7th Annual Texas Soft Matter Meeting

The goal of this one-day meeting is to encourage collaboration among researchers from academia and industry in Texas who work on soft materials, including polymers, colloids, and biomaterials. This workshop will rotate between institutions in Texas and be held annually.

The 7th Texas Soft Matter Meeting will be held in the Mulva Auditorium of the new Engineering Education and Research Center at UT Austin. The format of the meeting will include invited talks, short contributed talks, and unstructured time for networking and exchange of ideas. Lunch will be provided.

Schedule of Events

Thursday, August 16
Skill Builder Workshop with Anton Paar
2.5 hour workshops at 9 AM, 12:30 PM, and 3 PM
Learn about Rheology, AFM, DMA, and DLS!

Friday, August 17
8:30 – 8:40:      Introductory remarks
8:40 – 9:20:      Invited Talk: Kirk Schanze, UTSA
9:20 – 9:50:      Contributed Talks # 1
9:50 – 10:10:     Coffee Break
10:10 – 10:50:    Invited Talk: Sindee Simon, Texas Tech
10:50 – 11:20:    Contributed Talks # 2
11:20 – 12:00:     Invited Talk: Keith Keitz, UT Austin
12:00 – 1:15:     Lunch
1:15 – 1:55:     Invited Talk: Carlos Lopez-Barron, ExxonMobil
1:55 – 2:30:    Contributed Talks #3
2:30 – 2:50:    Coffee Break
2:50 – 3:30:    Invited Talk: Tania Betancourt, Texas State
3:30 – 4:00:    Contributed talks # 4
4:00 – 5:30 :   Poster session and reception

Special thanks to our event partners, Exxon Mobil and Anton Paar.