Countdown to 97th Annual Meeting in Boston
We look forward the Boston SoR Meeting! This will be one of the largest SoR meetings to date. Be sure to check the website for the many events. Please stay tuned for the release of the meeting app.
Meeting Event: Future Flows: Undergrad Day
We invite all undergraduates to join us at the SoR Annual Meeting on Wednesday October 28, 2026 at the Hilton Park Plaza in Boston. 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.
A few spots are still available for this day long event. Today is the last day to register!
Meeting Event: Student-Industry Forum: Exploring Careers
The American Institute of Physics (AIP) and The Society of Rheology (SoR) invite you to participate in the Student-Industry Forum 2026: Exploring Careers in Rheology Beyond Academia, held during the 97th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology. Lunch will be provided
Monday, October 26, 2026, 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM
Registration deadline: October 16, 2026, or when capacity is reached
Reservation for Student Industry Forum
Meeting Event: ASTM/SOR Discussion on Rheology Standards
SoR and ASTM’s Subcommittee on Rheology (E37.08) will meet Monday following the afternoon sessions (about 5:45PM) in The Loft, (lobby level) All interested parties are invited.
The goal of this meeting is to engage both academic and industrial participants. We will not discuss ballot results/negative comments, voting matters, or other official ASTM business.
Ideas for discussion: What regulations depend upon rheological measurements? What measurements are used to qualify your laboratory for for ISO 170025, ISO 9000 other quality initiatives? Need for Non-Newtonian standards. Working group/workshop on rheology metadata standards. Contact: sara.reynaud@arkema.com
Industry Spotlights: Parth Kelkar
Parth Kelkar
“A good chunk of my time is spent in the lab, developing new materials and formulations for personal care applications...I work on products people use every single day. So, when a friend mentions their conditioner feels greasy or their shampoo is too stringy, I love thinking about those kinds of problems. Once you get into the habit of looking at the ingredients on the back of a bottle, you can’t really turn it off - the people who know me know that if I ever get lost in a grocery store, they should come find me in the laundry or conditioner aisle....”
Future of Rheology Virtual Seminar
We invite you to join us for the monthly virtual Future of Rheology seminar series on Thursday, October 15 at 1PM EDT
Alex Rispo Constantinou | University of Naples Federico II + Université catholique de Louvain
Entropic phase separation in polymer–vitrimer melts
Abstract:
Vitrimeric polymers have recently been proposed as a reprocessable alternative to thermoset plastics. Their potential recyclability stems from the dynamic covalent bonds forming the polymeric network: vitrimers are solid-like at low temperatures, but flow when heated...
Surendra Padamata | Penn State University
Symmetry and Memory in Non-Brownian Suspensions
Abstract
Steadily shearing a non-Brownian suspension forms a memory of direction in its structure, while
periodically shearing it forms a memory of amplitude. Our experiments show that these memories coexist and compete within a limited memory capacity...
Did you miss a recent FoR seminar? Check out the recordings here:
Business Meeting Minutes
Click here to puruse the draft Minutes from the October 2025 Business meeting, held in Santa Fe, NM.
Rheology of Living Matter
Job Postings at ExxonMobil
Two job openings at ExxonMobil for (1) Polymer Rheologist and (2) Polymer Scientist. These positions are to be located in Baytown, Texas. Please check out the AIP Exchange for more information. Interested candidates should can send their CV by email (carlos.r.lopez-barron@exxonmobil.com ). Carlos will be attending the SOR meeting in Boston for in-person chats.
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.
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