(*: core topic to be discussed urgently)
The list of mini-symposia organizers is shown here.
1) Materials Processing †
- 1-1. Polymer processing
- 1-2. Metal processing
- 1-3. Ceramic processing
- 1-4. Composite material processing
- 1-5. Processing of other materials
KN speakers:
- Yingshe LUO (Central South University of Forestry and Technology, China)
- Tadamoto SAKAI (Shizuoka University, Japan)
2) Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics & Micro Fluidics †
- 2-1. Non-Newtonian flow of complex fluids (joint with topic 6-1)
- 2-2. Stability of non-Newtonian flows
- 2-3. Multiphase flow
- 2-4. Rheometry
- 2-5. Computational fluid dynamics and modeling
- 2-6.* Micro flows, microfluidics, and nanofluidics (joint with topic 6-5)
KN speakers:
- Gareth McKINLEY (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
- Hiroshi MIZUNUMA (Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan)
- Kyung Hyun AHN (Seoul National University, Korea)
3) Supramolecular Systems †
- 3-1. Surfactants and lipids (joint with topic 6-3)
- 3-2. Organogels
- 3-3. Shear banding (joint with topic 5-6)
- 3-4. Telechelic polymers
- 3-5.* Self-assembling systems
KN speakers:
- Laurent BOUTEILLER (Universite Paris VI, France)
- Jun LI (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
4) Solids and Glasses †
- 4-1. Glass transition dynamics of liquids, polymers, and colloids
- 4-2. Structural recovery of amorphous materials
- 4-3. Modeling and simulation of glass transition and glasses
- 4-4. Mechanical behavior of solid polymers and nanocomposites
- 4-5. Nanoconfinement effects on viscoelastic response and Tg (joint with topic 9-5)
KN speakers:
- Gregory McKENNA (Texas Tech University, USA)
- Heinz W. SIESLER (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
5) Polymeric Liquids †
- 5-1. Neutral polymer solutions
- 5-2. Polyelectrolytes and functionalized polymers
- 5-3. Entangled polymer melts and ionomers
- 5-4. Multiphase and multicomponent systems
- 5-5.* Polymers with various topologies (joint with topic 7-4)
- 5-6.* Shear banding, flow-induced phase transition and instability (joint with topic 3-3)
KN speakers:
- Wim BRIELS (University of Twente, Netherlands)
- Atsushi TAKANO (Nagoya University, Japan)
- Shi-Qing WANG (University of Akron, USA)
- Kwang Soo CHO (Kyungpook National University, Korea)
6) Suspensions, Emulsions, Foams †
- 6-1. Suspension hydrodynamics (joint with topic 2-1)
- 6-2. Nanocomposites
- 6-3. Dynamics of surfactant micelles (joint with topic 3-1)
- 6-4. Interface dynamics in suspensions, emulsions and foams
- 6-5. Dynamics, scattering, microrheology, and jamming in colloids (joint with topic 2-6)
- 6-6. Particle level simulations including Brownian dynamics
KN speakers:
- James FENG (University of British Columbia, Canada)
- Eric FURST (University of Delaware, USA)
7) Single chain dynamics: model and experiments †
- 7-1. Single chain manipulation: hydrodynamic flows and deformations
- 7-2. Single chain manipulation: electromagnetic fields
- 7-3. Single chain in nano-confinements: multi-chain matrix, confined geometry & particle suspensions
(joint with topic 9-5)
- 7-4. Dynamics of topologically complex chains: ring and branch polymers (joint with topic 5-5)
- 7-5.* Single chain dynamics with biological and sensor applications
KN speakers:
- Patrick DOYLE (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
- Gerhard GOMPPER (Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany)
- Myung-Suk CHUN (Korea Institute of Science & Technology, Korea)
8) Electro/Magneto Rheological Fluids †
- 8-1. Mechanism of ER/MR fluids
- 8-2. Applications of ER/MR technology
- 8-3.* Giant ER effect
KN speakers:
- Daniel KLINGENBERG (University of Wisconsin, USA)
- Weijia WEN (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, China)
- Xiaopeng ZHAO (Northwestern Polytechnical University, China)
9) Surface and Thin Films †
- 9-1. Analogy of dynamics in confined systems and nanocomposites
- 9-2. Phase separation and dewetting in surfaces and thin films
- 9-3. Nanopattern formation with various imprinting technologies
- 9-4. New methods to design/characterize surfaces and thin films
- 9-5.* Dynamics and glass transition in confined surfaces, interfaces and thin films (joint with topics 4-5 and 7-3)
KN speakers:
- John TORKELSON (Northwestern University, USA)
- Toshiji KANAYA (Kyoto University, Japan)
10) Bio-related Materials and Bio/Medical-rheology †
- 10-1. Hemorheology and microcirculation
- 10-2. Viscoelasticity of cells and biological tissues
- 10-3. Biomicrofluidics
- 10-4. Biomaterial surfaces and scaffolds for cell and tissue engineering
- 10-5. Rheology of biomacromolecules
KN speakers:
- Makoto KAIBARA (Riken, Japa)
- Leslie YEO (Monash University, Australia)
11) Food Rheology †
- 11-1. Rheological control of food texture
- 11-2. Rheology of mastication and deglution
- 11-3. Relationship between texture/rheology and flavour release
- 11-4. Dietary fiber and rheology
KN speakers:
- Madeleine DJABOUROV (École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris, France)
- Eric VAN DER LINDEN (Wageningen University, Netherlands)
12) Elastomers and Gels †
- 12-1. Novel elastomers and gels
- 12-2. Composite and filled elastomers
- 12-3. Phase transition and instability
- 12-4. Chemomechanical coupling and environmental degradation
- 12-5. Constitutive models and computational approach
KN speakers:
- Jian-Ping GONG (Hokkaido University, Japan)
- Eliot FRIED (McGill University, Canada)
13) Rheology in general †
- 13-1. Industrial rheology
- 13-2. Environmental rheology
- 13-3. Others
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