Where Possibilities Begin
Where Possibilities Begin
About the Workshop
Invited Speakers
Organizing Committee
Invited Speakers
- Prof. Katharina Ribbeck (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Prof. Kerry Bloom (UNC-Chapel Hill)
- Prof. Amir Salahshoor (Duke University)
- Prof. Martin Seifrid (North Carolina State University)
May 11th, 2026
Organizing Committee
Invited Speakers
Sonja Haynes Stone Center
150 South Rd
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee
Organizing Committee
Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy (UNC)
Ronit Freeman (UNC)
Sergei Sheiko (UNC)
Samantha Woodroof (UNC)
Daniel Valastro (UNC)
Cynthia Corley (UNC)
Guidelines
We are thrilled to welcome Katharina Ribbeck from Massachusetts Institute of Technology as our plenary speaker!
Additional presentations will be delivered by Kerry Bloom from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Amir Salahshoor from Duke University, and Martin Seifrid from North Carolina State University.
Soundbites: 2-minute time limit and 1-2 slides in PowerPoint format. Please use 16:9 as the preferred PowerPoint slide dimensions for the soundbites.
Submit soundbites to admin@trianglesoftmatter.com. The last day to submit a soundbite is May 5, 2026.
The Soundbite presentation schedule can be found here.
Limit the size of the poster to no larger than 36"w x 48"h (landscape or portrait).
Posters will be displayed in the Stone Center Hitchcock Room. Easels, display boards, and clips will be provided for setup. Please note that on-site printing will not be available, and you should make plans ahead of time for printing.
Poster presentation schedule can be found here.
The workshop costs $30 per person and includes breakfast, lunch, and an afternoon sweet treat/coffee break. The cost of parking is included (details below in Parking). Registration opens on March 24th, 2026, and the registration deadline is May 4th, 2026. On-site registration, including waitlisted registrants, is not available.
Bell Tower Parking Garage (lower level-entry off Bell Tower Dr., follow directions in visual aid in pre-event communications) is a 3-minute walk to the Sonja Haynes Stone Center located at 150 South Rd in Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Parking details will be shared in the pre-event communication email. Please check your inbox.
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
Aleksandr Zhukhovitskiy (UNC)
Ronit Freeman (UNC)
Sergei Sheiko (UNC)
Samantha Woodroof (UNC)
Daniel Valastro (UNC)
Cynthia Corley (UNC)
"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 | Duke University Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Material Science
Contact Us
Triangle Soft Matter Workshop
150 South Road, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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