This will be the 42nd Rheological Measurements Short Course !

“Excellent course on rheology. This course will be immensely helpful to my work. Thank you!” - testimonial from a previous participant

This biennial course features lectures by world leading experts, on topics that will interest both industry and academia. It also offers hands-on experience on state of the art rheometers where the participants will perform experiments and gain practical insights into the science of rheological measurements.

This intensive short course is designed to give practicing engineers and chemists an understanding of rheology fundamentals, principles of measurements, and applications to problem solving. Extensive course notes will be provided to the participants. In addition to classroom lectures, we will also have lab sessions where the participants will work in small groups with commercial rheometers. These will provide an environment in which the students are exposed to the most important types of rheometers and measurement techniques. The lab sessions and problem solving sessions are designed to emphasize optimal instrumental techniques, data reduction and interpretation, and case study applications. Some of the applications included in the course are: polymer solutions and melts, dispersions, suspensions, gels, colloids, and process flow applications.

In addition to the extensive course notes, attendees may wish to get a copy of Prof. Macosko’s seminal textbook: “Rheology: Principles, Measurements and Applications” . The second edition is coming soon!

The course is 3.5 days: Mon 11:30 AM-5:30 PM; Tue-Thurs 8:00 AM-5:30PM and offered in even years. The 2024 version quickly reached the 50 person capacity. A comparable course is offered in odd years at KU Leuven . Their next course will be offered in September 2027.