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Prof. Valentine presents a Keynote Lecture at ISMC 2024

The 8th International Soft Matter Conference, Raleigh NC

July 29, 2024
Prof. Valentine presents a Keynote Lecture
Prof. Valentine presents a Keynote Lecture

ISMC 2024: Blurring the boundaries between fields - connecting to reshape the future of soft matter.  This international meeting, held for the first time in the Americas, showcases frontier science and engineering of soft materials.  

Prof. Valentine presented the lab's work on "New approaches to designing and deploying hydrogels for force sensing and control".  

Welcome dinner. (L to R): Moumita Das (RIT), Shu Yang (UPenn), Megan Valentine (UCSB), JP Gong (Hokkaido), Zhigang Suo (Harvard), and Seth Fraden (Brandeis)
Welcome dinner. (L to R): Moumita Das (RIT), Shu Yang (UPenn), Megan Valentine (UCSB), JP Gong (Hokkaido), Zhigang Suo (Harvard), and Seth Fraden (Brandeis)

The meeting provided opportunities to connect with researchers from around the world to share discoveries, discuss research, recruit, and innovate.  

Enjoying a summer evening with Costantino Creton (ESPCI ParisTech), Jasna Brujic (NYU), Patricia Bassereau (Institut Curie) and others in Raleigh
Enjoying a summer evening with Costantino Creton (ESPCI ParisTech), Jasna Brujic (NYU), Patricia Bassereau (Institut Curie) and others in Raleigh

Great to connect and network with friends and collaborators

Megan, Rae Robertson-Anderson (USD), and Katarina Matic (USD) present a poster on our DMREF project
Megan, Rae Robertson-Anderson (USD), and Katarina Matic (USD) present a poster on our DMREF project

Our DMREF collaboration also presented several posters showcasing the group's efforts in designing, characterizing, and modeling biotic-abiotic materials capable of autonomous sensing and actuation.

Related Links
NSF DMREF project - Living Biotic-Abiotic Materials