Smart, Living & Active Matter - Leiden

Leiden Institute of Physics

About us

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.

Coming up next

2026-07-02 - 13:30 @ DM 1.09 Gorleaus

SLAM seminar: Jaehyeok Jin


Title 
Bridging Length and Time Scales: Predictive Multiscale Models of Soft Condensed Matter

Abstract 
Developing multiscale descriptions of complex chemical and physical processes across disparate length and time scales remains a central challenge. In this talk, I will present new paradigms for constructing predictive coarse-grained descriptions of such systems. Grounded in microscopic design principles, I will first describe how to systematically coarse-grain atomistic systems into simplified particles while retaining the key physical processes governing molecular self-assembly and activation. Second, I will show how these coarse-grained descriptions can be extended across distinct molecular regimes to capture proton transport. Finally, I will present a mesoscopic coarse-graining framework that goes beyond particle descriptions to enable continuum-level modeling derived directly from microscopic information. Together, this unified approach establishes a pathway toward predictive theories of complex dynamics over long length and time scales.