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Granular Matter (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Particulate Systems

July 21 - 22, 2018

Chairs Cacey S. Bester and Scott Waitukaitus

Stonehill College

320 Washington Street

Easton, MA, US

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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Granular Matter is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and junior scientists to exchange cutting edge ideas and establish professional relationships in an informal environment. This GRS accompanies the 2018 Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Granular Matter. Examples of granular materials exist in abundance in nature and industry, spanning a vast range of shapes, sizes, materials, and purposes. As a result, studies of granular media present significant challenges and applications to other fields, drawing a common interest among junior researchers of many disciplines, such as physics, engineering, and applied mathematics.

All of the non-keynote speakers at the GRS will be selected from submitted abstracts. Poster sessions will also provide attendees with an opportunity to present their latest results to colleagues. As part of the mentorship component of the GRS, Prof. Dan Goldman will discuss how to develop one's scientific originality and niche as a researcher.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Granular Matter" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm	Keynote Session: Interdisciplinary Research Involving Granular Systems Discussion Leader: Scott Waitukaitus (AMOLF, The Netherlands)
3:45 pm - 3:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
3:50 pm - 4:05 pm	Eric Corwin (University of Oregon, USA) "Super-Duper-Hyperuniformity: Generating Jammed Packings with More Uniformity than Crystals"
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm	Discussion
4:10 pm - 4:25 pm	Kimberly Hill-Malvick (University of Minnesota, USA) "Gravity-Driven Flows"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pm	Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	The Granular Liquid Discussion Leader: Ishan Srivastava (Sandia National Laboratories, USA)
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm	Morgane Houssais (Levich Institute, City College of New York, USA) "Frictional Suspension-on-a-Chip: Creep Dynamics in a Titled Saturated Soil Traversed by a Porous Flow"
8:00 pm - 8:05 pm	Discussion
8:05 pm - 8:25 pm	Juha Koivisto (Aalto University, Finland) "Re-Entrant Clogging Transition in Submerged Hoppers"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm	Francisco Rocha (University of Manchester , United Kingdom) "Segregation-Induced Granular Fingering"
8:50 pm - 8:55 pm	Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm	Lisa Lee (Harvard University, USA) "Geometric Frustration Induces the Transition Between Rotation and Counterrotation in Swirled Granular Media"
9:15 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	General Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Frontiers of Granular Physics Discussion Leader: Yuchen Zhao (Duke University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:10 am	Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am	Estelle Berthier (North Carolina State University, USA) "Mechanical Failure of Disordered Networks"
9:30 am - 9:35 am	Discussion
9:35 am - 9:55 am	Matt Harrington (University of Pennsylvania, USA) "Characterization of Structural Defects in Elongated Grain Packings: A Machine Learning Approach"
9:55 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	Chamkor Singh (Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization, Germany) "Particle Aggregation in Three-Dimensional Charged Granular Gas: Simulations and Mean-Field Study"
10:20 am - 10:25 am	Discussion
10:25 am - 10:45 am	Kyle Welch (University of Minnesota, USA) "Collective Motion of Self-Propelled Disks Without Explicit Alignment Interactions: Toy Robots and Simulated Flocks"
10:45 am - 10:50 am	Discussion
10:50 am - 11:00 am	General Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Poster Session Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Mentorship Component: Developing Your Scientific Identity Discussion Leader: Cacey Bester (University of Pennsylvania, USA)
1:30 pm - 1:35 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
1:35 pm - 2:10 pm	Daniel Goldman (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA) "Developing Your Scientific Identity"
2:10 pm - 2:20 pm	Discussion
2:20 pm - 2:30 pm	Closing Remarks
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes