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Visit http://www.colloids2008.org or contact Jan Genzer ([email protected]) or Orlin Velev ([email protected])
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The symposium offers graduate and undergraduate students involved in soft material research at universities a forum in which to share their results and meet their peers.
You also may want to consider attending the ACS Colloid & Surface Science meeting that precedes SoftMatt‐2008.
Note that each symposium requires separate registration.
VVeennuuee SoftMatt‐2008 is organized in conjunction with the international 82nd ACS Colloid & Surface Science (ACS CSS) Symposium, June 15‐18, 2008 (http://www.colloids2008.org). Participants of SoftMatt‐2008 are encouraged, but not obliged, to attend the ACS CSS. SoftMatt‐2008 will commence on June 18, 2008 in the evening with a banquet that will bring together both participants from the ACS CSS meeting and those attending SoftMatt‐2008 (see program). The SoftMatt‐2008 symposium will take place on June 19, 2008 in Engineering Building I on NC State’s Centennial Campus.
PPaappeerr ssuubbmmiissssiioonn Submit a maximum of two (2) 8‐1/2" x 11" pages of text (single spacing, minimum font size 10, margin 1”), including any number and combination of figures, tables, and references. The papers must include the name, affiliation, student status (undergraduate/graduate), e‐mail address of the student and name, affiliation, and e‐mail address of the faculty advisor. Since the emphasis will be on the student's own work, the number of authors should be minimal. However, acknowledgements of colleagues and citations of other key research in the area are encouraged.
EEvvaalluuaattiioonn Papers will be evaluated by a committee of 5 judges (3 faculty members, 2 graduate students) based on scientific content, merit, and presentation quality. Five (5) graduate students will be chosen based on their submission and invited to deliver a 25‐minute lecture (plus 5 minutes for questions) each at the Symposium. All remaining students will be asked to present their research work as a poster. Awards will be given to the talk presenters and top three poster presenters in both the graduate and undergraduate categories.
CCoossttss There is no registration fee for SoftMatt‐2008. All participants are responsible for covering housing and travel expenses. The ACS CSS symposium organizers will reserve inexpensive housing in NC State’s Wolf Village. The participants selected for the oral presentations will receive complementary two‐night housing from the organizing committee.
CCaasshh aawwaarrddss Oral presentations: 1st place $1,000; 2nd place $700; 3rd place $400; 4th and 5th place $200 Graduate posters: 1st place: $500; 2nd place $300; 3rd place $200 Undergraduate posters: 1st place: $500; 2nd place $300; 3rd place $200
IImmppoorrttaanntt ddaatteess Paper submission & registration: Submit papers and register for SoftMatt‐2008 by April 1, 2008, 5 PM via email to Professor Jan Genzer at [email protected].
Evaluation: Participants will be notified via email during the first week of May 2008 on the format of their presentation (oral or poster).
SoftMatt‐2008 symposium: The Soft Matt‐2008 Symposium will commence on June 18, 2008 in the evening with a banquet. The SoftMatt‐2008 meeting will take place on June 19, 2008 in Engineering Building I on NC State’s Centennial Campus.
PPrreelliimmiinnaarryy pprrooggrraamm June 18, 2008 7:00 PM Colloids 2008 concluding / SoftMatt‐2008 commencement dinner
(Further information will be supplied via email) June 19, 2008 8:30 AM Poster set‐up 8:45 AM Welcome by the SoftMatt‐2008 organizers 9:00 AM Graduate student talk #1 9:30 AM Graduate student talk #2 10:00 AM Coffee break & poster session 10:30 AM Graduate student talk #3 11:00 AM Graduate student talk #4 11:30 AM Graduate student talk #5 12:00 PM Lunch & poster session
Discussion with NC State faculty and students, lab visits 2:00 PM Plenary talk
(Speaker will be determined from the ACS CSS symposium participants) 3:00 PM Award ceremony 3:30 PM Adjourn
RReeggiissttrraattiioonn && hhoouussiinngg,, ttrraavveell To register and reserve housing, please follow the registration and housing link on the ACS CSS Symposium website (http://www.colloids2008.org). Detailed information on how to get to Raleigh, North Carolina and the meeting place can be found at http://www.colloids2008.org/SoftMatt2008traveltips.pdf.
Soft Matter A field of materials science studying the properties and
application of polymers, colloids, liquids crystals, surfactants, emulsions, foams, gels, membranes, and other biological
matter.
