THE SOFT MATTER INITIATIVE
Seminar Series
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- Propagation of Fracture through Hard and Soft Surfaces
David Weitz, Harvard University
March 28, 2023, 1PM Abstract and Bio – Video of talk
- Conformal Micropatterning of Curved and Soft Surfaces
Gary Zabow, National Institute of Standards
Feb 28, 2023, 1PM Abstract and Biography – Video of talk
- Micro-Swimmers: Life in Complex Fluids
Paulo E. Arratia, University Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 2023, 1PM Abstract and Biography – Video of talk
- Soft Metamaterials: Enhanced Mechanical Properties by Design
Yanyu Chen, Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville
October 18, 2022, 1PM Abstract and Biography – Video of talk
- Soft Materials for Autonomous Motion and Mesoscale Assembly
Alfred J. Crosby, University Massachusetts Amherst & Editor-in-Chief Soft Matter
May 24, 2022, Noon Abstract and Biography – MS Teams Link
- Large Droplet Impacts and Rebounds from Microwell Arrays
Yongsheng Lian, Mechanical Engineering, University of Louisville
April 12, 2022, 1PM Abstract and Biography – Video of the talk
- Nanoscale fluid dynamics, wetting and heat transfer
Murat Barisik, Izmir Institute of Technology, Turkey
March 25, 2022 Abstract and Biography – Video of the talk
- Metamaterials and Topological Mechanics
Tom Lubensky, University of Pennsylvania
March 8, 2022 Abstract and Biography – Video of the talk
- How drops behave on slippery surfaces
David Quéré, ESPCI Paris and École Polytechnique
March 1, 2022 Abstract and Biography – Video of the talk
- Engineering Aerogels and Polymers to have Enhanced Optical and Thermal Properties
Lin Zhao, Engineer Staff Scientist, 3M Corporation
November 16, 2021 Abstract and Biography
- Using Polymer Science to Improve Concrete: Superabsorbent Polymer Hydrogels in Highly Alkaline Environments
Kendra Erk, Materials Engineering, Purdue University
September 28, 2021 Abstract and Biography – Video of the Talk
- Field-Directed Self Assembly of Colloidal Suspensions
Stuart J. Williams, Mechanical Engineering, UofL
August 9, 2021 Abstract and Biography
- Biomacromolecule Delivery Strategies
Jill Steinbach-Rankins, BioEngineering, UofL
July 19, 2021 Via MS Teams – Abstract and Biography
- Super-Elastic and Self Healing Soft Materials
Badri Narayan, Mechanical Engineering, UofL
June 14, 2021 Via Teams – Abstract and Biography – Video of the Talk
- ERINC Members Workshop: Developing an ERINC Soft Matter Research Focus
Chaired by ERINC Director and Assoc. Director (Cohn, Williams)
April 26, 2021 Via Teams including these slides and reports: