Granular Matter

Presentations

• Relaxation mechanics of granular slopes by rotation or vibration

  ORAL · Invited

  March 19, 2026, 3:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM

  Presenters

  • Hiroaki Katsuragi

    • The University of Osaka

  Authors

  • Hiroaki Katsuragi

    • The University of Osaka

  • Hayato Narita

    • The University of Osaka

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• Quantifying heterogeneity in frictional contacts between photoelastic particles

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Eduardo Castellanos

    • North Carolina State University

  Authors

  • Eduardo Castellanos

    • North Carolina State University

  • Karen E Daniels

    • North Carolina State University

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• Unraveling 3D Granular Mixing Dynamics in Rotating Drums via Magnetic Resonance Particle Tracking

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM

  Publication: M. Suter, J. P. Metzger, A. Port, C. R. Müller, and K. P. Pruessmann, (2025), arXiv:2503.22425.

  Presenters

  • Jens Patrick Metzger

    • ETH Zürich and University of Zürich
    • ETH Zurich and University of Zurich

  Authors

  • Jens Patrick Metzger

    • ETH Zürich and University of Zürich
    • ETH Zurich and University of Zurich

  • Mathieu Suter

    • ETH Zürich and University of Zürich
    • ETH Zurich and University of Zurich
    • ETH Zürich

  • Andreas Port

    • ETH Zurich and University of Zurich
    • ETH Zürich and University of Zürich

  • Christoph R Müller

    • ETH Zürich
    • ETH Zurich

  • Klaas P Pruessmann

    • ETH Zürich and University of Zürich
    • ETH Zurich and University of Zurich

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• Stress concentrations in granular materials under complex and narrow confinement

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM

  Presenters

  • William Hobson-Rhoades

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • William Hobson-Rhoades

    • University of Michigan

  • Yuefeng Jin

    • University of Michigan

  • Wenxi Li

    • University of Michigan

  • Ashley Bucsek

    • University of Michigan

  • Hongyi Xiao

    • University of Michigan

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• Dynamic Behavior of Slip Avalanches on a Granular Pile Matches Mean-Field Scaling Predictions

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM

  Presenters

  • Susan Y Lehman

    • College of Wooster

  Authors

  • Susan Y Lehman

    • College of Wooster

  • Gus Glasheen

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Karin Andrea Dahmen

    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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• Powder flowability assessment (of common pharmaceutical excipients): shear cell comparison and beyond

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 4:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM

  Presenters

  • David J Goldfarb

    • Merck & Co., Inc.
    • Merck

  Authors

  • David J Goldfarb

    • Merck & Co., Inc.
    • Merck

  • Sara Koynov

    • Merck

  • Kristen Duda

    • Merck & Co., Inc.

  • Plinio A De los Santos

    • Merck & Co., Inc.

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• Pulling out a compliant beam in granular media: particle-based simulations and experiments under X-ray imaging

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:06 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM

  Presenters

  • Amir Nazemi

    • University of Michigan

  Authors

  • Amir Nazemi

    • University of Michigan

  • Hongyi Xiao

    • University of Michigan

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• Granular materials made from soft inflatable particles

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:18 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Nidhi Pashine

    • Syracuse University

  Authors

  • Nidhi Pashine

    • Syracuse University

  • Moyosore Odunsi

    • Syracuse University

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• Tuning geometry in staple-like and barbed entangled particles: “pick-up” experiments and Monte Carlo simulations

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:30 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM

  Publication: 1. Sohn, Y., Pezeshki, S., & Barthelat, F. (2025). Tuning geometry in staple-like entangled particles:"pick-up" experiments and Monte Carlo simulations. Granular Matter, 27(3), 55.
  2. Pezeshki, S., Sohn, Y., Fouquet, V., & Barthelat, F. (2025). Tunable entanglement and strength with engineered staple-like particles: Experiments and discrete element models. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 106127.

  Presenters

  • Youhan Sohn

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  Authors

  • Youhan Sohn

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

  • Saeed Pezeshki

    • University of colorado Boulder

  • Francois Barthelat

    • University of Colorado, Boulder

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• Anomalous Enhancement of Yield Force in a Minimal Friction-Stabilized Structure

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:42 PM – March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM

  Publication: To be published.

  Presenters

  • Ryudo Suzuki

    • Kyoto Univ

  Authors

  • Ryudo Suzuki

    • Kyoto Univ

  • Takashi Matsushima

    • University of Tsukuba

  • Tetsuo Yamaguchi

    • University of Tokyo

  • Marie Tani

    • Kyoto University

  • Shin-ichi Sasa

    • Kyoto University
    • Kyoto Univ
    • Department of Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto

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• Accelerating Casimir Force Computations Between Complex Particles Using a Transformer-Based Scattering Framework

  ORAL

  March 19, 2026, 5:54 PM – March 19, 2026, 6:06 PM

  Publication: Daize Li, Yachen Xie, Bonan Zhang, Yifei Liu*. Accelerating Casimir Force Computations Between Complex Particles Using a Transformer-Based Scattering Framework (planned papers)

  Presenters

  • Yi-Fei Liu

    • College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University

  Authors

  • Daize Li

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy "G. Galilei", University of Padova

  • Yachen Xie

    • College of Water Resource and Hydropower, Sichuan University

  • Bonan Zhang

    • College of Physics and Electronic Information, Inner Mongolia Normal University

  • Yi-Fei Liu

    • College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Shenzhen University

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