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 and explore collaborations. The workshop features pedagogical talks, short contributed talks, snapshots and table-talk sessions.

20^th Northeastern Granular Materials Workshop at College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA:

The 20^th Northeastern Granular Materials Workshop (NEGW) will be held at College of the Holy Cross on June 7^th, 2024. The talks will take place in Room 154, Smith Labs in the Science Complex. Coffee and refreshments will be provided in the morning. Lunch will be provided. The workshop will include four longer pedagogical talks, approximately five 10-minute contributed talks, snapshots and a table talk session. The workshop will begin with breakfast and registration from 8:30 - 9:30 AM (with the first talk starting at 9:30 AM) and end around 4:00 PM. This year's Workshop follows the successful traditions of the first nineteen 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).

Thanks to our sponsors: College of the Holy Cross.

Contributed Talks:

We invite you to submit titles and abstracts for the 15-minute contributed talks and table-talk 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 snapshot/table-talk 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 May 30, 2024 so that we can accurately estimate attendance. To register, click here and fill out the registration form. Coffee and refreshments will be provided in the morning. Lunch will be provided.

Location:

The talks will be held in Room 154, Smith Labs in the Science Complex.

Parking and Directions:

Parking is free in the campus parking garage [see Google Maps] during daytime hours in the summer. See the following images for visual walking directions from the garage to Smith Labs 154: 2D map directions, 3D map directions. A variety of campus maps are also available on the Holy Cross website.

Accessibility:

The campus is quite hilly with many steps between the Hogan Campus lots and the Science Complex. Attendees who have accessibility needs or questions about navigating the campus can reach out to the workshop organizers for further questions by [email].

Additional Information:

Please contact us [email] if you have any more questions about the Workshop. See you on June 7^th.