Now Accepting Abstracts for the 97th Annual Meeting of the Society of Rheology
The 97th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology will take place in Boston during the week of October 25, 2026. We hope you can join us for this meeting of all things rheology!
The abstract submission page is now open for:
Oral abstracts (Deadline: May 15)
Abstracts for Poster Session and Gallery of Rheology (Deadline: August 14)
Boston in Fall
Click here for Abstract and 97th Meeting Info
Rheology Venture Fund
We are seeking your ideas to support our values and mission.
Do you have ideas on how we can increase our membership, bring rheology to kids, engage industry or be more inclusive? Up to $30k in funds is available, and we hope to fund two to four ventures. Deadline April 17, 2026
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Rheology Research Symposium (RRS)
The SoR Rheology Research Symposium (RRS) will take place October 23-24, 2026, immediately before the 97th Annual SoR Meeting. All RRS participants are eligible to receive travel grants to offset the costs of attending the RRS and the Annual Meeting.
The RRS aims to provide mentoring and professional development opportunities to students within The Society of Rheology. A sample program for the 2022 RRS in Chicago can be found here . Applications will open in April and will be due at the same time as the oral abstract deadline (May 15th).
RRS, Austin
Future of Rheology Virtual Seminar Series – Call for Abstracts (Deadline: March 15)
Are you interested in sharing your research findings with the community? The “Future of Rheology” is a monthly virtual seminar series highlighting exciting research performed for early stage rheologists. On the last Thursday of each month, we hold two 20-minute virtual talks + 5 minutes of Q&A.
*Applicants do not need to be current members of the Society of Rheology to submit an abstract.
Click here for further info: Future of Rheology
Submission deadline, March 15, 2026
If you are an undergraduate, graduate student, postdoctoral associate, or early-career industrialist:
Submit Future of Rheology Form Here
Fellowship Nomination: Final Reminder
Deadline for submission of nomination materials is March 13.
JNNFM + JoR + RA Seminar
Wednesday, March 18th, at 17:00 CET
Luca Cipelletti (Université de Montpellier)
“Probing the Microscopic Origin of Toughness in Multiple Polymer Networks”.
After briefly introducing advanced light scattering techniques as a probe of the microscopic dynamics in soft solids under a mechanical drive, I’ll focus on experiments and simulations investigating the origin of the outstanding mechanical properties of multiple polymer networks [1]. I will show that their remarkable resilience stems from damage delocalization, where microscopic relaxation dynamics redistribute stress over a previously unsuspected, extended volume, thereby protecting the material from the growth of catastrophic cracks.
JNNFM+JOR+RA Seminar - Luca Cipelleti, 18 March, 2026, 17:00 CET
Click for info and seminar link
Biennial Workshop on Non-Newtonian Flow in Porous Media
The 3rd installment of the enjoyable biennial workshop on Non-Newtonian Flow in Porous Media will take place in Cargèse, Corsica, France, from May 11 to 15, 2026. The website is open for abstract submission and registration: https://nnfip26.sciencesconf.org/ - all deadlines March 15th.
Soft Matter & Sensory Perception Summer School - July 2026
Following the great success of the first edition in 2024, we are delighted to organize a second Summer School on Soft Matter: From Fundamentals to Sensory Perception, which will take place at the beautifully located Institut d’Études Scientifiques de Cargèse in Corsica. The summer school will take place this year, from July 20th to August 1st, 2026 Click here for more info
Congratulations to The European Society of Rheology Awardees
Congratulations to Peter Fischer, the 2026 Weissenberg Awardee
“For advancing rheology through pioneering, structure-informed methodologies that decode the complexity of food and biological soft matter and for establishing fundamental understanding across physiological function, sustainable systems, and processing-driven engineering.”
Congratulations to Mazi Jalaal, the 2026 Oldroyd Early Career Awardee
“For fundamental contributions to the rheology and flow of complex fluids with deformable interfaces, and for pioneering work in active and biological materials, Dr. Mazi Jalaal has made outstanding advances through the integration of theory, experiments, and computation, while bridging fundamental rheological physics with impactful real-world applications.”
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