Sunday
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Models and Mechanics of Soft Systems
7:40 pm - 8:20 pm
"Shape-Shifting Structures"
8:20 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"Sculpting Shape and Shape-Shifting"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Active and Yielding Matter from the Molecular Perspective
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Manipulating Yield-Stress Fluids Using Ultrasound-Activated Microbubbles"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Drop Breakup in Yield Stress Fluids and Shape Stabilization with Interfacial and Bulk Elasticity"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Short-Time Dynamics of Protein in Solutions"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"External Field Driven Propulsion of Anisotropic Colloids: From Designer Motion to Functional Benefits"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Colloidal Robotics: Shape-Based Programming of Active Particles"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Medicine and Biomaterials
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Cell-Material Interactions: Engineering Materials to Manipulate Cellular Processes"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Generation and Manipulation of Complex Soft Matter in the Gut"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Role of Cellular and Particle Deformation in Blood Flow: Implication for Disease and Targeting Drug Delivery"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Biophysics and Biophysical Mechanics
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Biological Building and Hierarchies"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Anti-Fouling and Slippery Properties of Liquid-Infused Surfaces"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Colloids, Macromolecules and Polyelectrolytes in Additive Manufacturing
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"Force Responsive Hydrogels: New Routes to a Dynamic Cell-Biomaterial Interface"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Advancements in High-Resolution Additive Manufacturing"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Formulation of Printable Soft Materials for Enhanced Performance in 3D Manufacturing"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Design and Characterization of Soft Materials
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"The Implementation of Cactus Mucilage and Cactus Pectin Polysaccharides into Functional Sustainable Systems for Biomedical and Colloidal Applications"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Directed Self-Assembly and Chasing Single Crystals in Soft Matter"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Energy Generation and Storage
9:00 am - 9:40 am
"The Role of Polymer Binder in Colloidal Battery Processing and Electrode Performance"
9:40 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:10 am
"Electrical Transport in Colloidal Fluids of Conducting Particles"
11:10 am - 11:30 am
Discussion
11:30 am - 12:10 pm
"Colloidal Slurry Processing for Battery Manufacturing"
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Biological and Technological Convergence in Soft Matter
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm
"Approaching Biological Complexity: Beyond Self-Assembly"
8:10 pm - 8:30 pm
Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:10 pm
"Reconfigurable Self-Assembly: From Evolutive DNA Nanomachines to Living Crystals"
9:10 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure