UK Colloids 2023 - International Colloid and Surface Science Symposium

Synopsis

This is the fourth Colloid Science conference in this series and will be held in Liverpool from 17 – 19 July 2023. It is being jointly organised by RSC’s Colloid and Interface Science Group and SCI’s Colloid and Surface Chemistry Group and will provide a perfect opportunity for UK and international researchers interested in colloid and interface science to meet, present and discuss issues related to current developments in this field.

Programme

Plenary Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Rheology, Soft Solids & Complex Fluids

• Prof Erin Koos | KU Leuven, Belgium
• Prof Jan Vermant | ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Biomimetics

• Prof Karen Edler | University of Bath, UK
• Assoc Prof Chiara Neto |University of Sydney, Australia

Colloids & Surfaces in the Health & Life Sciences

• Prof Aline Miller | University of Manchester, UK
• Prof Adam Perriman | University of Bristol, UK

Formulation Science & Engineering

• Prof Ray Dagastine | University of Melbourne, Australia
• Prof Tommy Nylander | Lund University, Sweden

Nanoparticles & Nanostructured Materials

• Prof Yurii Gun'ko | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Foams, Emulsions and Bubbles

• Prof Slavka Tcholakova | Sofia University, Bulgaria

Colloidal Suspensions

• Dr Elodie Bourgeat-Lami | LCCP Lyon, France
• Prof Alfons van Blaaderen | University Utrecht, Netherlands

Self-Assembly

• Prof Francesco Sciortino | Sapienza Università di Roma
• Dr Erika Eiser | University of Cambridge

Colloids in Motion

• Prof Jan Dhont | Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
• Dr Patrick B. Warren | Unilever R&D Port Sunlight & STFC Hartree Centre, UK | Diffusiophoresis in surfactant gradients: particulate soil removal from porous materials and the significance of rinsing in laundry detergency

Polymer Colloid Engineering

• Prof Rod Priestley | Princeton University, Princeton, USA
• Prof Stefan Bon | University of Warwick, UK

Encapsulation and Release

• Prof Katharina Landfester | Max Plank Institute, Germany
• Prof Zhibing Zhang | University of Birmingham, UK

Wetting & Adhesion

• Prof Glen McHale | University of Edinburgh, UK
• Prof Erica Wanless | University of Newcastle, Australia

Nanotribology

• Prof Peter Dowding | Infineum, UK
• Dr Jason Zhang | University of Birmingham, UK

General

• Dr Jennifer Marsh | P&G, USA

For the current programme and full list of confirmed speakers, please click here

Conference themes

• Rheology, soft solids and complex fluids (chairs: Andrew Howe & Phil Threlfall Holmes)
• Biomimetics (chair: Chris Lorentz)
• Colloids & surface science in medicine and industry (chairs: Chris Blanford, Annela Seddon, Karen Syres)
• Formulation science and engineering (chairs: Nick Ainger & Ian Howell)
• Nanoparticles and nanostructured materials (chairs: Gemma Davies & Dionisia Jesus)
• Foams, emulsions and bubbles (chairs: Lee Fielding, Kristian Waters & Bob Pugh)
• Colloidal suspensions (chairs: Jereon van Duijneveldt & Alex Routh)
• Self assembly (chairs: Dwaipayan Chakrabarti & Stefano Sacanna)
• Colloids in motion (chairs: Joe Keddie & Wim Thielmans)
• Polymers, gels and hydrocolloids (chairs: Cecile Dreiss, Fiona Hatton & João Cabral)
• Encapsulation and release (chairs: Olivier Cayre, David Higgins & Andrew Gray)
• Wetting and adhesion (chair: Shirin Alexander)
• General session (chairs: Richard Greenwood, Matthew Ruszala & Emily Summerton)
• Poster sessions (chairs: Richard Greenwood & Martin Riley)

Venue and Contact

Registration

Key Dates