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INVITED TALKS AT MEETINGS (Selected)

7. Light-switchable rheology in micellar fluids based on common, inexpensive surfactants.
American Conference on Neutron Scattering, Santa Fe, NM (2008)
6. Smart fluids and coatings based on light-sensitive assemblies of amphiphilic molecules.
Smart Coatings Conference, Orlando, FL (2008)
5. Adventures with soft matter: So simple, a child could do it.
Mid-Atlantic Soft Matter Symposium, Georgetown Univ. (2007)
4. Gels that photothin and solutions that photogel.
ICMR Summer School on Polymeric and Self-Assembled Gels, Santa Barbara, CA (2007)
3. Stimuli-sensitive nanoassemblies of amphiphilic biomolecules.
International Congress on Nanobiotechnology: Nanobio 2007, San Francisco, CA (2007)
2. Structure and rheology of viscoelastic micellar fluids useful in shampoo formulations.
Society of Cosmetic Chemists Meeting, Boston, MA (2006)
1. Synthesis and assembly of nematic organogels and nanocomposites.
ACS Spring Meeting, Atlanta, GA (2006)

INVITED TALKS AT UNIVERSITIES (Selected)

5. “Smart” fluids and gels created via molecular self-assembly.
Department of Chemical Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (2006)
4. Viscoelastic fluids and gels engineered via molecular self-assembly.
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2005)
3. Viscoelastic fluids and gels engineered via molecular self-assembly.
Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH (2005)
2. Self-assembly of amphiphilic molecules leading to viscoelastic fluids and gels.
Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, Washington DC (2004)
1. New classes of viscoelastic fluids and gels formed via molecular self-assembly.
Dept. of Chemical Engineering / Levich Institute, City College of New York, New York, NY (2004)

INVITED TALKS AT NATIONAL LABS (Selected)

3. Thin to thick at the flick of a switch: Light-tunable rheology in micellar fluids.
NIST Center for Neutron Research, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD (2008)
2. Engineering gels and capsules using biopolymers and vesicles.
National Institute for Child Health & Human Development, NIH, Bethesda, MD (2005)
1. Engineering nanomaterials using biopolymers and vesicles.
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, College Park, MD (2005)

INVITED TALKS AT CORPORATE RESEARCH LABS (Selected)

3. Complex fluids research at U. Maryland: Self-assembled viscoelastic fluids and gels.
3M Corporate Research Labs, St. Paul, MN (2006)
2. Complex fluids research at U. Maryland: Self-assembled viscoelastic fluids and gels.
Procter & Gamble Corporate Research Labs, Cincinnati, OH (2006)
1. Complex fluids research at U. Maryland: Self-assembled viscoelastic fluids and gels.
Experimental Station, E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Wilmington, DE (2004)

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For pdf files of selected talks, click here.

 

Last updated: May 16, 2008

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