Industry Perspectives In Soft Matter Physics

Presentations

• Soft Matter in Home and Kitchen Appliances

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 8:00 AM – March 18, 2026, 8:36 AM

  Publication: Z. Wu, A. Hooshanginejad, W. Wang, C. Hui, & S. Jung, Droplet outbursts from onion cutting, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 122 (42) e2512779122, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2512779122 (2025).

  Presenters

  • Alireza Hooshanginejad

    • SharkNinja

  Authors

  • Alireza Hooshanginejad

    • SharkNinja

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• The nexus of materials, energy, and carbon dioxide—and how collaboration between academia, industry, and philanthropic foundations is impacting it

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 8:36 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:12 AM

  Presenters

  • Matteo Pasquali

    • Rice University

  Authors

  • Matteo Pasquali

    • Rice University

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• Soft Matter: Enabling innovation in the Energy Industry

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 9:12 AM – March 18, 2026, 9:48 AM

  Presenters

  • Zahera Jabeen

    • ExxonMobil

  Authors

  • Zahera Jabeen

    • ExxonMobil

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• "Nothing new under the sun"? – applying soft matter physics to pharmaceutical science

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 9:48 AM – March 18, 2026, 10:24 AM

  Presenters

  • David J Goldfarb

    • Merck & Co., Inc.
    • Merck

  Authors

  • David J Goldfarb

    • Merck & Co., Inc.
    • Merck

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• Invited Talk

  ORAL · Invited

  March 18, 2026, 10:24 AM – March 18, 2026, 11:00 AM

  Presenters

  • Joe Sootsman

    • Dow

  Authors

  • Joe Sootsman

    • Dow

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