Congress Program
ICS 2026 | 21-22 May 2026 | Istanbul Kültür University
Venue
Akıngüç Auditorium and Art Center
Istanbul Kültür University – Ataköy Campus
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 - 09:30
Opening Ceremony
Prof. Gulce Ogruc Ildiz, Vice Rector of Istanbul Kültür University, Congress Chair
Prof. Fadime Üney Yüksektepe, Rector of Istanbul Kültür University
Dr. Bahar Akıngüç Günver, Head of Board of Trusties of Istanbul Kültür University
09.30 - 10:10
IKU-SPECTRA ICS 2026 Plenary Lecture 1
Prof. Malgorzata Baranska (Jagiellonian University Kraków, Poland)
Multimodal microscopy and biorthogonal labeling for biomedical applications
10:10 - 10:30
IKU-SPECTRA ICS 2026 Keynote Lecture 1
Prof. Gastón García López (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain)
Ion beam techniques at CMAM: from advanced materials to radiobiology
10:30 - 10:45
Oral Communications - OC1
Dr. Nikola Biliškov (Ruđer Bošković Institute, Croatia)
Exploring the reaction zone of solid-state contact reactions - walking along phase diagrams
10:45 - 11:00
Oral Communications - OC2
Prof. Kubilay Balcı (Istanbul University, Türkiye)
The effects of zwitterionic tautomerism on the Raman and NMR spectral data of balenine molecule
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee Break
11:20 - 12:00
IKU-SPECTRA ICS 2026 Plenary Lecture 2
Prof. Wei-Tao Yang (Duke University, Duke University, United States)
Novel functional approximations and DFT for excited states
12:00 - 12:15
Oral Communications - OC3
Prof. Sevim Akyüz (Istanbul Kültür University, Türkiye)
Vibrational spectral and thermal analysis of plaster and mortars from xerigordos castle (Cobankale) - Yalova, Turkey
12:15 - 12:30
Oral Communications - OC4
Dr. Licínia Justino Simões (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Toward sustainable photoactive materials: a water-soluble al(iii) schiff base complex as an efficient photocatalyst
12:30 - 12:45
Oral Communications - OC5
Dr. Justyna Krupa (University of Wrocław, Poland)
Infrared spectroscopic investigation of cryogenic photochemistry by matrix-isolation
12:45 - 13:00
Oral Communications - OC6
Prof. Nihal Sarıer (Istanbul Kültür University, Türkiye)
Infrared and UV-Visible spectrophotometric characterizations of chitosan-gelatin films incorporating lavender essential oil suitable for active packaging
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Ceremony
14:30 - 15:10
IKU-SPECTRA ICS 2026 Plenary Lecture 3
Prof. Peter Atkins (Oxford University, United Kingdom)
The evolution of physical chemistry
15:10 - 15:30
IKU-SPECTRA ICS 2026 Keynote Lecture 2
Prof. José António Paixão (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Quantum crystallography – a case study on triphenylguanidine compounds
15:30 - 15:45
Oral Communications - OC7
Dr. Ainur Syeitkhajy (Istanbul Kültür University, Türkiye)
Picolinamide-saccharin cocrystal: synthesis, structure, vibrational spectra and thermal behavior
15:45 - 16:00
Oral Communications - OC8
Asst. Prof. Antònio Jorge Lopes Jesus (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
Matrix isolation studies of reactive intermediates: alkyl nitrenes and n−heterocyclic carbenes
16:00 - 16:20
Coffee Break
16:20 - 16:40
IKU-SPECTRA ICS 2026 Keynote Lecture 3
Prof. María Rosa López Ramírez (University of Málaga, Spain)
Raman spectroscopic assessment of biosignature stability in lichens exposed to space and mars-like conditions
16:40 - 16:55
Oral Communications - OC9
Cansu Akbay (Ankara University, Türkiye and Pamukkale University, Türkiye)
EPR analysis of gamma irradiated β-alanine single crystal
16:55 - 17:10
Oral Communications - OC10
Prof. Dan-Gheorghe Dimitriu (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania)
Solvatochromic analysis of 2-hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone (lawsone) in binary and ternary solutions
17:10 - 17:25
Oral Communications - OC11
Assoc. Prof. Günnur Güler (Izmir Institute of Technology, Türkiye)
Spectroscopic signatures of RNA methylation: a rapid and cost-effective strategy
17:25 - 17:40
Oral Communications - OC12
Dr. Ilya Shenderovich (Regensburg University, Germany)
Improving theoretical modeling of intermolecular interactions through NMR
17:40 - 17:55
Oral Communications - OC13
Dr. Abeer Aleskndrany (Ege University, Türkiye)
Molecular interactions of L-T3 and L-T4 with sphingomyelin model membranes: a comparative FTIR and DSC study
17:55 - 18:10
Oral Communications - OC14
Assoc. Prof. Sebnem Garip Ustaoglu (Istanbul Aydin University, Türkiye)
Combined effects of astragalus membranaceus and calorie restriction on liver protection: an atr-ftir and biochemical investigation
18:10 - 18:25
Oral Communications - OC15
Dr. Ange A. Maurice (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)
UV-Visible spectroscopy for Vanadium in Redox Flow battery: A low-cost multi-wavelength sensor
18:25 - 18:40
Oral Communications - OC16
Dr. Ayça Doğan (Istanbul Aydin University, Türkiye and Altinbas University, Türkiye)
Vibrational fingerprinting of immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapy in myasthenia gravis: a quantitative ATR-FTIR analysis
18:40 - 19:30
Poster Session
19:30 - 21:00