Lemberg Academic Center, Brandeis 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 and explore collaborations. The workshop features pedagogical talks, short contributed talks, and poster sessions.

6^th Northeastern Granular Materials Workshop:

The 6^th Northeastern Granular Materials Workshop (NEGW) will be held at Brandeis University on May 30^th, 2008. The talks and poster sessions will take place in the Lemberg Academic Center, Thomas Lee Lecture Hall. Breakfast, Lunch, and refreshments will be served. The workshop will include four longer pedagogical talks, approximately six contributed talks, and a poster session. The workshop will begin with breakfast and registration from 9:00 - 10:00 AM (with the first talk starting at 10:00 AM) and end around 4:30 PM. This year's Workshop follows the successful traditions of the first five workshops held at Clark University (2003), Yale University (2004), Wesleyan University (2005), City College of New York (2006), University of Massachusetts, Amherst (2007).

Invited speakers

Valeriu Damian-Iordache, Manager, R&D - Preclinical Development, GlaxoSmithKline
Gregg Lois, Mechanical Engineering and Physics Department, Yale University
Hernán Makse, Benjamin Levich Institute and Physics Department, The City College of New York
Pedro Reis, Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Contributed Talks:

We invite you to submit titles and abstracts for the 15-minute contributed talks and poster 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 poster 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 posters can be viewed online.

Registration:

All participants must register before May 23, 2008 so that we can accurately estimate food orders. To register, click here and fill out the registration form. The registration fee for the Workshop is $20, which covers breakfast, refreshment breaks, and lunch. The registration can be paid upon arrival.

Directions and Parking:

Driving directions to campus, nearby train stop, and a map of campus are available, or you can do a map search from your point of origin.

Brief Directions: The meeting will be held on the first floor of the Lemberg Academic Center, Thomas Lee Lecture Hall, Room 180. As you enter Brandeis through the main entrance on South Street, drive toward the gatehouse and then take a left. At the next intersection take a left just after the Admissions building. You will quickly be in the T parking lot, behind the theater. Turn right and drive to the very far end of the lot and park. Walk up the roadway ahead of you and enter the Lemberg Academic Center on your right. No parking permits are needed. Signs will be posted on the day of the meeting.

Parking Information: The meeting is in the Lemberg Academic Center, Thomas Lee Lecture Hall. Please park in the T parking lot, behind the theater. No parking permits are needed. Signs will be posted on the day of the meeting.

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