Kickoff Meeting
June 12-13, 2024
Location: University of Pennsylvania
Organizers: John Crocker and Doug Durian
Sponsors: CSLM, LRSM/MRSEC, Dept of Physics & Astronomy
The new Center for Soft and Living Matter at the University of Pennsylvania brings together over 60 faculty and their groups from more than 10 departments across campus in order to facilitate collaborations and to help attract outstanding students and postdocs. To celebrate the formation of the center and Penn’s long history in developing the field, we will hold a two-day kickoff meeting. It will feature a diverse range of exciting speakers and topics, as well as a panel discussion about future directions. We hope you can attend!
Registration is FREE but required, so please register here
Confirmed speakers:
| Rae Robertson Anderson Tommy Angelini Katia Bertholdi Dan Blair Jasna Brujic Paul Chaikin Bulbul Chakraborty Sujit Datta Zvonimir Dogic |
Nikta Fakhri Margaret Gardel Zev Gartner Sharon Glotzer Michael Klein Ching-Yao Lai Cecilia Leal Dov Levine Tom Lubensky |
Lisa Manning Xiaoming Mao Nuris Figueroa Morales Michael Murrell Arvind Murugan Ilya Nemenman Michael Rubinstein Yuhai Tu David Weitz |
Evening events:
Poster session with a light buffet and drinks on Wednesday
Banquet on Thursday
Recommended accommodations:
Club Quarters https://clubquartershotels.com/philadelphia/rittenhouse-square.
CQ is located in the heart of Philadelphia, a 20-25 minute walk or easy Uber to campus.
Follow this link to reserve a room at the discounted rate.