Texas Tech University

2019 Texas Soft Matter Meeting

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Overview

The 8th Texas Soft Matter Meeting, co-hosted with NaTex, will be held at Texas Tech University on Friday, August 16, 2019. The goal of the Texas Soft Matter Meeting is to encourage collaboration among researchers from industry and academia in Texas who work with soft materials, ranging from polymers, soft condensed matter, to biomaterials. This workshop will rotate between institutions in Texas and be held annually. Please click on the links for information on abstract submission, registration, invited speakers, and conference information.

The 8th Texas Soft Matter Meeting will be held in Rooms 103-105 of the Texas Tech Innovation Hub at Research Park. The format of the meeting will include short contributed talks from students, postdoc and faculty along with longer invited talks. Light breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be served at the Atrium.

The preliminary program is available here (updated 8/15/19)

The event flyer is available here

2019 Texas Soft Matter Links

 

Tentative Schedule of Events
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Breakfast and Registration
8:30 AM-8:40 AM Welcome and Introductory Remarks
8:40 AM-10:05 AM Morning Session I: Polymers
10:05 AM-10:25 AM Coffee Break
10:25 AM-11:50 AM Morning Session II: Colloids and Nanoparticles
11:50 AM-12:50 PM Lunch and Poster Setup
12:50 PM- 2:40 PM Afternoon Session I: Rheology and Mechanics
2:40 PM-3:00 PM Coffee Break
3:00 PM-4:05 PM Afternoon Session II: Biological Interfaces
4:05 PM-6:00 PM Poster and Reception
 

Organizers

Ya-Wen Chang
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
ya-wen.chang@ttu.edu
806.834.4205

Wei Li
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University
wei.li@ttu.edu
806.834.2209

Natex Liason

Sindee Simon
Horn Professor
Texas Tech University
sindee.simon@ttu.edu
806.834.8470

Sponsors

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Chemical Engineering