| SATURDAY |
| 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm | Arrival and Check-in |
| 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:45 pm - 4:30 pm | Keynote Lecture |
| 3:45 pm - 4:15 pm | Vasav Sahni (The University of Akron, USA)
"Adhesive Mechanism of Prey-Capture Glue Produced by Spiders" |
| 4:15 pm - 4:30 pm | Discussion |
| 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Rheology and Adhesion |
| Discussion Leader: Tamaryn Shean (University of Cambridge, UK) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Srinivas Mettu (Lehigh University, USA)
"Motion of Liquid Drops on Surfaces Induced by Asymmetric Vibrations: Role of Contact Angle Hysteresis" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Francois Tanguy (ESPCI Paris, France)
"Gradient in viscoelastic properties of polymers to control adhesion" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm | Cell Adhesion/Thin Film Adhesion |
| Discussion Leader: Matthew S. Hall (Cornell University, USA) |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Guillaume Lamour (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Impact of surface energy gradients on neuronal adhesion and differentiation" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Ye Xu (Yale University, USA)
"Imaging stresses and strain in cracking colloidal film" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 10:00 am | Bio-inspired Adhesives |
| Discussion Leader: Elmar K. Kroner (Leibniz Institute for New Materials, Germany) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Michael Roehrig (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
"Hierarchical structuring of dry adhesives by 3D laser lithography and hot pulling" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Michael Bartlett (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)
"The importance of compliance in synthetic and natural adhesive systems" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 11:00 am | Mechanics and Adhesion |
| Discussion Leader: Srinivas Mettu (Lehigh University, USA) |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Shuodao Wang (Northwestern University, USA)
"Mechanics of curvilinear electronics" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am - 10:50 am | Sung Hoon Kang (Harvard University, USA)
"Shape and size control of polymer nanopost assembly by adhesion-mediated elastocapillary interaction: interplay between mechanics and surface science" |
| 10:50 am - 11:00 am | Discussion |
| 11:00 am - 12:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 2:20 pm | Mentoring Session on Career Development |
| 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm | Shu Yang (University of Pennsylvania, USA) |
| 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm | Discussion |
| 2:20 pm - 3:00 pm | Evaluation Period |
| Fill out GRS Evaluation Forms |
| 3:00 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm. |
