10 OP-052 – Stephen Alan Matlin – Systems Thinking, Sustainability and the Chemical Industry: Messages for Educators OP-056 – Nicolò Cimadamore – Assessing conceptual, epistemological, and affective outcomes of a model-based inquiry sequence addressing fragmented understanding of chemical bonding OP-060 – Zubeyde Demet Kirbulut Gunes – Students’ Sensemaking in a General Chemistry Laboratory Course: The Interplay of Knowledge Gaps and Epistemic Emotions OP-064 – Gyeonggeon Boaz Lee – Can Generative AI Help Manage Working Memory During Translation Between Chemistry Triplet?
11:10–11:30 OP-053 – Mageswary Karpudewan – Systems Thinking Integrated Chemistry Teaching Methods Course: A Structured Approach for Training Chemistry Preservice Teachers on Systems Thinking OP-057 – Seda Okumuş – Cooperative Learning or Models: An Application in the Context of Conceptual Understanding and Epistemological Beliefs OP-061 – Habiddin Habiddin – How Students from the United Kingdom and Indonesian Universities Approach Solving Chemical Kinetics Questions OP-065 – Ayşegül Aslan – A Qualitative Analysis of Student-Teacher Opinions Regarding Chemistry Teaching Based on Molecular Gastronomy
11:30–11:50 OP-054 – Felix M Ho – Reframing and refocusing as tools for embedding systems thinking in an existing course without complete overhaul OP-058 – Aybuke Pabuccu Akis – Examining the Effect of Argumentation-Based STEM Activities on High School Students’ Problem-Solving Skills OP-062 – Dilay Dincdemir – How Instructor Facilitation Shapes Students’ Sensemaking and Answer-Making during an Inquiry-Based Stoichiometry Laboratory Activity OP-066 – Mihály Kovács – Integrating Generative Artificial Intelligence Into Inquiry Based Chemistry Instruction
11:50–12:10 OP-055 – Emmi Vuorio – Preparing Future Chemistry Teachers for Sustainability through Systems Thinking: An Expert-Informed Pedagogical Model OP-059 – Cansel Kadıoğlu Akbulut – Self-Regulated Learning and Goal Orientations in Secondary Chemistry Education: Insights from Vocational High School Students OP-063 – Shingo Uchinokura – A Longitudinal Analysis of Science Laboratory Accidents in Japanese Schools (2014–2024) OP-067 – Zoltán Murányi – Applying generative artificial intelligence to analyze students’ cognitive structures using word association tests in the field of chemistry
12:10–13:30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
  Parallel Session 13
Chairs:Seamus Delaney & Muammer Çalık
Parallel Session 14
Chairs:Petr Šmejkal & Alipaşa Ayas
Parallel Session 15
Chairs:Laura Orian & Zübeyde Demet Kırbulut Güneş
Parallel Session 16
Chairs:Habiddin & Suat Çelik
13:30–13:50 OP-068 – Matheus Monteiro Nascimento – Is Carbon Dioxide Good or Bad? Using Inquiry-Based Learning to Develop Systems Thinking in Sustainable Chemistry Education OP-072 – Preeti Sunil Kulkarni – Opening the Black Box: Digital Transformation of Analytical Instruments for Enhanced Chemistry Education OP-077 – Laura Orian – Integrating Student Orientation and Active Engagement with Chemistry Teacher Professional Development in the {Piano Lauree Scientifiche} Framework OP-082 – Renato Lombardo – Team-Based Learning and AI-Supported Socratic Scaffolding for Interpreting Molecular Dynamics Data
13:50–14:10 OP-069 – Ayşegül Yazar – Sustainability Education in Science Teaching: Systems Thinking-Based Artificial Intelligence-Supported Simulation and Scenario Use OP-073 – Pınar Kart – A Qualitative Case Study on the Application of Flipped Learning and STEM Approach in the Mixtures Unit OP-078 – Tuğba Gökçe – Examining Undergraduate Chemistry Students’ Views on the Learning Process of Aromatic Electrophilic Substitution Reactions in a Flipped Learning Environment OP-083 – Khadicha Iriskhanovna Abdimovlanova – Using Context-Based And AI-Enhanced Approaches To Improve Student Engagement And Achievement In Secondary Chemistry Education
14:10–14:30 OP-070 – Lynne Pilcher – Sustainability And Systems Thinking In The Chemistry Of Aspirin Manufacture For First-Year Engineering Students OP-074 – Elif Yılmazoğlu – From Prompts to Pedagogy: A Comparative Analysis of ChatGPT and Gemini in Designing Transfer-Focused Chemistry Learning Activities OP-079 – Elena Ghibaudi – The Potential Impact of Epistemological Reflection in Chemistry Teachers’ Training OP-084 – Sebastian Tassoti – Design, Evaluation and Integration of a Customized Generative AI-Chatbot on Redox Equations
14:30–14:50 OP-071 – Ari Syahidul Shidiq – Advancing Sustainability-Oriented Systems Thinking through Contextual Laboratory Investigation of Food Dye Concentration Using a Simple Portable Photometer and SOCME OP-075 – Petr Šmejkal – MoleGraph: New DIY Probeware System—Design, Features, and Applications in STEM Education OP-080 – Janja Majer Kovačič – Mapping Primary Pupils’ Models of Evaporation and Condensation: Confidence, Representations, and Cross-Level Persistence OP-085 – Felix S Lee – Integrating AI and Scientific Literacy Through Case-Based Learning in First-Year Integrated Science
14:50–15:10 OP-151 - Gildo Girotto Júnior - Experimental activity to explore chemical equilibrium through an approach based on the use of sensors and Arduino OP-076 – Luka Ribič – Pre-service Primary School Teachers’ Understanding of the Nitrogen Cycle at Triple Nature of Chemical Concepts Supported by Augmented Reality OP-081 – Ayşegul Derman – An Example Of Cooperative Learning In Prospective Science Teacher Training: The Jigsaw Technique OP-086 – Vladimir Korolev – Can LLMs Anticipate Student Mistakes in School Chemistry (Ages 14–16)?
15:10–15:30 Coffee Break  Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
  Parallel Session 17
Chairs: Mageswary Karpudewan & Sevgi Aydin-Günbatar
Parallel Session 18
Chairs: Arlinda Bytyqi Damoni & Martin Bullock
Parallel Session 19
Chairs: Biplob Kumer Deb & Mustafa Şahin Bülbül
 
15:30–15:50 OP-087 – Beril Genc – Integrating Systems Thinking into Chemistry Education for Sustainability: A Case Scenario of Lake Urmia OP-090 – Valentina Domenici – Enhancement Of Historical Scientific Tools For Knowledge And Teaching: The Va3SCoDi Project OP-093 – Biplob Kumer Deb – Artificial Intelligence in Chemistry Classrooms: Ethical Considerations, Educational Opportunities, and Case Study Evidence  
15:50–16:10 OP-088 – Mina Mani – Tracing Carbon in the Science Classroom OP-091 – Tamás Herczeg – Learning from TikTok? - Analysis of chemistry educational videos OP-094 – İrem Incecay – Preservice Chemistry Teachers’ Engagement with ChatGPT Across Pedagogical Content Knowledge Components during Lesson Planning
16:10–16:30 OP-089 – Asih Widi Wisudawati – Design of Systems Thinking Assessment through Laboratory Activities to Foster Sustainability Awareness OP-092 – Heili Kasuk – University Students’ Perceptions of a Science Show Course and Its Impact on Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes OP-095 – Ulku Seher Budak – Artificial intelligence in chemistry education: Determining chemistry teachers’ perceptions, experiences, and professional development needs
16:30–18:00 Poster Session 2 (Click here to see detailed Poster Program)      
15 July 2026
Time Main Hall Room A Room B Room C
08:00–17:00 Registration      
09:00–10:00 Plenary Lecture 3
Chair: Mustafa Sözbilir
PL-03 – Ingo Eilks – 
Chemistry Education in and for the Anthropocene
     
