Poster Session II: Soft Condensed Matter (12:00PM-3:00PM MT)

Presentations

• Prediction of Gas Diffusion Coefficients Using Manifold Learning and X-ray Ptychography Data

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Shota Arai

    • Tohoku University

  Authors

  • Shota Arai

    • Tohoku University

  • Yuki Takayama

    • Tohoku University

  • Takashi Yoshidome

    • Tohoku University
    • Department of Applied physics, Tohoku University, Japan

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• Active Ionic Fluxes Induce Symmetry Breaking in Charge-Patterned Nanochannels

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  Presenters

  • Sergi Granados Leyva

    • Northwestern University

  Authors

  • Sergi Granados Leyva

    • Northwestern University

  • Ahis B Shrestha

    • Univ of Southern California

  • Monica Olvera De La Cruz

    • Northwestern University

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• Stochastic modeling of filtration with sieving in graded pore networks

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  Publication: B. Gu, P. Sanaei, L. Kondic, L.J. Cummings. Stochastic modeling of filtration with sieving in graded pore networks. arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.11820

  Presenters

  • Linda J Cummings

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology

  Authors

  • Linda J Cummings

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Binan Gu

    • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  • Pejman Sanaei

    • Georgia State University

  • Lou Kondic

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology

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• Molecular Modeling of Liquid--Liquid Extraction of Per- and Polyflouroalkyl Substances

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  Presenters

  • Ramón González-Pérez

    • University of Notre Dame

  Authors

  • Ramón González-Pérez

    • University of Notre Dame

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• Atomistic Insights into Alkane/Water Interfaces: A Molecular Dynamics Study

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  Presenters

  • Mahrez Mannai

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Texas at San Antonio

  Authors

  • Mahrez Mannai

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Masashige Shiga

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio

  • Esteban Urena-Benavides

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Abelardo Ramirez-Hernandez

    • Department of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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• 3D Guiding of Magnetic Nanoparticles with Static Fields: A Permanent-Magnet Approach

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  Publication: [1] P. Blümler, Cells 10 (2021) 2708; doi: 10.3390/cells10102708
  [2] P. Blümler, F. Raudzus, F. Schmid, Sci. Rep. 14 (2024) 7879; doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-58091-x
  [3] O. Baun, P. Blümler, J. Magn. Magn. Mater. 439 (2017) 294-304; doi: 10.1016/j.jmmm.2017.05.001
  [4] P. Blümler, H. Soltner, Appl. Magn. Reson. 54 (2023) 1701; doi: 10.1007/s00723-023-01602-2
  [5] P. Blümler et al. Nanotechnology, Science and Applications 14 (2021) 91-100; doi: 10.2147/NSA.S298003
  [6] D. Ditter, et al. Adv. Functional Mater. 1902454 (2019); doi: 10.1002/adfm.201902454

  Presenters

  • Friederike Schmid

    • University of Mainz

  Authors

  • Friederike Schmid

    • University of Mainz

  • Peter Blümler

    • Institute of Physics, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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• Cyclic Compression of Soft Particles

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  Presenters

  • Andrew Sykes

    • California State University of Fullerton

  Authors

  • Andrew Sykes

    • California State University of Fullerton

  • Anton Peshkov

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• How do biofilms impact the mechanics of granular hydrogel composites?

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  Presenters

  • Samson Oluwagbenga Adelani

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Samson Oluwagbenga Adelani

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Kōnane Bay

    • University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Fabrication and Characterization of Self Entangling Hydrogel Helices

