Saturday
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm
Keynote Session: Opening Perspectives on Granular Matter Research
Discussion Leader: Joshua Dijksman (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm
Itai Cohen (Cornell University, United States)
"Viscosity Metamaterials"
4:15 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
Granular Matter in Engineering & Extreme Environments
Discussion Leader: Yimin Lu (Texas Tech University, United States)
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 7:50 pm
Galien Grosjean (Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Austria)
"Contact Electrification in Granular Media: One Grain at a Time"
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:05 pm
Melissa Buys (University of Maryland, United States)
"Investigation of Patched Surface Tribocharging Models for Different Material Charging"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Oliver Gries (Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
"Granular Flow Under Partial Gravity"
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
William Hartt (University of Delaware, United States)
"Impact of Particle Size Distribution on the Development of Lunar Regolith Simulant Geopolymers"
8:35 pm - 8:40 pm
Discussion
8:40 pm - 8:55 pm
Ambroise Mathey (Université de Rennes, France)
"Earthquakes at the Lab Scale and Their Memory Effect"
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Aizhan Zhakupova (University of Houston, United States)
"Controls of Humidity on the Transient Friction of Granular Materials"
9:10 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Richard Benders (Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands)
"Lubricating the Flow of Powder Mixtures in High Pressure Extrusion Conditions"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am
Granular Matter in Physics & Modeling Granular Flows
Discussion Leader: Tivadar Pongo (Duke Kunshan University, China)
9:00 am - 9:05 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:05 am - 9:20 am
Carmen Lee (North Carolina State University, United States)
"Relating Microscale Force and Fabric Anisotropy to Macroscale Loading in Granular Materials: An Experimental Proof of the “Stress-Force-Fabric” Relationship"
9:20 am - 9:25 am
Discussion
9:25 am - 9:40 am
Akhilandeshwari Erram (IIT Bombay, India)
"Computational Study of Granular Shear Flow: Effect of Overburden Pressure"
9:40 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 10:00 am
William Zunker (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States)
"Large Deformation DEM Powder Compaction Simulations Using a Mechanically Derived Contact Model for Adhesive Elastic-Plastic Particles"
10:00 am - 10:05 am
Discussion
10:05 am - 10:20 am
Nishanth Murugan (Cornell University, United States)
"The Criticality of Transition to Inertial Shear Thickening Close to Jamming"
10:20 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:35 am
Holly Bridge (University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
"Mechanisms of Curvature-Dependent Jamming in Dense Suspensions"
10:35 am - 10:40 am
Discussion
10:40 am - 10:55 am
Sara Levay (Universidad de Navarra, Spain)
"Cluster Formation in Macroscopic Active Particles Driven by Light"
10:55 am - 11:00 am
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: Scientific Career Choices -- Navigating Paths and Overcoming Challenges
Discussion Leaders: Olfa D'Angelo (Nurmberg-Erlangen University (FAU), Germany) and Navid Hooshanginejad (Brown University, United States)
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Panel Discussion
Scientific Career Choices: Navigating Paths and Overcoming Challenges
Kyle Welch (American Physical Society, United States)
Rebekka Grellmann (DLR Space Agency, Germany)
Itai Cohen (Cornell University, United States)
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Evaluation Period
Complete the GRS Evaluation Forms; Election of Future Chair(s)
3:00 pm
Seminar Concludes