Come to Boston in October 2026!

October 25 – 29^th, 2026 | Hilton Park Plaza | Boston, MA

Technical Chairs:

Arezoo Ardekani | Purdue University
Travis Walker | South Dakota School of Mines & Technology

Local Organizing Chairs:

Gareth McKinley | MIT
Safa Jamali | Northeastern University

Rheology Research Symposium Chair:

Katie Weigandt | NIST

Plenary Lectures

We welcome the 2026 Bingham Medalist and Metzner Awardee and two leaders in the field.

Technical Program

• Colloidal Suspensions and Granular Materials
• Self-Assemblies, Gels, and Networks
• Polymer Solutions, Melts, and Blends
• Interfacial Rheology, Surfactants, Foams, and Emulsions
• Biomaterials, Bio-fluid Dynamics, and Biorheology
• Flow-Induced Instabilities and Non-Newtonian Fluids
• Techniques and Methods: Rheometry, Tribometry, Spectroscopy, and Microscopy
• Additive and Advanced Manufacturing
• AI and ML in Rheology
• Applied Rheology for Industrial Applications
• Rheology and Sustainability for Energy and Production
• Rheology of Field-Responsive Materials and Soft Robotics
  

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Educational Short Course | October 24-25, 2026

Tribo-rheology: Flow and friction in predicting texture and performance

Special Sessions

• Invited sessions on Rheology in Biopharmaceuticals, Bioprinting, and Tissue Engineering and Tribo-rheology: Flow and Friction will bring new topics to the meeting.
• The Future of Rheology speakers, early-career rheologists, will reprise their talks in a special mini-session and will have an opportunity to win a prize for the best speaker.
• Postdocs and graduate students may participate in the Rheology Research Symposium , a student trivia night, and the Student-Industry Forum for connection and mentoring opportunities.
  

Social Events

As always, the social program will provide venues for networking, fellowship, and good food.

• Sunday | Welcome Reception | Boston Park Plaza Hotel
• Tuesday | Bingham Medal Banquet | Grand Ballroom of the Boston Park Plaza Hotel
• Wednesday | Poster session and Reception | Boston Park Plaza Hotel

Don’t Forget!

• Register for the meeting by September 4 to lock in Early Bird rates
• Book your room at the Hilton Park Plaza by September 7 to lock in conference booking rates.
  
• Submit your abstracts by August 14 for:
  
  • Poster Presentations
  • Gallery of Rheology Images
  • Gallery of Rheology Videos