  POSTER

  Publication: -Kim, J.; Zhang, G.; Shi, M.; Suo, Z. Fracture, Fatigue, and Friction of Polymers in Which Entanglements Greatly Outnumber Cross-Links. Science 2021, 374 (6564), 212–216. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abg6320.
  -Deblais, A.; Prathyusha, K. R.; Sinaasappel, R.; Tuazon, H.; Tiwari, I.; Patil, V. P.; Bhamla, M. S. Worm Blobs as Entangled Living Polymers: From Topological Active Matter to Flexible Soft Robot Collectives. Soft Matter 2023, 19 (37), 7057–7069. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM00542A.
  -Abdelrahman, M. K.; Wagner, R. J.; Kalairaj, M. S.; Zadan, M.; Kim, M. H.; Jang, L. K.; Wang, S.; Javed, M.; Dana, A.; Singh, K. A.; Hargett, S. E.; Gaharwar, A. K.; Majidi, C.; Vernerey, F. J.; Ware, T. H. Material Assembly from Collective Action of Shape-Changing Polymers. Nat. Mater. 2024, 23 (2), 281–289. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41563-023-01761-4.
  

  Presenters

  • Alexander R Favela

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Alexander R Favela

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Ryan C Hayward

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Jason A Burdick

    • University of Colorado, Boulder
    • University of Colorado Boulder

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• Quantifying the Mechanics of Lichen-like Consortia

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  Presenters

  • Olivia Pear

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  Authors

  • Olivia Pear

    • University of Colorado Boulder

  • Dylan Moss

    • Colorado State University

  • Arjun Khakhar

    • Colorado State University

  • Kōnane Bay

    • University of Colorado Boulder
    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• The depletion interaction due to ring and linear polymers

  POSTER

  Publication: preprint: https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2510.09890

  Presenters

  • Mauro Lorenzo Mugnai

    • Georgetown University

  Authors

  • Mauro Lorenzo Mugnai

    • Georgetown University

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• Light-induced Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Heterogeneous Polymer Droplets

  POSTER

  Presenters

  • Michael E Agreda

    • California State University, Fullerton

  Authors

  • Michael E Agreda

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Stephen A Smith

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Nabila Tanjeem

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• A Study of Bare and Grafted Gold Nanorods (AuNRs) with DDLS at Two Different Wavelengths

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  Presenters

  • Kiril A Streletzky

    • Cleveland State University

  Authors

  • Kiril A Streletzky

    • Cleveland State University

  • Andrew M Joyce

    • Saint Vincent College

  • Nehal Nupnar

    • Case Western Reserve University

  • Abigail E Hovorka

    • The College of Wooster
    • College of Wooster

  • Patrick Barrett

    • Cleveland State University

  • Mike Hore

    • Case Western Reserve University

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• Auditory Neural Codes Exhibit Hyperbolic Geometric Signatures

  POSTER

  Publication: Samanta, C., Nelken, I., & Sharpee, T. O., Geometric Signatures of Auditory Neural Codes Reveal Hyperbolic Structure. Manuscript in preparation.

  Presenters

  • Chinmoy Samanta

    • Salk Institute for Biological Studies

  Authors

  • Chinmoy Samanta

    • Salk Institute for Biological Studies

  • Israel Nelken

    • The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

  • Tatyana Olegivna Sharpee

    • Salk Institute
    • Salk Institute for Biological Studies

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• Memories in Matter: Adhesive Tape as a Mechanical Comparator

  POSTER

  Publication: Manuscript in preparation: "Adhesive Tape as a Mechanical Comparator"

  Presenters

  • Carys R Chase-Mayoral

    • Dickinson College

  Authors

  • Carys R Chase-Mayoral

    • Dickinson College

  • SEBANTI CHATTOPADHYAY

    • The Pennsylvania State University
    • Pennsylvania State University

  • Nathan C Keim

    • Penn State

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• Wrinkling of a viscoplastic plate on a viscous substrate

  POSTER

  Publication: T. V. Ball, A. F. Bonfils & J. A. Neufeld, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics 346 (2025) 105496

  Presenters

  • Anthony F Bonfils

    • Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics

  Authors

  • Anthony F Bonfils

    • Nordic Institute for Theoretical Physics

  • Thomasina V Ball

    • University of Warwick

  • Jerome A. Neufeld

    • Univ of Cambridge

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• Colloidal Suppression of Droplet Jumping on Superhydrophobic Surfaces in Microgravity

