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Sunday, June 15
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13:00 - 15:30
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Registration
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15:30 - 16:00
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I-CAMP Welcome, Overview and Logistics
Organizers | View Video Archive | PDF
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16:00 - 17:00
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PANEL Discussion | View Video Archive
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17:00 - 19:00
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Informal get-together party/reception
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Monday, June 16
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9:00 - 9:30
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Registration
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Introduction to Soft Matter
Mark Bowick, Syracuse University | View Video Archive | PDF
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Statistical Mechanics of Liquid Crystals, I
Jonathan Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive | PDF
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12:00 - 13:00
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Interplay of Topological Defects in Soft Matter and Optics, I
Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado Boulder | View Video Archive | PDF
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Topological Defects in Soft Matter: Simulation Models and Applications, I
Robin Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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16:00 - 17:00
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DNA Mechanics and its Application to DNA Protein Interactions, I
Jean-François Allemand, École Normale Supérieure | View Video Archive | PDF
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Early Career Forum |
View Video Archive
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Tuesday, June 17
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Interplay of Topological Defects in Soft Matter and Optics, II
Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado Boulder | View Video Archive | PDF
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Introduction to Topological Defects
Mark Bowick, Syracuse University | View Video Archive
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12:00 - 13:00
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Topological Defects in Soft Matter: Simulation Models and Applications, II
Robin Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive | PDF
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Liquid Crystal Colloids, Defects, and Knots, I
Uroš Tkalec, Jožef Stefan Institute | View Video Archive | PDF
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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16:00 - 17:00
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Statistical Mechanics of Liquid Crystals, II
Jonathan Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive
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17:00 - 19:00
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Poster Session I
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Wednesday, June 18
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Fixing the Geometry and Topology in Networks of Polymers, I
Kristian Müller-Nedebock, Stellenbosch University | View Video Archive | PDF
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Topological Defects in Soft Matter: Simulation Models and Applications, III
Robin Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive | PDF
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16:00 - 17:00
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DNA Mechanics and its Application to DNA Protein Interactions, II
Jean-François Allemand, École Normale Supérieure | View Video Archive
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Interplay of Topological Defects in Soft Matter and Optics, III
Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado Boulder | View Video Archive
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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16:00 - 17:00
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Liquid Crystal Colloids, Defects, and Knots, II
Uroš Tkalec, Jožef Stefan Institute | View Video Archive | PDF
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17:00 - 19:00
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Excursions, etc.
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Thursday, June 19
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Liquid Crystal Colloids, Defects, and Knots, III
Uroš Tkalec, Jožef Stefan Institute | View Video Archive | PDF
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Topology
Mark Bowick, Syracuse University | View Video Archive
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12:00 - 13:00
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DNA Mechanics and its Application to DNA Protein Interactions, III
Jean-François Allemand, École Normale Supérieure | View Video Archive
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Statistical Mechanics of Liquid Crystals, III
Jonathan Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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16:00 - 17:00
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DNA Mechanics and its Application to DNA Protein Interactions, IV
Jean-François Allemand, École Normale Supérieure | View Video Archive
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17:00 - 18:00
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Outreach Forum |
View Video Archive
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Friday, June 20
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Interplay of Topological Defects in Soft Matter and Optics, IV
Ivan Smalyukh, University of Colorado Boulder | View Video Archive
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Topological Defects in Soft Matter: Simulation Models and Applications, IV
Robin Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive | PDF
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12:00 - 13:00
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Statistical Mechanics of Liquid Crystals, IV
Jonathan Selinger, Kent State University | View Video Archive
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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DNA Mechanics and its Application to DNA Protein Interactions, V
Jean-François Allemand, École Normale Supérieure | View Video Archive
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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16:00 - 17:00
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Knots in Light and Fluids, I
William Irvine, University of Chicago | View Video Archive
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17:00 - 18:00
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PANEL Discussion | View Video Archive
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Saturday, June 21
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Self-organized tours
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Sunday, June 22
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Self-organized tours
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Monday, June 23
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Order and Frustration in Filamentous Matter, I
Greg Grason, University of Massachusetts Amherst | View Video Archive | PDF
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Design Principles in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting: Introductory Concepts
Tjaart Krüger, University of Pretoria | View Video Archive | PDF
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12:00 - 13:00
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Design Principles in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting: Excitons and Disorder
Tjaart Krüger, University of Pretoria | View Video Archive | PDF
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Active Matter, I
M. Cristina Marchetti, Syracuse University | View Video Archive
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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16:00 - 17:00
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Knots in Light and Fluids, II
William Irvine, University of Chicago | View Video Archive
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17:00 - 19:00
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Poster Session II
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Tuesday, June 24
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Active Matter, II
M. Cristina Marchetti, Syracuse University | View Video Archive
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Fixing the Geometry and Topology in Networks of Polymers, II
Kristian Müller-Nedebock, Stellenbosch University | View Video Archive
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12:00 - 13:00
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Order and Frustration in Filamentous Matter, II
Greg Grason, University of Massachusetts Amherst | View Video Archive | PDF
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Optical Vortices and Laser Tweezers, I
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The University of Queensland | View Video Archive | PDF
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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16:00 - 17:00
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Knots in Light and Fluids, III
William Irvine, University of Chicago | View Video Archive
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17:00 - 19:00
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Excursions, etc.
