The SLAM - Smart, Living, & Active Matter - initiative unites theory and experimental groups of the Leiden Institute of Physics. It currently gathers the groups of Luca Giomi, Louise Jawerth, Daniela Kraft, Martin van Hecke, Silke Henkes and Alexandre Morin.
We are hosting a symposium on Active Solids on June 4th. While active matter research has mostly focused on active fluids over the past two decades, the physics of active solids has only recently started to emerge as one of the most conceptually involved and technologically promising challenge for the years to come. How is energy dissipated in the absence of motion? Are active solids inherently unstable? Can their instabilities, topological defects, fluctuations etc. be harnessed to achieve mechanical functionalities in microfabricated devices? The goal of this symposium is to delineate future challenges in the study of active solids from living instances to applications, and foster collaborations.
Invited talks by Jennifer Schwarz (Syracuse), Alexandre Kabla (Cambridge), Michael Lerch (Groningen), Gijsje Koenderink (Delft), Corentin Coulais (Amsterdam), Martin van Hecke (Leiden).
Program 09:30-09:50 -- Welcome and coffee 09:50-10:00 -- Introduction by Luca Giomi 10:00-10:50 -- Alexandre Kaba 10:50-11:40 -- Gijsje Koenderink 11:40-12:40 -- Lunch 12:40-13:30 -- Jennifer Schwarz 14:40-15:30 -- Michael Lerch 15:30-16:20 -- Martin van Hecke 16:20-17:30 -- BorrelWhen? June 4th 2024 Where? Leiden Academy Building, Leiden City Center Registration: before May 30, free of charge, through the link below