Session 1

Session 1: September 24, 15:00-17:30 hrs. San Luis Potosí time (CDT).

“FUNDAMENTAL OPEN ISSUES OF THE GLASS TRANSITION”.

Focus: In this session, the invited guests share their views on past, present and future challenges on the subject of glass transition, with the aim of illustrating the importance of the problem for physics and science in general.

Guests (by alphabetic order):

Prof. Gregory B. McKenna, North Carolina State University.

Prof. Pedro Ramírez-González, IF-UASLP.

Prof. Kenneth S. Schweizer, University of Illinois.

Prof. Roseanna N. Zia, Stanford University.

Host: Prof. Patricia Mendoza-Méndez, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla.

Format: Each speaker has 25 mins for presentation plus 5 mins for questions, with 20 additional minutes for discussion and conclusions.