Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Force Transmission in Granular Matter
Discussion Leader: Roberto Zenit (National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:25 pm
Daniel Goldman (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Granular Media Are Great (for Studying Locomotion)!"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pm
Karen Daniels (North Carolina State University, USA)
"The Role of Force Networks in Granular Materials"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Dense Granular Suspensions
Discussion Leader: Eric Brown (Yale University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Elisabeth Guazzelli (Aix-Marseille University, CNRS, France)
"Rheology of Dense Granular Suspensions"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:05 am
Wiebke Drenckhan-Andreatta (Institut Charles Sadron, CNRS, France)
"Hard Science with Soft Objects: Skinny Emulsions Take on Granular Matter"
11:05 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Omer Sedes (Benjamin Levich Institute, City College of New York, CUNY, USA)
"k-Core Transitions of Shear-Thickening Suspensions"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
Itai Cohen (Cornell University, USA)
"Colloid Science at the Next Decimal Place: Precision Tracking and Local Force Measurement"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Power Hour
The GRC Power Hour is an optional informal gathering open to all meeting participants. It is designed to help address the challenges women face in science and support the professional growth of women in our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizers: Nathalie Vriend (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom) and Cacey Bester (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Phases in Granular Matter
Discussion Leader: Melany Hunt (California Institute of Technology, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
Nicolás Mujica (University of Chile, Chile)
"Microscopic Model for a Granular Solid-Liquid-Like Phase Transition"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
Matthias Schröter (FAU Erlangen, Germany)
"Nucleation in Athermal Hard Spheres"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Gravity-Driven Flows
Discussion Leader: Nathalie Vriend (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Kimberly Hill-Malvick (University of Minnesota, USA)
"Multi-Scale Modeling of 'Granular Mud': From Debris Flows to Asphalt Compaction"
9:45 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:05 am
Justin Burton (Emory University, USA)
"The Physics of Ice Mélange: World's Largest Granular Material"
11:05 am - 11:20 am
Discussion
11:20 am - 11:35 am
Thomas Leps (University of Maryland, USA)
"Cohesion and Avalanching on Metallic Asteroids with Remnant Magnetic Fields"
11:35 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 12:15 pm
Anthony Thornton (University of Twente, The Netherlands)
"Multiscale Modelling of Segregation"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Impact on Granular Beds
Discussion Leader: Paul Umbanhowar (Northwestern University, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
Felipe Pacheco (Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Mexico)
"Using Granular Materials for the Study of Different Cratering Processes"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
Yoël Forterre (CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, France)
"Impact and Shear-Thickening in Dense Suspensions"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Grains and Interfaces
Discussion Leader: Ko Okumura (Ochanomizu University, Japan)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Kathleen Stebe (University of Pennsylvannia, USA)
"Particles in 2D Capillary Suspensions"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Kai Huang (University of Bayreuth, Germany)
"Monitoring Granular Drag with Radar Particle Tracking"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:30 am
Suzie Protiere (Institut Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, UPMC / CNRS, France)
"Granular Rafts"
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Matthew Arran (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom)
"Avalanches on Erodible Beds: Regime-Switching, Size Statistics and Stratification"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Thorsten Poeschel (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürenberg, Germany)
"Collective Behavior and Self-Organization of Active Granular Particles"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Experimental Techniques
Discussion Leader: Heinrich Jaeger (University of Chicago, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
Axelle Amon (Université de Rennes 1, France)
"An Experimentalist Point of View on Plasticity and Nonlocality in Granular Materials"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
Ralf Stannarius (Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Germany)
"The Inside Story, 3D Imaging of Granular Ensembles by X-Ray and NMR Tomography"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Structure in Solid Granular Matter
Discussion Leader: Bulbul Chakraborty (Brandeis University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:45 am
Matthieu Wyart (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland)
"Hysteresis in Granular Materials"
9:45 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Maytee Chantharayukhonthorn (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
"A Hybrid Material Point and Discrete Element Method for Granular Media Modeling"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:30 am
Xia Li (Southeast University, China)
"The Critical State of Densely Packed Granular Materials: Statics and Kinematics"
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Discussion
11:50 am - 12:05 pm
Ryan Hurley (Johns Hopkins University, USA)
"Grain-Resolved Structure, Stress and Force Measurements in Frictional 3D Granular Materials"
12:05 pm - 12:10 pm
Discussion
12:10 pm - 12:25 pm
Melody Lim (University of Chicago, USA)
"Tuning Ergodicity in Acoustically Levitated Clusters"
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Granular Matter in Extreme Conditions
Discussion Leader: Lou Kondic (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:15 pm
James Michaels (University of Delaware/International Fine Particle Research Institute, USA)
"Grand Challenges in Granular Flows: An Industrial Perspective"
8:15 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:10 pm
Emanuela Del Gado (Georgetown University, USA)
"From Grains to Concrete: Gelation of Calcium-Silicate Hydrates and Sustainable Cement"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure