RCCT ("Russian Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics", or "International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics in Russia") is one of the most significant scientific events in Russia. Its history can be traced back to the "All-Union Conference on Calorimetry", which was held every two to three years between 1961 and 1977. In 1979 the conference was renamed as the "All-Union Conference on Calorimetry and Chemical Thermodynamics" and was held regularly under this name until 1991. After a long hiatus, the tradition of organizing the meetings on chemical thermodynamics was revived in 2002 with the first "International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics in Russia" in Saint Petersburg. Since then, the RCCT International Conferences have been held biannually in large scientific centers of Russia, including Moscow (2005, 2013), Saint Petersburg (2002, 2019), Ivanovo (2007, 2024), Kazan (2009, 2022), Samara (2011), Nizhny Novgorod (2015), and Novosibirsk (2017).
Every RCCT is uniquely important for the international thermodynamic community. The conference traditionally covers all aspects of chemical thermodynamics and provides the platform for discussing the cutting-edge achivements in this scientific field. In 2026, Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg will be the host of the XXV International Conference on Chemical Thermodynamics in Russia (RCCT-2026).
RCCT-2026 is organized by:
Ural Federal University
Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation
Russian Academy of Sciences
Mendeleev Russian Chemical Society
Scientific Council on Physical Chemistry RAS
Scientific Council on Ceramic Materials RAS
Scientific Council on Inorganic Chemistry RAS
In addition to the Book of Abstracts, there will be a Special Issue in The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics (Elsevier, eISSN 1096-3626). All conference participants are invited to submit their manuscripts for consideration to be published in this Special Issue. Please see the details on the Elsevier website.
Conference Venue
The RCCT-2026 conference will be held at the Ural Federal University, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, 48 Kuybysheva Street, Ekaterinburg. (see Yandex Maps).
door_front The main entrance to the building is located on Kuybysheva Street.
directions_bus Buses and trolleybuses
From the city center (to the south): buses № 60, 77, 86 or trolleybuses № 27, 31, 35, 36.
Stop: “Сандуновские бани”, “Sandunovskie Bani” (on Rosa Luxemburg St.).
Walking distance to the entrance: ~5 minutes.
To the center (north): buses #60, 65, 77, 89 or trolleybuses #27, 31, 35, 36.
Stop: “Улица Куйбышева”, “Ulitsa Kuybysheva” (on Belinskogo St.).
Walking distance to the entrance: ~5 minutes.
tram Trams
Stop: “Дом художника”, “Dom Khudozhnika” (trams № 3, 6, 10, 20, 21).
Walking distance to the entrance: ~8 minutes.
directions_run Walking from the subway and other stops
From subway station “Geologicheskaya” (“Геологическая”), “Tsyrk” (“Цирк”) stop or “TRTS Grinvich” (“ТРЦ Гринвич”) stop
Walking distance to the entrance: ~20 minutes. Please note that the section of Kuybysheva Street (from 8 Marta St. to Gorky St.) is currently completely CLOSED TO ALL TRANSPORT AND PEDESTRIANS (see walking directions on the map).
exclamation To enter the university building, please bring your PASSPORT.
wifi To access the internet, the participants can use the guest Wi-Fi network of our university. The network’s name is UGMK-Telecom(FREE) (phone call authorization is required).
News
Updated the program (July 2, S5; July 3, all sections)
Updated the program (S6, June 30 and July 2)
Announced a special issue in The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. Updated the program: small changes in S3 (June 30, July 2) and plenary (July 1-3); opening ceremony at 14:00
Updated the program (June 30, S4; July 2, S5, S8; July 3) and some abstracts
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Added the program; updated the schedule, the sponsor info, the plenary and key lectures info
The payment deadline has been extended to June 01, and the preliminary schedule has been posted
The conference will be held on June 29 - July 3, a week earlier than planned, to avoid high transfer and accommodation costs due to the Innoprom expo. We apologize for the inconvenience.
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The detailed program is available here as a web program; there is also a pdf (~0.5 MB) version.
Sections
The oral and poster presentations are divided into the following broad topics:
Fundamental issues and new challenges in chemical thermodynamics.
Thermodynamic properties and processes in solids.
Thermodynamic properties and processes in solutions and fluids.
Thermodynamics of heterogeneous systems, surfaces, interphase and membrane processes, and nanoscale systems.
New approaches, methods and goals in thermodynamic modeling. Thermodynamic databases.
