Transport Properties in Soft Matter Systems

The complex dynamics of soft matter systems have been a focus of study for decades. The importance of dynamic and transport processes is reflected in the many layers of complexity at different scales and areas, spanning from transport inside cells, anomalous diffusion in glasses, cell migration, and information flow in society. Continuous progress in the field of transport properties has been achieved, by studying experimental model systems that allow us to break the intrinsic complexity and tackle crucial fundamental physics and engineering challenges. The use of numerical models to study systems at different levels of description continuously allows us to gather new information and support theoretical and analytical approaches often based on a coarse-grained picture.

This workshop aims to cover the state of the art in various systems and approaches focused on the design, engineering, modelling and study of active and passive dynamics. Specifically, we aim to connect the theoretical and mathematical framework to the current experimental development, hoping it will lead to insightful discussions, tackling open challenges in the field.

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*Only 25 Spots are available.
*Only 10 to 15 Selected posters
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We aim to stir exciting discussions amongst early career and established researchers from an inclusive, equal, and respectful vision.

Confirmed speakers

Prof. Roberto Cerbino (University of Vienna)
Dr. Sophie Marbach (Sorbonne University, CNRS)
Dr. Christina Kurzthaler (Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems)
Prof. Holger Stark (TU Berlin)
Prof. Sujit S. Datta  (Princeton University)
Prof. Jae-Hyung Jeon (Pohang University of Science and Technology)
Prof. Agnieska Wylomanska (Wroclaw University of Science and Technology)
Prof. Diego Krapf (Colorado State University)
Dr. Gianni Pagnini (BCAM)
Dr. Nina Kravets (CNRS – LOMA)
Prof. Ralf Metzler (University of Potsdam)
Prof. Daniela Kraft (Leiden University)
Dr. Andrea Zöttl (University of Vienna)
Dr. Sarah Loos (University of Cambridge)
Prof. Lucio Isa (ETH Zurich)
Prof. Hamid Kellay (LOMA, Univetsité de Bordeaux)
Prof. Giovanni Volpe (University of Gothenburg)
Prof. Chantal Valeriani (Universidad Complutense Madrid)
Prof. Fernando Peruani (Paris Université & Université Côte d'Azur)
Dr. Demian Levis (Universidad Barcelona)
Dr. Stefania Melillo (CNR, Rome)
Dr. Alfredo Sciortino (Cytomorpholab - CEA, ESPCI)
Dr. Laura Scalfi (Free University Berlin)
Prof. Andela Saric (Institute of Science and Technology Austria, ISTA)
Prof. Hartmut Loewen (HHU Dusseldorf)
Prof. Liesbeth Janssen (Eindhovein University of Technology)
Dr. Nicolas Bain  (CNRS - ENS Lyon)
Dr. Thomas Salez (CNRS- Université de Bordeaux)

April 2, 2024
12:00 — 14:00
Registration
14:00 — 14:15
Workshop Presentation
14:15 — 15:00
16:00 — 18:00
Welcome drinks / snacks

Common Room

April 3, 2024
10:30 — 11:00
Coffee Break
11:30 — 12:00
12:00 — 12:30
12:30 — 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 — 15:00
15:00 — 15:30
15:30 — 15:45
Short Coffee Break
15:45 — 16:15
16:15 — 16:45
17:00 — 19:00
Poster Session

Blackboard Hallway

April 4, 2024
09:00 — 09:30
09:30 — 10:00
10:30 — 11:00
Coffee Break
11:30 — 12:00
Holger Stark (TU Berlin)
Controlling and designing active flow
12:30 — 14:30
Lunch Break
15:30 — 15:45
Short Coffee Break
15:45 — 16:15
16:15 — 16:45
Hartmut Löwen (Universität Düsseldorf)
Transport and dynamics of active polymers and microgels
17:00 — 18:00
Round Table

Common Room

18:30 — 22:00
Social Dinner
April 5, 2024
09:30 — 10:00
10:00 — 10:30
10:30 — 11:00
Coffe Break
11:00 — 11:30
Liesbeth Janssen (TU Eindhoven)
Glassy dynamics of active matter
11:30 — 12:00
12:00 — 12:30
Concluding remarks

