SASOR 2018: 7TH RHEOLOGY CONFERENCE AND SHORT COURSE
Date and Venue
Short course: 25-26 September 2018
Conference: 27 – 28 September 2018
Venue: STIAS Conference Centre, Stellenbosch
Scope
The SASOR 2018 conference will cover all aspects and areas of rheology including both main stream and emerging areas of rheology such as:
Areas of interest include:
- Emulsions
- Dispersions
- Suspensions
- Polymer melts, blends, copolymers and nanocomposites
- Food rheology, biopolymers and biorheology
- Flow-induced phase transitions and instabilities
- Liquid crystals, polyelectrolytes and associating fluids
- Advanced experimental methods
- Microstructural modelling
- Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, turbulence and processing
- Interfacial phenomena and surfactants
The aim is to attract a group of people interested in the scientific and technical development of rheology. There will be a special session to present your industrial problem to the expert panel of rheologists for discussion.
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Plenary Speakers
The following international and national plenary and invited speakers have confirmed their attendance:
Plenary speakers:
Prof Gareth McKinley, MIT, USA
Prof Chris Macosko, University of Minnesota, USA
Dr Nigel Heywood. BHR. UK
Dr Arno Talmon. TU Delft and Deltares. The Netherlands
