The 97th Annual Meeting of the SoR will take place in Boston: October 26-29, 2026. The meeting features four plenaries, 12 technical sessions, 3 special sessions, a poster sessions, a short course and great networking opportunities. Please consider submitting an abstract!
The deadline for application to the Rheology Research Symposium (for students and postdocs), held the weekend before, is also May 15th.
Rheology Research Symposium
Check out our two-day short course
Tribo-rheology: Flow and friction in predicting texture and performance
Short course instructor: Lilian Hsiao
Co-instructor(s): James Eickoff (Anton Paar), Keith Coasey (TA)
Dates: Two-day Course October 24-25, 2026, immediately preceding the Annual Meeting
Technical Symposia
- Colloidal Suspensions and Granular Materials
Organizers: Lilian Hsiao, Ivan Christov, Michela Geri - Self-Assemblies, Gels, and Networks
Organizers: Ria Corder, Fardin Khabaz, Thomas O’Connor - Polymer Solutions, Melts, and Blends
Organizers: Christian Clasen, Carlos López-Barrón, Michelle Calabrese - Interfacial Rheology, Surfactants, Foams, and Emulsions
Organizers: Sara Hashmi, Reza Foudazi, Carlos Martinez - Biomaterials, Bio-fluid Dynamics, and Biorheology
Organizers: Vivek Narsimhan, Adrianne Rosales, Jeff Guasto - Flow-Induced Instabilities and Non-Newtonian Fluids
Organizers: Simon Haward, Hadi Mohammadigoushki, Bavand Keshavarz - Techniques and Methods: Rheometry, Tribometry, Spectroscopy, and Microscopy
Organizers: Benjamin Yavitt, Xiaoyu Tang, Abhishek Shetty - Additive and Advanced Manufacturing
Organizers: Anthony Kotula, Madhu Majji, Daniel Rau - AI and ML in Rheology
Organizers: Michael Graham, Mingyang Tan, Amanda Howard - Applied Rheology for Industrial Applications
Organizers: Joseph Barakat, Baran Teoman, Antonio Perazzo - Rheology and Sustainability for Energy and Production
Organizers: Qin (Maggie) Qi, Jeff Richards, Joseph Samaniuk - Rheology of Field-Responsive Materials and Soft Robotics
Organizers: Laurel Kroo, Samanvaya Srivastava, Bhuvnesh Bharti
Special Sessions
- Rheology in Biopharmaceuticals, Bioprinting, and Tissue Engineering
Organizers: Rae Robertson-Anderson, John Frostad, Kelly Schultz - Tribo-rheology: Flow and friction in predicting texture and performance
Organizers: Lilian Hsiao, Antonio Perazzo - Future of Rheology (Mini Session)
Organizers: William Hartt, Matt Helgeson, Rishabh More
Posters & Galleries
- Poster Session
Organizers: Ryan Poling-Skutvik, Hammad Faizi, Amanda Marciel - Gallery of Rheology Session (Image)
Organizers: Paulo Arratia, Tony Gao, Zahra Niroobakhsh - Gallery of Rheology Session (Video)
Organizers: Reza Foudazi, Madhar Azad
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