June 6, 2008
Rochester Institute of Technology

6th New York Complex Matter Workshop

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
DEADLINE: May 30, 2008


KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Seth Fraden, Brandeis University


INVITED SPEAKERS: Aparna Baskaran, Syracuse University
Jonathan Butcher, Cornell University
Edward Furlani, Eastman Kodak
Ryne Raffaelle, Rochester Institute of Technology

Location: College of Science 08-1250, RIT

Time: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM followed by informal discussion and dinner (also to be organized informally)

Organizers: Mark Bowick (SU), Itai Cohen (Cornell), Cristina Marchetti (SU), Jen Schwarz (SU), Abe Stroock (Cornell), and George Thurston (RIT)

Registration: Please register by sending an e-mail to 2submit@rit.edu by May 30, 2008. Please include a title and abstract for your "sound bite" - a three minute update of your current research. There is a $15/person registration fee for all participants. This is to be paid on site on the day of the meeting. Cash or check only, please.

Goal: At this workshop we will have five invited talks from local researchers as well as one additional keynote speaker. The rest of the time will be allotted for up to 2.5 min. presentations. These presentations should give the audience a flavor for the research topic and techniques used to address the research problem discussed. The overall goal is to give the audience an overview of the type of research techniques being used and problems being studied in the New York area. The rest of the time will be unstructured and available for people to discuss possible collaborations or other research interests. As such we hope and expect that students will attend regardless of whether their faculty advisors can attend.

  • 9:30-10:00AM Registration

  • 10:00-10:30AM Aparna Baskaran, Syracuse University
    Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and hydrodynamics of self propelled particles

    10:30-11:00AM Jonathan Butcher, Cornell University
    Engineering Paradigms of Embryonic Development - Formation and Characterization of Complex Soft Tissues

    11:00-11:20AM Coffee Break

    11:20AM-12:20PM Sound Bites

    12:30-1:30PM Lunch (Atrium)

    1:30-2:30PM KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Seth Fraden, Brandeis University
    Phase Chip 2.0: Doing More With Less

    2:30-3:30PM Sound Bites

    3:30-3:50PM Coffee Break

    3:50-4:20PM Edward Furlani, Eastman Kodak
    Microscale Manipulation of Fluid Properties with Applications to Inkjet Printing

    4:20-4:50PM Ryne Raffaelle, Rochester Institute of Technology