Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA
www.complexphysics.org
2nd International Workshop on
Complex Physical Phenomena in Materials
HOTEL ARMAÇÃO - Porto de Galinhas - PE, Brazil
January 31- February 3, 2012
The scope of the workshop includes a variety of topics such as:
Complex fluids and complex systems - soft matter phenomena - microfluidics - granular systems - adhesion sorption - self-assembly in colloids - flow phenomena – complexity and magnetism
Invited speakers include (*confirmed):
José Albino Oliveira de Aguiar* (UFPE, Recife, Brazil).
Ernesto Altshuler* (Univ. Havana, Cuba)
José Soares Andrade Jr.* (UFC, Fortaleza, Brazil).
Francoise Brochard* (Inst. Curie, Paris, France).
Marcio Carvalho* (PUC, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
Paul Dommersnes* (Univ. Paris 7, France).
Mario Engelsberg* (UFPE, Recife, Brazil)
André Galembeck* (UFPE and CETENE, Recife, Brazil)
Marcelo A. F. Gomes* (UFPE, Recife, Brazil).
Wilson Mantovani Grava* (Petrobras, Brazil).
Hans Herrmann* (ETH Zürich/UFC, Fortaleza, Brazil).
Mogens Høegh Jensen* (NBI Copenhagen, Denmark).
Mark Mineev* (Los Alamos Nat. Lab. USA)
Antônio M. Figueiredo Neto* (USP, São Paulo, Brazil).
Roger Pynn* (Univ. Indiana, USA).
Fernando Albuquerque de Oliveira* (UnB, Brasilia, Brazil)
Wilson Aires Ortiz* (UFSCar, São Carlos, Brazil).
Sergio Machado Rezende* (UFPE, Recife, Brazil).
Dan Rothman* (MIT, Cambridge, USA).
Arne Skjeltorp* (Inst. for Energy Technology, Norway).
Joern Inge Vestgaarden* (Univ. Oslo, Norway).
Scientific committee
Jon Otto Fossum (CAS – Oslo /NTNU – Trondheim, Norway)
Giovani Lopes Vasconcelos (UFPE, Recife, Brazil)
Tom Henning Johansen (CAS – Oslo / University of Oslo, Norway)
Maurício Domingues Coutinho Filho (UFPE, Recife, Brazil)
Local organizing committee
Giovani Lopes Vaconcelos (DF/UFPE)
Ricardo Emmanuel de Souza (DF/UFPE)
Wilson Barros Jr. (DF/UFPE)
Special session: Short talks + round table discussion on the topic
From Basic Complex Physical Phenomena to Applications
In addition to the scientific presentations at the workshop, there will be a session dedicated to discussions regarding
how to translate basic academic research within complex matter physics to industrial applications. The session is
partly motivated by a recent article in Physics Today September 2011 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/PT.3.1250), entitled:
”Brazil aims for its science to have greater impact” . This special session will gather people representing research
institutes operating on the borderline between academia and industry such as SINTEF and IFE in Norway, spin-off
companies, established industries such as Petrobras and Statoil, as well as university based researchers.
Practical information to participants
The workshop will take place in Hotel Armacao, at the beach in the beautiful village of Porto de Galinhas which is
located about 50 km south of Recife, Brazil. (www.hotelarmacao.com.br). Please contact this hotel directly for your
own room reservations. Flights directly to Recife from Europe are most easily done by airline TAP via Lisboa. Recife
may be also be reached from Europe or USA via several alternative routes.
For further information about the workshop, and for submission of contributions, contact
Giovani Vasconcelos at [email protected] or Jon Otto Fossum at [email protected]
Registration deadline for submission of contributed abstracts is December 15, 2011.
Submission should include title + coauthors/affiliations + ½ page abstract, and wish for oral or poster
presentation.