Organizers

Name Affiliation
Laura Alvarez University of Bordeaux
Oleksandr Chepizhko University of Vienna
Vittoria Sposini University of Vienna

Attendees

Name Affiliation
Nicolas Bain Université Claude-Bernard Lyon 1
Michal Balcerek Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Matan Yah Ben Zion Radboud University
Matteo Bessega Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Roberto Cerbino University of Vienna
Debayan Chakraborty Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Bhopal
Alexander Chervanyov University of Münster
Jonathan Coldstream University of Edinburgh
Javier Cristïn Insitute for Complex Systems, CNR Rome
Sujit Datta Princeton University
Thomas Franosch University of Innsbruck
Rafael Gervasone Politecnico di Milano
Galor Geva Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Lucio Isa ETH Zurich
Liesbeth Janssen Technical University Eindhoven
Jae-Hyung Jeon Pohang University of Science and Technology
Gerhard Kahl Technical University of Vienna
Sofia Kantorovich University of Vienna
Hamid Kellay Laboratoire d'Ondes et Matiere Aquitaine
Daniela Kraft Leiden University
Diego Krapf Colorado State University
Nina Kravets Laboratoire d'Ondes et Matiere Aquitaine
Christina Kurzthaler Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
Andrey Kuznetsov University of Vienna
Demian Levis University of Barcelona
Diego Liberati National Research Council
Sarah Loos University of Cambridge
Hartmut Löwen Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Paula Magrinya Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Juraj Májek Institute of Science and Technology Austria
Sophie Marbach CNRS
Stefania Melillo Insitute for Complex Systems, CNR Rome
Ralf Metzler University of Potsdam
Antti Niemi Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stockholm
Abhimanyu Nowbagh Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Gianni Pagnini Basque Center for Applied Mathematics
Fernando Peruani CY Cergy Paris Université
Ilian Pihlajamaa Technical University Eindhoven
Regina Rusch University of Innsbruck
Thomas Salez Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Laura Scalfi Free University Berlin
Alfredo Sciortino Cytomorpholab (CEA, ESPCI)
Yihong Shi Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization
Holger Stark Technical University Berlin
Pece Trajanovski Research center for Computer Sciences and Information Technologies, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts
C. Heath Turner University of Alabama
Chantal Valeriani Complutense University of Madrid
Giovanni Volpe University of Gothenburg
Boyi Wang Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems
Agnes Wylomanska Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
Andreas Zöttl University of Vienna
Preview of Thomas Salez - Brownian motion at interfaces
Thomas Salez (CNRS): Brownian motion at interfaces
April 2, 2024 14:15 — 15:00
Preview of Giovanni Volpe - The 2nd Anomalous Diffusion Challenge
Giovanni Volpe (U Gothenburg): The 2nd Anomalous Diffusion Challenge
April 3, 2024 12:00 — 12:30
Preview of Christina Kurzthaler - Characterizing the swimming gait of bacteria
Christina Kurzthaler (PKS-MPG): Characterizing the swimming gait of bacteria
April 3, 2024 15:45 — 16:15
Preview of Chantal Valeriani - Discovering dynamic laws from observations: the case of self-propelled, interacting colloids
Chantal Valeriani (Complutense University of Madrid): Discovering dynamic laws from observations: the case of self-propelled, interacting colloids
April 4, 2024 09:00 — 09:30
Preview of Hamid Kellay - Activity induced rigidity of liquid droplets.
Hamid Kellay (LOMA, CNRS): Activity induced rigidity of liquid droplets.
April 4, 2024 15:45 — 16:15
Preview of Demian Levis - Driven and self-driven transport in model active systems
Demian Levis (U of Barcelona): Driven and self-driven transport in model active systems
April 5, 2024 10:00 — 10:30
Preview of Fernando Peruani - Transport properties in intermittent active matter
Fernando Peruani (U of Cergy-Pontoise): Transport properties in intermittent active matter
April 5, 2024 11:30 — 12:00
At a glance
Type:
Workshop
When:
April 2, 2024 — April 5, 2024
Where:
ESI Boltzmann Lecture Hall
Organizer(s):
Laura Alvarez (U Bordeaux)
Oleksandr Chepizhko (U of Vienna)
Vittoria Sposini (U of Vienna)