97th Annual Meeting in Boston: Registration is Open
Submit your work to the Poster Session or Gallery of Rheology to make contacts, gain feedback on your work, increase visibility and maybe even win a prize! Deadline for submission: August 14th.
Book your room early at the Hilton Boston Park Plaza through this link to ensure the SoR discount and to support the SoR: Deadline September 7th.
If you need a VISA letter, contact secretary@rheology.org ASAP.
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Future Flows Undergraduate Day 2026
We invite all undergraduates to join us at the SoR Annual Meeting on Wednesday October 28, 2026 at the Hilton Park Plaza in Boston, MA to discover the wonderful world of rheology!
This targeted single-day initiative is designed to lower the barrier to entry for undergraduate students into the exciting world of rheology - exposing them to cutting-edge research fields and diverse career pathways in rheology and soft matter - and providing important networking and professional development opportunities. Through structured and unstructured sessions and activities, undergraduates will be immersed in the vibrant SoR community and begin to think....I’m a rheologist.
JoR Special Issue
JOR Special Issue on Vitrimers
We welcome contributions addressing the relationship among dynamics, composition and bond strength in covalent adaptable networks, vitrimers, recyclable elastomers and related materials. The goal is to advance our understanding of these materials and tailor their rheological properties through rational design strategies.
Contact info:
Evelyne Van Ruymbeke
Coppola Salvatore
Enter the Viral Rheologist Contest!
Do you want to share the fun and excitement of rheology with the world? Be a VIRAL rheologist! Let’s make rheology cool and viral!
Submit a short video for a chance to win prizes and the love from your neighbor’s kids. After pre-screening, your video will be posted on the SOR social media accounts (Instagram and Facebook). The posts with the most likes by October 24, 2026 will be the winners. Winners will be announced at the 97th SoR Annual Meeting in Boston and featured in News Flows and the SoR website.
Industry Spotlights: Maryam Sepehr
Maryam Sepehr
...What has been the most rewarding part of your career thus far?
One of the most rewarding parts of my career has been seeing ideas move from the lab into real products and applications. I’ve enjoyed solving technical challenges, developing new products, and helping others use rheology to better understand how material properties relate to end-use performance. It’s especially satisfying when that work leads to solutions that make a difference for the business or for customers...
Future of Rheology Virtual Seminar
We invite you to join us for the monthly virtual Future of Rheology seminar series on Thursday, August 27th, 2026, from 1–2:00 PM EDT.
Boqian Yan, Northeastern University
Unraveling Stress Relaxation of Suspension Droplets Impacting on Deep Pool
Valeria Ciccone, University of Manchester
Inhomogeneous dispersion and memory effects of soft suspensions in complex media
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Did you miss a recent FoR seminar? Check out the recordings here:
Rheology Bulletin: Sneak Peak
Network Science Insights in Dense Suspension Rheology by Abhinendra Singh
, Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University
Abstract: ...A seemingly simple mixture of particles and liquid can abruptly become harder to flow, yield from a solid-like state, or jam outright when sheared ...In this article, I introduce this emerging perspective and discuss how concepts such as force chains, loops, rigid clusters, and percolating contact networks are providing new ways to think about yielding, discontinuous shear thickening, and shear jamming.
Understanding the Viscosity of Hydrocarbon-based Liquids by Eric B Sirota
, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
Abstract: A framework is described for quantitatively understanding and predicting the compositional and temperature dependence of the viscosity of hydrocarbon-based liquids, based on the Modified-Arrhenius equation which captures behavior associated with the approach to the glass transition, even at temperatures well above it. The framework is shown to apply across a broad range of materials, including bitumen, asphalt, lubricants, vegetable oils, and polymer solutions...
In Memoriam: Miroslav Grmela (1939-2026)
Miroslav Grmela, a trailblazing Canadian physicist, passed away on June 16, 2026 in Montreal at the age of 87. Grmela was a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Polytechnique Montréal, where he made substantial contributions to the fields of thermodynamics, rheology and geometry. He amassed over 280 academic publications, including articles as recently as March 2026. In 2018, Grmela published a book
about his theories and received the S.G. Mason Award from The Canadian Society of Rheology
. See link for more on his life and science.
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New Announcements:
RheoSANS 2026 Workshop
November 18–19, 2026, at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Explore how to investigate the structures of materials under flow by using a rheometer and small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) instruments at ORNL. The workshop is organized in collaboration with NCNR, and features hands-on experiments, analysis of 2D RheoSANS data, and lectures on theories and cutting-edge scientific examples. Cost: Free to attend! Registration Deadline: August 31, 2026
-50th Annual Meeting of the Adhesion Society . February 7-10, 2027, San Antonio Texas. Symposia Topics: Smart and Functional Adhesion; Emerging Adhesive Materials; Mechanics and Interfacial Science; Bioadhesion and Healthcare; Manufacturing, Characterization and Design, Industrial and Electronic Systems
Check it out: Rheology in the Kitchen
Soft Matter Kitchen
Sad News
We are deeply saddened to share that Dr. Jan Engmann passed away on July 8 after a serious illness.
Jan contributed greatly to the vitality of ESR as an Elected Committee Member from 2018 to 2024 and was a frequent contributor to the AERC meetings. We will greatly miss his insightful contributions to the field of rheology and his presence within our community.
Trained at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Jan obtained a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and then joined Nestlé R&D in 2002, where he became a well-recognized expert in rheology and food microstructure, food product and process design.
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