Welcome!
Welcome to the official website of the PAC Symposium, an annual chemistry event created by students, for students. This symposium is a collaborative effort involving students from four study associations: ACD, CDL, U.S.S. Proton, and VCSVU.
On March 6th, 2025, the 30th PAC-symposium will take place in Amsterdam, with the theme "Unfold & Expand". This theme reflects two main goals for the event this year.
First, the foundation strives to ensure that every participant, regardless of their academic progress, can follow the content of the presentations. Therefore, we focus on unfolding and expanding the knowledge of students, so that they can better understand the research of the lecturers. At the same time, we want visitors to expand their knowledge through new insights offered by the lecturers. By offering parallel sessions, a balance can be found between unfolding knowledge and expanding it, depending on the lecturer, to create an engaging experience for all participants.
In addition, the terms “unfolding” and “expanding” also have a deeper meaning. They refer to both fundamental and applied research. A speaker can focus on uncovering more fundamental scientific questions (“unfolding”) or on broadening knowledge through applied research (“expanding”). Our goal is to provide a platform for both types of research.
The symposium consists of several rounds of lectures and a poster competition, where bachelor and master students can present their graduation projects.
Explore our website for information on speakers, PAC partners, event location and organisation, captivating photos from the last symposium, and more.
We look forward to welcoming to the PAC symposium on March 6th 2025 in Amsterdam. See you then!