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  Presenters

  • Jason Ebat

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Jason Ebat

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Jarrod Edward Schiffbauer

    • Colorado Mesa University

  • Alicia Boymelgreen

    • Florida International University

  • Boris Khusid

    • New Jersey Institute of Technology

  • Sandeep Ramteke

    • Florida International University

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• Characterization of trilayers for stabilization of Skyrmions in room temperature

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  Presenters

  • Elisa D Dardengo Mendes Glória Molin

    • Federal University of Espirito Santo

  Authors

  • Elisa D Dardengo Mendes Glória Molin

    • Federal University of Espirito Santo

  • Alisson Carlos Krohling

    • Federal University of Espirito Santo

  • Aldir Antonio de Vasconcellos Neto

    • Federal University of Espirito Santo

  • Edson Passamani Caetano

    • Federal University of Espirito Santo

  • Valberto Pedruzzi Nascimento

    • Federal University of Espirito Santo

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• Controlling domain size of phase-separated organic semiconductor blends using physical vapor deposition

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  Presenters

  • A T M MAHBUB ALAHE

    • Wayne State University

  Authors

  • A T M MAHBUB ALAHE

    • Wayne State University

  • Thomas J Ferron

    • Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

  • Camille Bishop

    • Wayne State University

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• Light-Induced Phase Transitions in Polymer Depletion-Induced Multicomponent Colloidal Suspensions

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  Presenters

  • Xinlin Chen

    • Lehigh University

  Authors

  • Simin Xia

    • Lehigh University

  • Xinlin Chen

    • Lehigh University

  • Jr Perez

    • Lehigh University

  • Ivan Biaggio

    • Lehigh University

  • H Daniel Ou-Yang

    • Lehigh University

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• Automated analysis of angle of repose of a conical bead pile using Python

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  Presenters

  • Madeline Green

    • The College of Wooster

  Authors

  • Madeline Green

    • The College of Wooster

  • Susan Y Lehman

    • College of Wooster

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• Inter-event Time Analysis of Avalanches on a Conical Pile Characterized by Mass and Spatial Extent

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  Presenters

  • Elise Hinrichs

    • College of Wooster

  Authors

  • Elise Hinrichs

    • College of Wooster

  • Susan Y Lehman

    • College of Wooster

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• Eggless Vegan Food Emulsions

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  Publication: Nikolova, N. N., Narváez, C. D. M., Hassan, L., Nicholson, R. A., Boehm, M. W., Baier, S. K., & Sharma, V. (2023). Rheology and dispensing of real and vegan mayo: the chickpea or egg problem. Soft Matter, 19(48), 9413-9427.
  Reboucas, R. B., Nikolova, N. N., & Sharma, V. (2025). Modeling drop deformations and rheology of dilute to dense emulsions. Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science, 101904.
  Nikolova, N. N., Baier, S. K., & Sharma, V. (submitted revisions). Rheological Matchup of Real and Plant-based Mayo: Gel Strength, Strain Overshoot, and Yielding, plus the Extended Cox-Merz Rule. Soft Matter.

  Presenters

  • Nadia Nikolova

    • University of Illinois Chicago
    • UIC

  Authors

  • Nadia Nikolova

    • University of Illinois Chicago
    • UIC

  • Anna Cai

    • University of Illinois Chicago

  • Angelica Ramirez

    • University of Illinois Chicago

  • Stefan Baier

    • Motif Foodworks Inc.

