The French Group of Rheology, under the auspices of the European Society of Rheology, organizes the
de Gennes Discussion Conference, entitled:
From reptation to glassy materials: de Gennes pionneering work in rheology and recent developments
It will be held in February, 2-5, 2009, in Chamonix (France), a nice city nested in the Alps, at the foot of Mont Blanc.
This Conference aims at gathering a wide community involved in the fields of rheology for which de Gennes' contributions have been decisive.
The Conference will be based on invited lectures by distinguished experts in different fields. The presentations will be distributed in thematic workshops in which all the participants will have the possibility to present a poster after a short plenary oral presentation (of about 5 min.). Also, round tables will be organized.
Main topics:
- Polymer melt rheology and dynamics
- Polymers in solutions and specific interactions
- Polymers at surfaces and interfaces
- Suspensions