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Where Possibilities Begin

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Registration Coming soon!

About the Workshop

Invited Speakers

Organizing Committee

Invited Speakers

  • Paul Janmey (University of Pennsylvania)
  • Bavand Keshavarz (Duke University)
  • Youhong Nancy Guo (UNC-Chapel Hill)
  • Artem Rumyantsev (North Carolina State University)


May 12, 2025

Organizing Committee

Invited Speakers

Fitzpatrick Center (FCIEMAS)

Schiciano Auditorium A-B

101 Science Dr.

Durham, NC 27708 

Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee

Organizing Committee

Michael Rubinstein (Duke)

Stefan Zauscher (Duke)

Christoph Schmidt (Duke)

Stephen Craig (Duke)

Bavand Keshavarz (Duke)

Michela Geri (Duke)

Hossein (Amir) Salahshoor (Duke)

Guidelines

The workshop program is coming soon. 

Abstracts for invited talks are coming soon. 

The map of the Duke University campus can be found here.

We are thrilled to welcome Paul Jamney from the University of Pennsylvania as our plenary speaker! 


Additional presentations will be delivered by Bavand Keshavarz from Duke University, Youhong Nancy Guo from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Artem Rumyantsev from North Carolina State University. 

Soundbites: 2 minute time limit and 1-2 slides in Power Point format.

Limit the size of the poster to no larger than 36"w x 48"h

Information about poster set-up will be provided at a later date.

The cost of the workshop is $30 per person and includes a breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon break.  The cost of parking is included.  Registration deadline is May 5, 2025.  Onsite registration is not available. 

Bryan Center Parking Garage (enter off Science Dr.) is a 5 minute walk to Fitzpatrick Center, Schiciano Auditorium | 101 Science Dr., Durham, NC 27708


Parking details will be shared ahead of the event. 

The goal of this workshop is to spark interactions and collaborations between the research groups in the Triangle area. The workshop format is very informal, and an emphasis is placed on spurring conversations between  researchers in all areas of soft matter research. "Soft matter" here is defined very broadly, and it includes (but is not limited to) work in polymers, colloid science, synthetic and naturally occurring biomaterials, and condensed matter physics. 

Organizing Committee

Michael Rubinstein, Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor(Duke)

Stefan Zauscher (Duke)

Christoph Schmidt (Duke)

Stephen Craig (Duke)

Bavand Keshavarz (Duke)

Michela Geri (Duke)

Hossein (Amir) Salahshoor (Duke)

Event Sponsor

Duke Materials Initiative

 The Duke Materials Initiative (DMI) was created to enable bold, innovative and transformative materials science and engineering advances that are only possible when extending beyond and crossing the boundaries between traditional disciplines. 

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"The Triangle Soft Matter Workshop provides an excellent opportunity to meet, learn about exciting research conducted in the region, and start new collaborations." -Michael Rubinstein, Aleksandar S. Vesic Distinguished Professor | Thomas Lord Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science

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