10:00–10:20 Coffee Break  Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
  Parallel Session 21
Chairs: Mauro Mocerino & Gültekin Çakmakcı 
Parallel Session 22
Chair: Mária Babinčáková & Ghada Bassioni
Parallel Session 23
Chair: Eugene Thomas Smith & Felix M Ho
Parallel Session 24
Chair: Liliana Mammino & Dragica D. Trivic
10:20–10:50 Keynote Lecture
Chairs: Mauro Mocerino & Gültekin Çakmakcı
KN-03 – Antuni Wiyarsi –
 Chemistry in Our Lives: Making Chemistry Relevant through Local Socio-Scientific Issues (L-SSI)
     
10:50–11:10 OP-096 – Sevgi Aydin-Günbatar – Development of Junior Pre-service Chemistry Teachers’ Assessment Knowledge for Socio-scientific Issues through Mentoring-Based Training OP-098 – Martin Bullock – A Closer Look At How Students Use Augmented Reality In The Classroom OP-102 – Eugene Thomas Smith – Designing Low-Cost Analytical Instruments for the Undergraduate Chemistry Laboratory OP-106 – Bayan Seif Abu Salah– The Impact of Experiential Learning Based on Innovative Technology in Green Chemistry Education on perceptual, Cognitive, and Behavioral Dimensions Among Pre- Service Science Teachers
11:10–11:30 OP-097 – Muammer Çalık – The Effects of Socio-scientific Issues-Focused and Related Models on Prospective Chemistry Teachers’ Conceptual Understanding of the Topics “Microplastics” and “Sustainable Agriculture” OP-099 – Emine Adadan – Comparison of the Effectiveness of Static and Dynamic Visuals within Multirepresentational Instruction: Grade 9 Students’ Understanding of Gas Behavior OP-103 – Muhamad Imaduddin – Reconceptualizing Water Literacy in Chemistry Education through Community Voices OP-107 – Liliana Mammino – Students-teacher and Teachers-teachers Interactions in the Design of Sustainability-related Chemistry-centered Multidisciplinarity Routes
11:30–11:50   OP-100 – Emirhan Gülen – Safe and Interactive Learning with Augmented Reality-Supported Chemistry Experiments: A Development Study at the Middle School Level OP-104 – Zulfah Zulfah – Contextualizing Chemistry through Local Wisdom: Sand Mattresses and Sustainability-Oriented Chemistry Learning OP-108 – Giulia Marina Licini – Advancing active learning through faculty development and innovative teaching initiatives: impact on chemistry courses education
11:50–12:10   OP-101 – Mária Babinčáková – Investigating the Impact of Immersive Technologies on Cognitive Load and Spatial Literacy in Chemistry Education OP-105 – Marietjie Potgieter – Beyond Technical Proficiency: Global Leadership in Responsible Chemistry Education OP-109 – Ceren Özçelik – Exploring the Progression of Students’ Mental Models of the Greenhouse Effect
12:10–13:30 Lunch  Lunch  Lunch  Lunch 
13:30–16:30 Erzurum City Excursion & Free Time Erzurum City Excursion & Free Time Erzurum City Excursion & Free Time Erzurum City Excursion & Free Time
16 July 2026
Time Main Hall Room A Room B Room C
08:00–17:00 Registration (common area)      
09:00–10:00 Plenary Lecture 4 
Chair: Supawan Tantayanon
PL004 – Jorge G Ibanez – 
Microscale/small scale electron-exchange experiments as versatile teaching tools
     
10:00–10:20 Coffee Break  Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
  Parallel Session 25
Chairs: Iztok Devetak & Yi Hsin Liu
Parallel Session 26
Chairs: Matthias Ducci & Safwatun Nida 
Parallel Session 27
Chairs: Lynne Pilcher & Osman Akşit
Parallel Session 28
Chairs: Alexey Leontyev & Rıdvan Elmas 
10:20–10:50 Keynote Lecture
Chairs: Iztok Devetak & Yi Hsin Liu

KN-04 – Fun Man Fung –
 Making Chemistry Visible
     
10:50–11:10 OP-110 – Charles Windle – Hydragen: An Open-Accessed, Personalized Learning Platform for Mass Spectrometry OP-114 – Supriadi Supriadi – Cognitive Load in Ethnochemistry-Based Chemistry Learning: Exploring Augmented Reality to Support Representational Integration OP-118 – Fina Guitart – Changes in Emotions and Self-Efficacy in In-Service Teacher Education: Evaluating a Moodle-Based Escape Room on the Periodic Table OP-122 – Arlinda Bytyqi Damoni – Green Chemistry: Analyzing Chemistry Textbooks and Assessing Chemistry Teachers’ Knowledge
11:10–11:30 OP-111 – Sufyan Aslam – Chemistry Education for Sustainability and Visualize Green Chemistry Metrics through AI-integrated Sustaink Green Toolkit OP-115 – Sueda Buyuran – Comparing the Effects of Augmented Reality and Simulation-Based Technologies on 12th-Grade Students’ Understanding of Molecular Geometry and Their Spatial Thinking Skills OP-119 – Julio Garay – Professional Development and Teacher Change: Impact of a Gamified Dice-and-Tiles Approach to Secondary Chemistry Teachers’ Perceptions and Emotions OP-123 – Yujen Lin – “Marveling at Carbon” in the AI Era: Integrating AI-Assisted Inquiry to Navigate Socio-Scientific Issues and Sustainability in High School Chemistry
11:30–11:50 OP-112 – Gayathree Mohan – AI-Supported Academic Writing and Self-Regulated Learning in a CLIL Physics Course for EFL Learners OP-116 – Triannisa Rahmavati – Arduino-Based 3D Audio-Tactile Periodic Table for Visually Impaired Students Using Fabrication Laboratory Technology OP-120 – Sevil Akaygun – Examining the Impact of In-Service Professional Development on Chemistry Teachers’ Understanding of the Nature of Science

OP-124 – Arlinda Bytyqi-Damoni – Green Skills for Sustainability Development: The Impact of Training on In-Service Science Teachers’ Green Skills Competencies

