Skyrmions in Liquid Crystals

Lisbon, September 9 to 11, 2024

Speakers

Ivan Smalyukh - U Colorado Boulder, USA & International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter, WPI-SKCM2, Japan

Marjolein Dijkstra - University Utrecht, Netherlands

Francec Sagués - University of Barcelona, Spain

Thomas Truskett - University of Texas at Austin, USA

Jordi Ignés -  University of Barcelona, Spain

Mykola Tasinkevych - Nottingham Trent University, UK

Nuno Araújo - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Margarida Telo da Gama - University of Lisbon, Portugal

José Tavares - ISEL, Portugal

Cristóvão Dias - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Rodrigo Coelho - University of Lisbon, Portugal


Posters

Joel Torres - University of Barcelona, Spain

André Matias - University Utrecht, Netherlands

Júlio Santos - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Miguel Rodrigues - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Tomás Campante - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Guilherme Amaral - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Helder Esteves - University of Lisbon, Portugal

Tomás Alvim - University of Lisbon, Portugal


Participants

Rodrigo Coelho

Miguel Francisco Rodrigues 

Ana Oliveira

Nuno Araujo

Paulo Teixeira

Tomás Campante Tavares

Maria Margarida Cruz

Tomás Alvim

Pedro Nobre

Claudio Manuel Vianna Moreira

Mykola Tasinkevych 

Gustavo Lobo Redondeiro

Francisco Laranjeira 

Guilherme Amaral

Helder Esteves

Eduardo Pereira 

Jordi Ignés-Mullol

Thomas M. Truskett

Ricardo Filipe de Magalhães Gaboleiro 

Guilherme Saraiva

Patrícia Bernardino

Guilherme Saraiva

Ivan Smalyukh

Hugo Ribeiro 

Carolina Ribeiro

André Ibarra Unas

Guilherme Cruz

Bruno Ramos Veronez

Cristóvão Dias

André Matias

Rafael Almada

João Neves

Gabriel Lourenço

Daniel Neacsu

Bruna Agra

Pedro Gabriel

Vasco Braz 

João Viana

Daniel Valente-Matias

Marjolein Dijkstra

Francec Sagués




Program

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September 9

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10h50: Opening

11h00: "From baby skyrmions to knotted chiral meta matter" - Ivan Smalyukh - U Colorado Boulder, USA & International Institute for Sustainability with Knotted Chiral Meta Matter, WPI-SKCM2, Japan

12h00: Lunch

14h00: "Challenges on building a particle-based model of active liquid-crystal skyrmions" - Cristóvão Dias - University of Lisbon, Portugal

15h00: "Interfaces of scalar and active nematic fluids" - Margarida Telo da Gama - University of Lisbon, Portugal

16h00: Coffee break

16h30: "Control and microfluidic transport of skyrmions in the presence of magnetic fields" - Jordi Ignés -  University of Barcelona, Spain

17h30-18h: Posters


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September 10

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10h00: "Playing with rheology in a new formulation of the microtubule/kinesin active nematic system" - Francec Sagués - University of Barcelona, Spain

11h00: "Collective variable approach for skyrmion dynamics" - Mykola Tasinkevych - Nottingham Trent University, UK

12h00: Lunch

14h00: "Let’s twist again: Achiral Hard Bananas Assemble Double-Twist Skyrmions and Blue Phases" - Marjolein Dijkstra - University Utrecht, Netherlands

15h00: "Liquid crystal skyrmions in shear flows" - Rodrigo Coelho - University of Lisbon, Portugal

16h00: Coffee break

16h30:  "Scale and conformal invariance in active flows" - Nuno Araújo - University of Lisbon, Portugal

17h30-18h: Posters


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September 11

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10h00: "Illuminating Disorder: Optical Properties of Complex Plasmonic Assemblies" - Thomas Truskett - University of Texas at Austin, USA

11h00: "Percolation and high density percolation in binary mixtures of patchy particles" - José Tavares - ISEL, Portugal

12h00: Closing session

Venue

Conference room:

C6 Building - 6.2.53 

How to get here?

Getting to FCUL/ULisbon is easy and quick - by bus, subway, car or even bicycle (cycle lanes).

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