Bowen Hall, Princeton University

The Northeastern Granular Materials Workshop (NEGW) is designed to bring researchers and students in the North East (New England, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania) together to discuss their work on granular materials, soft matter, and other particulate systems, and explore collaborations. The workshop features pedagogical talks, short contributed talks, and sound-bites.

22^nd Northeastern Granular Materials Workshop at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ:

The 22^nd Northeastern Granular Materials Workshop (NEGW) will be held at Princeton University on June 5^th, 2026. The talks will take place in Bowen Auditorium. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be served. The workshop will include four longer pedagogical talks, approximately 4 15-minute contributed talks, and sound-bites. The workshop will begin with breakfast and registration from 8:30 - 9:00 AM (with the introduction starting at 9:00 AM and the first talk starting at 9:15 AM) and end around 5:00 PM. This year's Workshop follows the successful traditions of the first twenty-first workshops held at Clark University (2003), Yale University (2004), Wesleyan University (2005), City College of New York (2006), University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2007), Brandeis University (2008), Yale University (2009), Schlumberger-Doll (2010), MIT (2011), Clark University (2012), Yale University (2013), Brown University (2014), Clark University (2015), University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2016), Northeastern University (2017), Yale University (2018), New York University (2019), University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2023), College of the Holy Cross (2024), Yale University (2025).

Invited speakers

Hugo N. Ulloa, Department of Earth & Environmental Science, University Pennsylvania
Laura Treers, Earth and Environmental Sciences and Mechanical Engineering, University of Vermont
Konstantinos Karapiperis, Civil and Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Alban Sauret, Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland

Contributed Talks:

We invite you to submit titles and abstracts for the 15-minute contributed talks and sound-bite sessions. Contributed talks that complement the invited talks will receive first priority with a maximum of one talk per group. The remaining submissions will be presented during the sound-bite sessions. Titles and abstracts can be submitted online. Decisions concerning contributed talks will be made approximately one week before the Workshop. A list of participants and titles and abstracts of invited talks and contributed talks and snapshots can be viewed online.

Registration:

There is no registration fee. All participants must register before June 1, 2026 so that we can accurately estimate attendance. To register, click here and fill out the registration form. Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments will be served.

Location:

The talks will be held in Bowen Auditorium.

Parking and Directions:

Directions to Bowen Auditorium.

Additional Information:

Please contact us [email] if you have any more questions about the Workshop. See you on June 5^th.