11:50–12:10 OP-113 – Şule Korkmaz Yavuz –Exploring Preservice Chemistry Teachers’ Eye Movements While Engaging With A Chemical Equilibrium Visualization OP-117 – Şefik Süzer – ARCHIE: A Geometric Extension Tool to Hückel Theory and Jahn-Teller Distortions … OP-121 – Burak Feyzioğlu – “Mathematics in Gas Laws: A tool for knowledge production or a method of calculation?” OP-125 – Ali Özlüsoy – Green Chemistry Awareness within STEM-Based Laboratory Activities: The Ecological Soap Experiment Example
12:10–13:30 Lunch  Lunch  Lunch  Lunch 
  Parallel Session 29
Chairs:David Franklin Treagust & Canan Nakiboğlu
Parallel Session 30
Chairs:Filiz Kabapınar & Nail İlhan
Parallel Session 31
Chairs:Giulia Marina Licini & Miia Rannikmae
Parallel Session 32
Chairs:Jorge Ibanez & Şefik Süzer
13:30–13:50 OP-126 – Canan Nakiboğlu – The Curricular Atom as an Epistemological Obstacle: Revisiting Keith S. Taber’s Analysis of Atomic Ontology and Chemical Thinking OP-131 – Dennis Kirstein – Insights into Assessing and Fostering Basic Competencies in Lower Secondary Chemistry Classes OP-136 – Mustafa Alyar – The Effect of Guided Inquiry-Based Virtual and Traditional Laboratories on High School Students’ Conceptual Understanding in Chemistry OP-141 – Supakorn Boonyuen – Revolutionizing Chemistry Education through Safe and Sustainable Low-Cost Hands-On Experiments at Thammasat University
13:50–14:10 OP-127 – Ingo Eilks – “Chemical Misconceptions: Prevention, Diagnosis and Cure” – A look back on 25 years working with Prof. Keith S. Taber OP-132 – Filiz Kabapınar – Reflective Thinking in a Reformed Chemistry Curriculum: Perspectives of 9th Grade Students OP-137 – Julie Jalila Kalmoni – Enhancing feedback literacy through structured self-reflection in undergraduate chemistry assessment OP-142 – Miia Rannikmae – The concept of European project acaSTEMy and its impact to chemistry education
14:10–14:30 OP-128 – Rachel Mamlok Naaman – Keith S. Taber - His Deep Concern Over How Students Construct Meaning … OP-133 – Halime Avcı Bölek – Operationalizing the 2024 educational vision: a pilot study on the ai-assisted chemiq application for skill-based chemistry education OP-138 – Fapriyan Wijoyo Mulyopratikno – Developing Entrepreneurship Awareness Scale for Chemistry-STEM Learning OP-143 – Osman Aksit – GreenComp Competences Representation in the Turkish Secondary Chemistry Curriculum
14:30–14:50 OP-129 – Iztok Devetak – Keith Taber’s Enduring Imprint on the Slovenian Chemistry Education - Extending a Research Lineage … OP-134 – Sakıp Kahraman – Development and Validation of a Module of STEM-Based Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Education for High School Students: A Pilot Study OP-139 – Betül Okcu – The Effect of Interactive Whiteboard Use on Achievement and Retention in the Nature of Matter Unit OP-144 – Yu Chuan Yang – Embedding Green Chemistry and SDG-Aligned Sustainability in Undergraduate Chemistry: Evidence from a Short UbD Unit
14:50–15:10 OP-130 – Georgios Tsaparlis – Harnessing Chemical Concepts: Keith Taber’s Lifelong Battle OP-135 – Suat Çelik – An Instructional Activity for Teaching the Nature of Chemistry within the Framework of the Family Resemblance Approach and Its Classroom Reflections OP-140 – Habibe Masnu Arıkan – Modeling Conceptual Misconceptions Through Mental State Variables: Applications of Machine Learning in Chemistry Education OP-145 – En Zhu – Green and microscale experiments in secondary schools
15:10–15:30 Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break Coffee Break
  Parallel Session 33
Chairs: Jorge Rodríguez-Becerra & Yong Zhou
  Parallel Session 34
Chairs: Masato M. Ito & Paweł Bernard
 
15:30–15:50 OP-146 – Santiago Sandi-Urena – Role identity in the training and practice of science communication in chemistry   OP-149 – Siong Fong Sim – Promoting STEM Engagement in Rural Schools through Carnival-Based Chemistry Education  
15:50–16:10 OP-147 – Yi Hsin Liu – From Environmental Drug Pollution to Public Communication of Chemistry: An Ethics-Oriented Research-Based Learning Framework OP-150 – W. Stephen McNeil – Impact of Student Commuter Status on Sense of Belonging in First-Year Chemistry: a Two-Campus Comparison  
16:10–16:30 OP-148 – Zsolt Béla Bárány – Chemistry for Everyone – Collaboration for Future Chemists OP-151 – Mustafa Şahin Bülbül – A Tactile Temperature–Time Graph Model For Teaching Phase Changes Through Multisensory Experience To A Student With Visual Impairment  
16:30–18:00 Poster Session 3 (Click here to see detailed Poster Program)      
18:45–21:00 Banquet (Palan Hotel)      
17 July 2026
Time Main Hall
09:00–10:00 Plenary Lecture 5 
Chair: Ingo Eilks
  PL-05 – Rachel Mamlok-Naaman – How do chemistry teachers cope with reforms and innovations in education?
10:00–10:20 Coffee Break 
10:20–10:50 Keynote Lecture
Chairs: Mustafa Sözbilir & Sevil Akaygün
KN-05 – Gultekin Cakmakci – 
The Science of Science Communication: Science Identity Development from Chemistry Classrooms to Scientific Communities
10:50–12:10 Closing Ceremony 
12:10–13:30 Lunch