Liquid crystals are a vast and diverse class of materials which exhibits properties between those of isotropic liquids and those of crystalline solids: Liquid crystals may flow like a liquid, but their constituent molecules retain orientational order like solids. The main macroscopic manifestation of this dual nature is the emergence of defects, which underly spectacular phenomena and new prospective technologies, e.g., knotted disinclination lines, bistable displays, control of nanoparticle suspensions.
The workshop aims to bring together researchers working on various aspects of liquid crystals, with topics spanning from the physical modeling and numerical simulations of liquid crystalline systems to rigorous analysis of major liquid crystal phenomena.
Social Dinner: Thursday, December 5, 2019
Associated External Event: Distinguished PDE Lecture 2019 by John M. Ball
Link to the event
Coming soon.
Organizers
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Giovanni Di Fratta | Technical University of Vienna |
| Michele Ruggeri | University of Strathclyde |
| Valeriy V. Slastikov | University of Bristol |
| Arghir Dani Zarnescu | Basque Center for Applied Mathematics |
Attendees
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Stan Alama | McMaster University |
| John Ball | Heriot-Watt University |
| Laurent Betermin | University of Vienna |
| Marco Bresciani | University of Vienna |
| Lia Bronsard | McMaster University |
| Giacomo Canevari | University of Verona |
| Razvan-Dumitru Ceuca | Basque Center for Applied Mathematics |
| Linda Cummings | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Elisa Davoli | University of Vienna |
| Ibrahim Fatkullin | University of Arizona |
| Alberto Fiorenza | University Federico II of Napoli |
| Carlos Garcia Cervera | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| Amrita Ghosh | Czech Academy of Sciences |
| Tiziana Giorgi | New Mexico State University |
| Dmitry Golovaty | University of Akron |
| Radu Ignat | University Paul Sabatier Toulouse |
| Michael Innerberger | Technical University of Vienna |
| Ansgar Jüngel | Technical University of Vienna |
| Georgy Kitavtsev | SKOLTECH Moscow |
| Lou Kondic | New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Xavier Lamy | University Paul Sabatier Toulouse |
| Christos Likos | University of Vienna |
| Chun Liu | Illinois Institute of Technology |
| Lech Longa | Jagiellonian University |
| Apala Majumdar | University of Strathclyde |
| Yu Mei | Gran Sasso Science Institute |
| Antonin Monteil | University of Bristol |
| Lidia Mrad | Mount Holyoke College |
| Mikhail Osipov | University of Strathclyde |
| Valerio Pagliari | University of Vienna |
| Peter Palffy-Muhoray | Kent State University |
| Carl-Martin Pfeiler | Technical University of Vienna |
| Paolo Piovano | University of Vienna |
| Dirk Praetorius | Technical University of Vienna |
| Miha Ravnik | University of Ljubljana |
| Jonathan Robbins | University of Bristol |
| Elisabetta Rocca | University of Pavia |
| Giulio Schimperna | University of Pavia |
| Antonio Segatti | University of Pavia |
| Elyas Shivanian | Imam Khomeini International University |
| Ivan Smalyukh | University of Colorado |
| Dominik Stantejsky | Ecole Polytechnique |
| Ulisse Stefanelli | University of Vienna |
| Peter Sternberg | Indiana University |
| Bianca Stroffolini | University Federico II of Napoli |
| Jamie Taylor | Basque Center for Applied Mathematics |
| Wojciech Tomczyk | Jagiellonian University |
| Mehdi Trense | Sorbonne University |