Upcoming webinar
8th Sep 2010.	"Topics in Liquid Crystal Rheology" Presented by: Dr Gabor Kiss the Senior Research Scientist at Telcordia Technologies

As part of the company’s commitment to the field of rheology, Malvern Instruments has launched a monthly internet forum, focusing on novel or expanding areas of interest or application in this field of rheology. Live scientific seminars take place each month, delivered via the web, at which rheology experts from academia and industry present their work.

Rheology Without a Bias
While Malvern is the manufacturer of Bohlin and Rosand rheometers, the Rheology Forum is intended to be scientific and entirely non-commercial. Participants are welcomed from every area. Potential speakers from all backgrounds and using any equipment are invited to submit an abstract for consideration. Presenters simply deliver the seminar across the internet from their own PC.

Raising rheology’s profile
Malvern’s objective is to increase awareness of rheology and its applications, and to afford people working in new or expanding fields the opportunity to gain more exposure and recognition in a global arena. All presentations given as live web seminars are also being recorded, and will be downloadable on demand from the Malvern website, providing a long-term rheology reference for presenter and audience alike.

Why sign up for the Rheology Forum?
The Rheology Forum offers a great opportunity to stay up to date and hear about current trends in research and industry. All participation is free - you need only a PC and internet connection, and phone line for receiving the audio.

Previously broadcasted rheology presentations:

May 2010.	Finding the linear viscoelastic region of a sample using normal force rather than shear properties - a more sensitive technique? Presented by Joanne Langridge, Development Scientist, Malvern Instruments
Apr 2010.	Aging and Flow in Colloidal Glasses Presented by Ajay Negi, Post Doctoral Associate, Chemical Engineering, Yale University
Feb 2010.	New phenomenological foundation for (nonlinear) rheology of (entangled) polymers Presented by Dr. Shi-Qing Wang, Professor of Polymer Science, University of Akron
Jan 2010.	Rheology in Space? - The Shear History Extensional Rheology Experiment (SHERE) Presented by Dr. Johannes Soulages, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dec 2009.	POSS Flow Aids and Dispersants for High Performance Plastics and Coatings Presented by Paul Wheeler Ph.D., Materials Development Manager, Hybrid Plastics Inc.
Nov 2009.	Interrelationships in Rheological Functions Presented by Dr. Geoffrey Rowe, President and CEO, Abatech Inc.
Oct 2009.	Specifying High Temperature Performance Properties for Asphalt Binders Presented by Micheal Anderson, P.E., Asphalt Institute
Sept 2009.	Exploiting the rheological properties of liquid crystals for developing novel nano-electromechanical systems Presented by Rajratan Basu and Germano Iannacchione, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), Department of Physics
Aug 2009.	Rheological Characterization of Polymer Nanocomposites Presented by Pierre J. Carreau, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique of Montreal
Jul 2009.	Using a rotational rheometer as a bioreactor and incorporating the Piezo-Rotary Vibrator for LVE measures Presenter: Professor Sarah Klemuk, University of Iowa
Jun 2009.	Non-Linear Rheology of Biopolymers Presenter: Professor Margaret Gardel, University of Chicago
May 2009.	The Effect of Mechanics on Cell Function Professor Miriam Rafailovich, State University of New York
Apr 2009.	Shear-induced unjamming of droplets in concentrated emulsions Presenter: Professor Tom Mason, University of California, Los Angeles
Jan 2008.	Microrheology Techniques in Cells Presenter: Dr John Crocker, Associate Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, University or Pennsylvania
Dec 2007.	Time-Temperature Superposition in Rheology-A Review Presenter: Dr Jai A Pathak, Scientist, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Nov 2007.	Rheology of Ageless Foams Presenter: Dr Stephen Koehler, Assistant Professor Physics Department, Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Oct 2007.	Microrheology using Microscopy Presenter: Dr Eric R Weeks, Associate Professor Physics Department, Emory University.
Sept 2007.	Microstructure and Rheology of Amphiphilic Block Copolypeptide Gels Presenter: Victor Breedveld, PhD, Georgia Institute of Technology.
July 2007.	Association gels from polymers or surfactants Presenter: Robert K. Prud'homme, Director Engineering, Biology Program Princeton University.
Mar 2007.	From Plastics to Evolution: The Rheology of Silk Presenter: Chris Holland, Dept. Zoology, University of Oxford.
Feb 2007.	Rheological Properties of Associative Thickeners: Structure, Thickening Mechanisms and Their Effect on Coatings Properties Presenter: Dr Hemi Nae. President, Hydan Technologies.
Dec 2006.	The Effect Of High Pressure Treatment On The Rheological Characteristics Of Food Proteins Speaker: Dr Jasim Ahmed. Dept of Food and Science, McGill University - Canada.
Nov 2006.	Rheology Focus Forum: The importance of good rheological data in co-extrusion processes Speaker: Dr Don Fleming. Fleming Polymer Testing & Consultancy.
Oct 2006.	Investigation of the Rheology and Morphology of Biopolymer-Surfactant Mixtures Speaker: Fotis Spyropoulos. Birmingham University UK.
Sept 2006.	Effect of Shear and Extensional Viscosity (Rheology) on Polymer Processing Speaker: John Perdikoulias. Compuplast International
July 2006.	Measurements of the Normal Stress Difference and its significance Speaker: Dr Seong-Gi Baek. Rheosense Inc.
May 2006.	Uses of Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) to characterize fatigue cracking in asphalt mastics Speaker: Veronica Castelo Branco, Texas Transportation Institute, Texas A&M University
Apr 2006.	Engaging Rheology Through Cyber Infrastructure Speaker: Henning Winter, University of Massacheussetts, Amhurst
Mar 2006.	A novel device for extensional melt rheology characterization and miniature-scale physical testing of polymers Speaker: Dr Martin Sentmanat, Xpansion Instruments
Feb 2006.	Instabilities in viscoelastic flows: destabilizing forces, stability criteria, and implications for rheometry and processing Speaker: Susan Muller, Professor of Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkley
Jan 2006.	Shear alignment of nanoparticle arrays templated by block-copolymer mesophase Speaker: Lynn Walker, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Carnegie Mellon University.

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