Viscoplastic Fluids: from theory to application
Amsterdam, 30 June-4 July 2025
Viscoplastic fluids are materials that present a unique feature: they exhibit solid-like properties but also flow like a viscous fluid once a minimum threshold stress (the yield stress) is surpassed. Examples of viscoplastic fluids include suspensions, jammed emulsions, foams, and gels. Such materials are relevant in a multitude of applications, ranging from food to cosmetics, energy, and biomedical sciences. The behavior of such materials has intrigued scientists for many decades and is still the subject of extensive theoretical, numerical, and experimental research efforts. The main goal of this workshop (the 10th of the series, celebrating 20 years of fantastic scientific exchange) is to bring together the interdisciplinary community that works in various fields dealing with viscoplasticity. With insights from the academic community and industry, we aim to discuss recent developments in the field, identify current challenges and open problems, and determine the way forward for research in this area.
The workshop aims to unite researchers from diverse fields, including geophysics, hydrodynamic cavitation, medical acoustics, rheology, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics, to foster interdisciplinary collaboration on bubble dynamics in complex and confined media. Key objectives include facilitating the exchange of methodologies and research outcomes, identifying new computational and experimental techniques, establishing new collaborations, and evaluating emergent challenges and strategies for future research. Expert-chaired sessions and collective discussions will help bridge gaps between disciplines and develop innovative solutions to complex scientific problems.
Bubbles in Complex Media and Confinements
Monte Verità, 18-21 June 2025
We are organizing an exciting 2-day workshop titled Non-reciprocity Across Scales, to be held at the University of Amsterdam's Institute of Physics. This workshop will bring together leading researchers to explore the fascinating and rapidly developing field of non-reciprocal interactions (phenomena where the response does not mirror the applied action). Such interactions are crucial for understanding systems across a wide range of scales, from the quantum world to fluidic systems and even biological matter.
