The "Polymer Materials" (PM), one of branches in Materials Science & Engineering at the Jiangsu University, is an internationally recognized center of excellence in polymer researches. The major research in the PM involves the subject of biomimetic polymers, functional polymers, high-performance and polymeric complexes. The objective of the PM is to perform innovative research in polymer science and to train high-level researchers, acting as impetus for the development of materials science in China and worldwide. Consisting of outstanding scientists, professional researchers and devoted educators, the PM welcomes worldwide researchers who have the ambition to pursue a Master or PhD degree in China to join!

Major activities sponsored by the PM will include: (1) conducting scientific research in polymers, (2) presenting undergraduate, Master or PhD courses, and (3) training high-level researchers. The PM will also act occasionally as a bridge to promote the cooperation and exchange between the School and outsides, including domestic and oversea counterparts or peer.

Led by Prof. Songjun Li, the distinguished professor who was elected a Fellow of the British Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC), the PM is also becoming a world-class platform for academic discussion and communication. In 2009, Prof. Li was awarded "Marie Curie Fellowship" by European Union, followed by Dr. Shunsheng Cao's admission in 2011. Prof. Li and his team founded the International Congress on Advanced Materials in 2011, with the first one (AM2011) summoned on 13-16 May 2011 in Jinan (China), followed by the 2nd and 3rd ones of its kind (AM2013 and AM2016), which took place in Zhenjiang and Bangkok and has been proven to be a great success. The scientific programs have involved 1800-plus worldwide participants, 1100 manuscripts and 1000 abstracts. Prof. Li and his team further founded the Journal of the Chinese Advanced Materials Society in 2013, which is being published by the prestigious Taylor & Francis.

As an open and developing disciplinary direction, the PM is rapidly going forward and positively involving in innovative research in polymer science and training high-level researchers, vigorously promoting the development of materials science in China and worldwide!