Location
The meeting will be held in Levering Hall on the campus of
Johns Hopkins University
Directions
Parking and Public Transit
Participants arriving by
car should follow the directions provided by JHU at the
following website.
Driving directions and campus
map
Parking will be available in the South Garage.
A map with the location of
the venue and the parking is here
For those who choose to take public transportation or a
train into Baltimore Penn Station, it is recommended to
take a taxi to the Homewood Campus.
MASM3 Organizing Committee
Robert Leheny:
leheny @ pha.jhu.edu
Daniel Blair:
blair @
physics.georgetown.edu
Please contact them with questions and comments
N.B. Please copy and paste
addresses (minimizes spam)
The organizers
would like to thank the Johns Hopkins University Department
of Physics for financial support
FAQ
Q. What is the Point
of this workshop?
A. To get people talking to each other. Many of us
probably don't realize that our fields overlap. This is a
great way to spend the day informally chatting and
introducing ourselves. It is also the perfect opportunity
for students and post-docs to advertise their work and
themselves.
Q. What is Soft
Matter?
A. Soft Matter is a generic definition of
materials that are squishy. We think that Soft Matter can
also be a broad class of problems relating to the form and
function of soft materials. Different fields approach these
materials in different ways. Physicists and engineers like
to create, manipulate and measure the softness of
materials with a variety of methods. Biologists on the
other hand use the tools of Soft Matter to understand the
materials that they are given by plants and animals.
Q. What is a sound
bite, and how should I prepare to give one?
A. A sound bite is a short and
concise talk. You should prepare for a presentation of 3
minutes. A time limit will be strictly enforced to ensure
that everyone gets an equal opportunity to talk. To prepare
you should keep in mind that you have a very limited time
to get a single idea across. You should make sure that
everyone knows who you are, where you come from, and most
importantly a single straight forward exposition of what
you are working on.
The sound bite should contain enough information about your
research so that people with similar problems and interests
know to seek you out during coffee and lunch. You should
also prominently display your email and website if you have
one.
Mission
Statement
Our mission is
to create a highly interdisciplinary workshop that draws
upon researchers from academic, industrial
and National Laboratories in the Mid-Atlantic region. The
auspicious combination of density and quality of research
groups provides a reservoir for ideas and an excellent
opportunity for community-building and networking. A
soft
matter workshop provides an ideal
forum for researchers with interests that reside at the
interface of conventional disciplines.
The workshop will also naturally assist in the career
advancement of young scientists by
acquainting them with the local academic and industrial
research community.