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Wednesday, June 25
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Optical Vortices and Laser Tweezers, II
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The University of Queensland | View Video Archive | PDF
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10:30 - 11:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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11:00 - 12:00
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Active Matter, III
M. Cristina Marchetti, Syracuse University | View Video Archive
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12:00 - 13:00
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Design Principles in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting: Experimental Developments
Tjaart Krüger, University of Pretoria | View Video Archive
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Order and Frustration in Filamentous Matter, III
Greg Grason, University of Massachusetts Amherst | View Video Archive | PDF
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15:30 - 16:00
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Break & Informal Discussions
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17:00 - 19:00
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Reception
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Thursday, June 26
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
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9:30 - 10:30
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Welcome and AIMS Introduction
Organizers
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Session 1
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10:30 - 11:00
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Active Matter, IV
M. Cristina Marchetti, Syracuse University | View Video Archive
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11:00 - 12:00
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Optical Vortices and Laser Tweezers, III
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The University of Queensland | View Video Archive | PDF
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12:00 - 13:00
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Design Principles in Photosynthetic Light Harvesting: Own Research Findings
Tjaart Krüger, University of Pretoria | View Video Archive | PDF
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Student Talks, I:
Confined Chiral Nematic Liquid Crystals,
Paul Ackerman, University of Colorado Boulder
Biosilica Structures as a Novel Geometries for the Study of Defects in Liquid Crystals,
Lisa Tran, University of Pennsylvania
Supermolecular Diastereometric Domains of Chiral Liquid Crystal Mesogens
in a Porous Network of Helical Nanofilaments,
Michael Tuchband, University of Colorado Boulder
The Quantum Possibility of Bird Migration,
Betony Adams, University of KwaZulu-Natal
View Video Archive
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15:30 - 16:00
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Order and Frustration in Filamentous Matter, IV
Greg Grason, University of Massachusetts Amherst | View Video Archive | PDF
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16:00 - 17:00
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Localized Modes Around Branching and Crossing Zones of Waveguides
Nils Schopohl, Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen | View Video Archive
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17:00 - 18:00
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Discussion on going to grad school abroad
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Friday, June 27
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences
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Session 1
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9:30 - 10:30
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Liquid Crystal Colloids, Defects, and Knots, IV
Uroš Tkalec, Jožef Stefan Institute | View Video Archive
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10:30 - 11:00
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Faceted Structures in Liquid Crystalline Vesicles
Mark Bowick, Syracuse University | View Video Archive
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11:00 - 12:00
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Topology Conservation in Polymer Knots
Chris M. Rohwer, Stellenbosch University | View Video Archive | PDF
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12:00 - 13:00
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Student Talks, II:
Quantum Coherence and Energy Transfer in Photosynthesis,
Adriana Marais, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Method for Measuring Intralayer Interactions in Smectic Liquid Crystals,
Maja Poklinek Čančula, University of Ljublijana
Dynamics in Polymeric Soft Systems: Creation of Oscillating Sufaces Topographies,
Anne Helene Gelebart, Eindhoven University of Technology
Wave Propagation in Expanding Cell Layers,
Kazage J. C. Utuje, Syracuse University
View Video Archive
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13:00 - 14:30
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Lunch
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Session 2
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14:30 - 15:30
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Optical Vortices and Laser Tweezers, IV
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop, The University of Queensland | View Video Archive | PDF
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Closing Remarks/Farewell
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Saturday, June 28
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9:30 - 11:00
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History and Culture of South Africa
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11:00 - 15:30
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Tours
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15:30 - 18:00
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Tours/Departure
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Sunday, June 29
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9:30 - 11:00
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Tours/Departure
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11:00 - 12:00
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Departure
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