Workshop: Grand Challenges in Soft Matter and Opportunities for Microgravity Research

Presentations

• Hot topics and lukewarm opportunities for soft matter science up in the sky

  Invited

  March 3, 2020, 2:30 PM – March 3, 2020, 3:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Roberto Piazza

    • Politecnico di Milano Univ

  Authors

  • Roberto Piazza

    • Politecnico di Milano Univ

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• Non-equilibrium behaviour of colloidal systems.

  Invited

  March 3, 2020, 3:06 PM – March 3, 2020, 3:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Daan Frenkel

    • Univ of Cambridge

  Authors

  • Daan Frenkel

    • Univ of Cambridge

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• Squeezing order out of disorder

  Invited

  March 3, 2020, 3:42 PM – March 3, 2020, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Stefano Martiniani

    • Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
    • Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota

  Authors

  • Stefano Martiniani

    • Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
    • Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, University of Minnesota

  • Buming Guo

    • Center for Soft Matter Research, New York University
    • Physics, New York University

  • Yuval Lemberg

    • Physics, Technion - IIT

  • Paul M Chaikin

    • Center for Soft Matter Research, New York University
    • New York Univ NYU
    • Physics, New York University
    • New York University

  • Dov Levine

    • Department of Physics, Technion - IIT
    • Physics, Technion - IIT

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• ESA microgravity program for Soft Matter research

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 4:18 PM – March 3, 2020, 4:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Marco Braibanti

    • European Space Agency

  Authors

  • Marco Braibanti

    • European Space Agency

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• Electric field driven aggregation of negatively and positively polarized particles in dilute suspensions

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 4:30 PM – March 3, 2020, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Boris Khusid

    • New Jersey Inst of Tech
    • Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Boris Khusid

    • New Jersey Inst of Tech
    • Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Qian Lei

    • Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Ezinwa Elele

    • Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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• Structure and dynamics of a two-dimensional colloid of liquid droplets

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 4:42 PM – March 3, 2020, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Christoph Klopp

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University
    • Department of Nonlinear Physics, Otto von Guericke University Germany

  Authors

  • Christoph Klopp

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University
    • Department of Nonlinear Physics, Otto von Guericke University Germany

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• Shapes and forms for 2D liquid crystal materials

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 4:54 PM – March 3, 2020, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Zhengdong Cheng

    • Texas A&M University
    • Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

  Authors

  • Zhengdong Cheng

    • Texas A&M University
    • Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

  • Dali Huang

    • Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

  • Ugochukwu Okeibunor

    • Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University

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• Model hard ellipsoids: the practical matter of producing them

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 5:06 PM – March 3, 2020, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Andrew Hollingsworth

    • New York Univ NYU

  Authors

  • Andrew Hollingsworth

    • New York Univ NYU

  • Paul M Chaikin

    • Center for Soft Matter Research, New York University
    • New York Univ NYU
    • Physics, New York University
    • New York University

  • Lou Kondic

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • New Jersey Inst of Tech
    • Department of Mathematical Sciences and Center for Applied Mathematics and Statistics, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • Mathematical Sciences Department, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Alton Reich

    • Streamline Automation LLC

  • Boris Khusid

    • New Jersey Inst of Tech
    • Chemical Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    • Chemical and Materials Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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• Coarsening of two-dimensional island emulsions on smectic liquid crystal bubbles in microgravity

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 5:18 PM – March 3, 2020, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Cheol Park

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  Authors

  • Cheol Park

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  • Eric Minor

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Joseph E MacLennan

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  • Matthew Glaser

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

  • Noel Anthony Clark

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  • Christoph Klopp

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University
    • Department of Nonlinear Physics, Otto von Guericke University Germany

  • Torsten Trittel

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

  • Ralf Stannarius

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

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• Temperature-gradient-induced thermomigration in smectic liquid crystal bubbles and freely suspended films in microgravity

  ORAL

  March 3, 2020, 5:30 PM – March 3, 2020, 5:42 PM

  Presenters

  • Noel Anthony Clark

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  Authors

  • Noel Anthony Clark

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  • Cheol Park

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  • Eric Minor

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder

  • Joseph E MacLennan

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado

  • Matthew Glaser

    • Physics and Soft Materials Research Center, University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Department of Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

  • Torsten Trittel

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

  • Alexey Eremin

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

  • Kirsten Harth

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto-von-Guericke Universitat
    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

  • Ralf Stannarius

    • Institute of Solid State Physics, Otto von Guericke University

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