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Soft Condensed Matter Physics (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Fluctuations, Flows, and Form in Soft Matter Systems

August 12 - 13, 2023
Chairs and
Colby-Sawyer College
541 Main Street
New London, New Hampshire, United States
 Venue and Travel Information

Conference Description

The Soft Condensed Matter Physics GRS provides a unique forum for young doctoral and post-doctoral researchers to present their work, discuss new methods, cutting edge ideas, and pre-published data, as well as to build collaborative relationships with their peers. Experienced mentors and trainee moderators will facilitate active participation in scientific discussion to allow all attendees to be engaged participants rather than spectators.

The meeting will conclude with a panel discussion on different career pathways contributing to the advancement of science. Poster abstracts are required for admission.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Soft Condensed Matter Physics" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Bioinspired Motion
Discussion Leader:
3:45 pm - 4:20 pm
"Bioinspired Motion"
4:20 pm - 4:30 pm
Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Emergent Behavior in Active and Living Systems
Discussion Leaders: and
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm
"Shaping Gels from the Inside Out with Activity"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm
Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm
"Microtubule Self Assembly with Active and Passive Crosslinkers"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm
"Modeling Cell Shape Changes in the Zebrafish Embryo using a 3D Vertex Model"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm
"A Quantitative Approach to Study the Adhesion Force between Two Microalgal Cells"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm
Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm
"Function of Morphodynamics in Physarum Polycephalum"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm
Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm
"Egg Shape Directs Polarized Tissue Flow in the Drosophila Embryo"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Harnessing Disorder and Instabilities in Soft Materials
Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:15 am
"Using Polymers to Direct the Self-assembly of Liquid Crystals"
9:15 am - 9:20 am
Discussion
9:20 am - 9:35 am
"Elastic MicroPhase Separation Produces Bicontinuous Materials"
9:35 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am
"Aggregation, Dispersion and Condensation in Frustrated Assembly"
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am
"Mechanical Transitions in Knitted Fabrics with Coarsening Patterns"
10:15 am - 10:20 am
Discussion
10:20 am - 10:35 am
"Optimal Unravelling of Tangled Filaments"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
"Tessellated Granular Metamaterials"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Poster Session
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Mentorship Component: Career Paths in Soft Matter
Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Career Paths in Soft Matter
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes

Contributors

National Science Foundation
University of Wisconsin - Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)
Princeton Center for Complex Materials (PCCM)
University of Chicago - Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC)

Andrea Liu

University of California, Santa Barbara - Materials Research Laboratory
American Physical Society - Division of Soft Matter (DSOFT)

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Soft Condensed Matter Physics
August 10 - 15, 2025


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