Grand international events on Soft Matter successfully held in Chengdu and Guangzhou
The 2018 International Symposium for Soft Matter Science and Technology was held in Chengdu on November 3rd to 6th, jointly organized by South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology (AISMST), South China University of Technology, College of Polymer Science & Engineering, Sichuan University, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering (CSMSE), Peking University, and Donghua University. Over 200 experts and scholars from various domestic and international universities and research institutions attended the symposium, including Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, University of Science and Technology of China, Sichuan University, South China University of Technology and universities and institutions from Canada, Japan, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, South Korea, and Taiwan, China.
Speeches by the chairmen of 2018 International Symposium for Soft Matter Science and Technology
In the three-day symposium, topics of soft matter synthesis and performance, physical chemistry issues in the processing of soft matter materials, soft matter interface and assembly, and biology-related soft matter materials were discussed in 60 keynote speeches, 124 invited lectures, and 53 posters. Brilliant academic reports were delivered by 21 foreign experts including professor Edwin L. Thomas from the US National Academy of Engineering, professor Michael J. Yaszemski, director from Mayo Clinic, professor Bernard Lotz from Institut Charles Sadron, professor Hiroshi Jinnai from Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Northeastern University, and professor Oleksandr Mykhaylyk from the University of Sheffield, and a number of domestic experts including professor Zhu Meifang from Donghua University, professor Yu Yanlei from Fudan University, professor Li Bogeng from Zhejiang University, professor Liu Dongsheng from Tsinghua Universtiy.
2018 International Conference on Soft Matter
On the eve of the 2018 International Symposium for Soft Matter Science and Technology, 2018 International Conference on Soft Matter was successfully hosted by South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology (AISMST) in Guangzhou on November 2nd. Ten world-renowned scholars from the United States, UK, Japan, Canada, and other countries and regions were invited for keynote reports on the most recent advancement in the field of soft matter science and technology, and for academic exchange with teachers and students.
The two events in Chengdu and Guangzhou provided an excellent platform for leading scholars and experts from all over the world to share and discuss the latest advancement in the field of soft matter science and technology.
(By South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology (AISMST), South China University of Technology, College of Polymer Science & Engineering, Sichuan University)