The Institute became a National Adhering Organisation (NAO) of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) in 2009.

IKM representation in Committees / Divisions of IUPAC for 2024/2025 term are:

Committee on Chemistry Education (CCE)
Datuk ChM Dr Soon Ting Kueh
Titular Member

Division I: Physical and Biophysical Chemistry
Prof ChM Dr Chong Kwok Feng
Associate Member

Division II: Inorganic Chemistry
ChM Dr Yang Farina Abdul Aziz
Titular Member

Division III: Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
Datin ChM Dr Zuriati Zakaria
Titular Member

Division IV: Polymer
Prof ChM Dr Rusli Daik
National Representative

Division V: Analytical Chemistry
ChM Dr Malarvili Ramalingam
Associate Member

Division VI: Chemistry and The Environment
Prof ChM Dr Juan Joon Ching
Associate Member

Division VII: Chemistry & Human Health
Assoc. Prof ChM Dr Awis Sukarni Bin Mohmad Sabere
Titular Member

Committee on Chemistry and Industry (COCI)
ChM Dr V Jeyanny Vijayanathan
Associate Member

Committee on Chemical Research Applied to World Needs (CHEMRAWN)
Asst Prof ChM Dr Yvonne Choo Shuen Lann
Associate Member

Interdivisional Committee on Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development
Prof ChM Dr Juan Joon Ching
Division Representative

IKM representation in the Federation of Asian Chemical Societies – Prof ChM Dr Juan Joon Ching (Treasurer)

IKM representation in Commonwealth Chemistry – Datuk ChM Dr Soon Ting Kueh (Executive Board Member, 2022 onwards)

REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

The Institute also regularly holds regional and international conferences. Among the major regional and international chemistry conferences organized by the Institute are the following:

  • 16th Asian Conference on Analytical Sciences (ASIANALYSIS XVI) 2023, 9–12 October 2023, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 
  • International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ICPAC) Bali 2023, 13-17 September 2023, Bali, Indonesia
  • 9th Network of Inter-Asian Chemistry Educators (NICE) Conference 2023, 28–30th July 2023, Kuching, Malaysia
  • International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ICPAC) Kota Kinabalu 2022, 22-27 November 2022, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  • 10th Symposium on Best Practices & Innovations Laboratory Management (10th BPI-LAB), 24-25 March 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 7th Asian Conference on Coordination Chemistry (ACCC7) 2019, 15-18 October 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
  • International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ICPAC) Yangon 2019, 6-9 August, Yangon, Myanmar
  • 9th Biennial Regional Symposium on Total Laboratory Management – Quality, Safety, Environment and Laboratory Informatics (QSEL), 15-16 October 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ICPAC) 2018, 7-10 March 2018, Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • 19th Malaysian International Chemical Congress (19MICC) 2018, 30 October – 2 November 2018, Langkawi, Malaysia
  • International Congress on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ICPAC) Langkawi 2018, 30 October – 2 November 2018, Malaysia
  • 8th Biennial Regional Symposium on Total Laboratory Management – Quality, Safety, Environment and Laboratory Informatics (QSEL) 2017, 10-11 October 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • International Symposium on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ISPAC 2017), 8-10 June 2017, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 25th Annual World Forum on Advanced Materials (POLYCHAR 25) 2017, 9-13 October 2017, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • International Symposium on Pure & Applied Chemistry (ISPAC 2016), 15-20 August 2016, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • 24th IUPAC International Conference on Chemistry Education (ICCE) 2016, 15-20 August 2016, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
  • The 4th Federation of Asian Polymer Societies International Polymer Congress (4FAPS-IPC) 2015, 5-8 October 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 18th Malaysian International Chemical Congress (18MICC) 2014, 3-5 November 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Vietnam Malaysia Chemical Conference (VMICC) 2014, 7-9 November 2014, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • International Conference on Water & Wastewater Management (ICWWM) 2013, 8-10 October 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 6th Biennial Regional Symposium on Total Laboratory Management – Quality, Safety, Environment and Laboratory Informatics (6QSEL) 2013, 8-9 October 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Cambodian Malaysian Chemical Conference (CMCC) 2012, 19 -21 October 2012, Siem Reap, Cambodia
  • 19th IUPAC International Conference on Chemical Research Applied to World Needs (CHEMRAWN XIX) 2011, 26-29 September 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 13th International Symposium on Advances in Extraction Technology (ExTech) 2011, 27-29 September 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • International Symposium on Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) 2011, 29-30 September 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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