  • Vivek Sharma

    • University of Illinois at Chicago
    • UIC
    • University of Illinois Chicago

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• ​Optimizing the Electro-Optics of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals for Smart Window Applications

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  Presenters

  • Arden L Chiucarello

    • Central Connecticut State University

  Authors

  • Arden L Chiucarello

    • Central Connecticut State University

  • Yuriy Garbovskiy

    • Central Connecticut State University

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• Smectic liquid crystal films as potential biosensors for amphiphilic molecules

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  Presenters

  • Luke S Riley

    • University of Massachusetts Boston

  Authors

  • Luke S Riley

    • University of Massachusetts Boston

  • Vajra Badha

    • University of Massachusetts Boston

  • Mohamed Amine Gharbi

    • University of Massachusetts Boston

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• Structure and Internal Stresses of Adhesive and Cohesive Frictional Gels

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  Presenters

  • Logan S Bayer

    • Georgetown University

  Authors

  • Logan S Bayer

    • Georgetown University

  • H. A Vinutha

    • Georgetown University

  • Emanuela Gado

    • Georgetown University

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• Probing Many-body Effects on the Potential Energy Landscape of Glass through Finite-Difference Hessian Analysis

  POSTER

  Publication: [1] H. Li, H. Xiao, T. Egami, and Y. Fan, Infinitely rugged intra-cage potential energy landscape in metallic glasses caused by many-body interaction, Materials Today Physics 49, 101582 (2024).

  Presenters

  • Haoyu Li

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Haoyu Li

    • University of Michigan

  • Yue Fan

    • University of Michigan

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• Varying the spatial disorder of alloys with immiscible components

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  Presenters

  • Charles Emmett Maher

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Authors

  • Charles Emmett Maher

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Katherine M Moody

    • North Carolina State University

  • Katherine A Newhall

    • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  • Christopher D Rock

    • North Carolina State University

  View abstract →

• Stability and Crystallization of Indomethacin/ Sucrose Benzoate Co-Amorphous Glasses

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  Presenters

  • Elaheh A. T. Moghadam

    • NC State University, College of Engineering
    • NC State University

  Authors

  • Elaheh A. T. Moghadam

    • NC State University, College of Engineering
    • NC State University

  • Sindee L Simon

    • North Carolina State University

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• Tailoring Dynamic Reconfiguration in Assemblies Driven by Convection and Thermophoresis

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  Presenters

  • Arlene Heredia

    • California State University, Fullerton

  Authors

  • Arlene Heredia

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• Dust suspended in low-temperature plasma as an analogue to soft matter phenomena

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  Presenters

  • Mason Scott Sake

    • Auburn University

  Authors

  • Mason Scott Sake

    • Auburn University

  • Zachary Brooks Howe

    • Auburn University

  • Uwe Konopka

    • Auburn University

  • Evdokiya G Kostadinova

    • Auburn University

  • Christina A Knapek

    • Institute of Physics, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

  • Daniel P Mohr

    • Institute of Physics, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

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• Interplay of dust ordering and potential structures in magnetized low temperature plasmas

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  Presenters

  • Siddharth Bachoti

    • Auburn University

  Authors

  • Siddharth Bachoti

    • Auburn University

  • Rahul Banka

    • Auburn University

  • Saikat Chakraborty Thakur

    • Auburn University

  • Cameron Royer

    • Auburn University

  • Edward E Thomas

    • Auburn University

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• Extensional Rheology of Yield Stress Fluids

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  Presenters

  • Somayeh Sepahvand

    • University of Illinois Chicago

  Authors

  • Somayeh Sepahvand

    • University of Illinois Chicago

  • Louie Edano

    • UIC

  • Nadia Nikolova

    • University of Illinois Chicago
    • UIC

  • Vivek Sharma

    • University of Illinois at Chicago
    • UIC
    • University of Illinois Chicago

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• Collective motion of nematodes inside a flexible boundary

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  Presenters

  • Christina M Ceballos

    • California State University, Fullerton

  Authors

  • Christina M Ceballos

    • California State University, Fullerton

  • Anton Peshkov

    • California State University, Fullerton

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• Theoretical Analysis of Kagome Lattices: Optical Conductivity and Heat Capacity

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  Presenters

  • Paula Fekete

    • United States Military Academy West Point

  Authors

  • Paula Fekete

    • United States Military Academy West Point

  • SITA KANDEL

    • City University of New York

  • Godfrey Gumbs

    • City College of New York
    • Hunter College, CUNY

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