Thermodynamic aspects of synthesizing, analyzing and predicting the properties of novel materials.
Round table discussion «Chemical thermodynamics in higher education».
Special session on the development of measurement methods and experimental setups in thermal analysis and calorimetry.
Exhibition of the recent achievements in the field of scientific instrumentation.
For participating in the round table discussions, only oral presentations are accepted. The exhibition will be held as a typical scientific equipment exhibition.
In addition, the “Best presentation” competition for the young scientists will be held during the conference.
Registration and participation fees
To participate in the conference you need to register, make and send us the abstract, and pay the participation fee.
1. Registration
You will have to use the Scientific event website of the Ural Federal University to register. Unfortunately, the website is only available in Russian. Please use the browser’s built-in translation tools and our detailed instructions, and do not hesitate to contact us via info@rcct2026.ru in case of any difficulties.
Please pay attention that only the participant has to register, while co-authors who do not attend the conference do not have to. If an accompanying person (without a presentation) needs to attend the conference, please write your request to info@rcct2026.ru in advance.
2. Abstract submission
The abstracts are written in English in strict accordance with the template. The abstracts are limited to one page only (one such page as in the template).
The abstract file should be renamed “Surname.docx” and sent to us at info@rcct2026.ru from the email that was submitted during the registration. The email subject line must contain the following substring: Abstract_S#, where # is the section number of the particular presentation. For example, if you’d like to participate in the “Thermodynamic properties and processes in solutions and fluids” section, the subject of your email should contain the Abstract_S# substring.
If there are two presentations (poster and oral), please send two separate emails.
Please note that to comply with the local laws and regulations, citizens of Russian Federation are required to submit additional documents (the details are on our Russian webpage).
The submitted abstracts will be moderated after the abstract submission deadline. You will then receive, by email, the letter of acceptance and the specific instructions on how to pay the conference fee.
3. Participation fee
The participation fee is:
3000 ₽ for accompanying persons;
5000 ₽ for students and PhD students;
12000 ₽ - the regular fee.
The fee covers participation and access to all the events, including the oral and poster sessions, special sessions, meetings, discussions, exhibitions, welcome party, and coffee breaks.
The payment method will be provided after the abstract acceptance; the moderation of abstracts will begin after the abstract submission deadline.
Official invitations are sent by request after the conference fee has been paid.
Presentations
Oral presentations: the plenary lecture lasts 40 min, the key lecture - 30 min, and the regular oral presentation - 15 min including the time for the questions to the lecturer. The presentations should be provided in either Microsoft PowerPoint (.pptx) or Portable Document Format (.pdf) format.
Poster presentations: the poster size — A1 (594 х 841 mm), vertical (portrait) orientation.
Presentation templates
This file contains several title slide templates for the oral presentations.
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Organizing committee
Chair
Full member of RAS V.L. Stolyarova
Prof. K.S. Gavrichev
Rector of UrFU I.N. Obabkov
Vice-Chair
Prof. D.S. Tsvetkov (UrFU)
Members
Full member of RAS V.M. Buznik (IGIC RAS)
Full member of RAS F.V. Grechnikov (Samara University)
Full member of RAS V.K. Ivanov (IGIC RAS)
Full member of RAS N.T. Kuznetsov (IGIC RAS)
Full member of RAS V.Yu. Kukushkin (SPbU)
Full member of RAS V.N. Parmon (Institute of Catalysis SB RAS)
Full member of RAS A.A. Rempel (IMET UB RAS)
Full member of RAS O.G. Sinyashin (Kazan Scientific Center RAS)
Full member of RAS V.P. Fedin (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS)
Full member of RAS A.Yu. Tsivadze (IPCE RAS)
Full member of RAS M.F. Churbanov (ICHPS RAS)
Full member of RAS A.B. Yaroslavtsev (IGIC RAS)
Full member of RAS V.L. Kozhevnikov (Institute of Solid State Chemistry UB RAS)
Additional resources: the information about the conference will be made available on the university website
Mass mail: the conference newsletters will be sent via the email (from @rcct2026.ru or @urfu.email). The subscription to the newsletter is available by request only. You can unsubscribe by sending an empty letter with "unsubscribe conferenceusu" (without quotes) as the email subject to sympa@urfu.email.
Postal address: 620000, Ekaterinburg, 51 Lenin av., Ural Federal University, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Physical and Inorganic Chemistry
Conference venue address: Ekaterinburg, 48 Kuybysheva st., Ural Federal University, Institute of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
