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“Rational Design with Soft Materials”

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Sunday, October 9, 2011; 4 – 6 PM; Cleveland, OH
at the Society of Rheology 83rd Annual Meeting
InterContinental Hotel and Conference Center

This forum features a panel of scientists and engineers demonstrating successful applications of rheology in the commercial sector. The panelists represent activities in academia, industry, and US national laboratories. Rheological design inspired by humans and biology will be shown in brief presentations with discussions and Q&A opportunities. A social/networking hour will follow with refreshments.

Chairs: Philip 'Bo' Hammer, AIP
           William Hartt, The Procter & Gamble Company
           Suraj Deshmukh, Dow Chemical Co.

Session 1: Rheology by Design

Marco Caggioni, Senior Scientist, The Procter & Gamble Co.

Randy Ewoldt, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Science and Engineering, The University of Illinois

Randy Schunk, Distinguished Member Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories

Session 2: Rheology in Nature and Nature-Inspired Materials

Gareth H. McKinley, Associate Head, Mechanical Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Adam S. Burbidge, Head of the Microprocess and Modelling Group, Nestlé Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland