September 23-24, 2021
The UChicago Rising Stars in Soft and Biological Matter Symposium is a platform for exceptional early-career scientists in the broad field of soft and biological matter to present their work. These speakers are chosen for their track record of research accomplishments and demonstrated contributions to enhancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.
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All times are indicated in Central Daylight Time.
Thursday, September 23
10:30 Tech Check
11:00-11:03 - Introduction & Welcome, Margaret Gardel, Lead Organizer
Session 1 - Mechanics of Soft Matter (Discussion Leader: Sidney Nagel)
11:03 - 11:21 | Joe Bakarat | Curvature-mediated forces in complex biological interfaces |
11:21 - 11:39 | Mike Ford |
Physical intelligence using functional soft matter |
11:39 - 11:57 | Angel Martinez | Thermomechanically active electrodes power work-dense soft actuators |
11:57 - 12:15 | Meera Ramaswamy | Universal scaling of shear thickening transitions |
12:15 - 12:33 | Nabila Tanjeem | Engineering self-limiting assembly of deformable colloidal particles through geometric frustration |
12:33 - 1:03 |
Discussion with all Session 1 speakers |
Session 2 - Nanostructured Soft and Biological Matter (Discussion Leader: Stuart Rowan)
1:00 - 1:18 | Irem Altan |
The Self-Assembly of Proteinaceous Optical Devices in Squids |
1:18 - 1:36 | Caitlin Cornell | Direct Imaging of Liquid Domains in Membranes by Cryo-Electron Tomography |
1:36 - 1:54 | Vida Jamali | Imaging, learning, and engineering of complex soft matter systems at the nanoscale |
1:54 - 2:12 | Abigail Plummer | Instability, frustration, and phase transitions in puckered sheets |
2:12 - 2:30 | Stephanie Valenzuela |
Creating Reconfigurable Networks and Assemblies: A Guided Approach using Dynamic Covalent Chemistry |
2:30 - 3:00 |
Discussion with all Session 2 speakers |
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3:00 - 4:00 | Closed Session. Informal Discussion in Field Specific Breakout rooms [(Mechanics: Sid Nagel,Tom Witten)]; [(Nano: Margaret Gardel, Stuart Rowan, Dmitri Talapin)]; [(Active Matter: Arvind Murugan, Suri Vaikuntanathan, Vincenzo Vitelli)] |
Friday, September
Session 3 - Active Matter & Dynamical Systems (Discussion Leader: Vincenzo Vitelli)
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Session 4 - Discussion of Future Directions led by Participants
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