The 29th General Assembly resolved to establish the Working Group on Soft Matter Physics, WG15, with the mandate
1. To organize/assist in organization of an International Conference “Soft Matter Around the World” which rotates every 3 years to each geographic region (Europe-Africa, the Americas, and Asia-Pacific).
2. To coordinate soft-matter-related regional, national & local conferences, meetings & workshops
3. To coordinate soft matter education, such as summer/winter schools and short courses and help organize them if a need appears
4. To promote soft matter research through information exchange, publicity, prizes, publications, etc.
5. To strengthen the connections between academic and industrial soft matter research and development through outreach events, short courses, etc.
MEMBERS
Americas
United States:
Michael Rubinstein (Chair)
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Seth Fraden
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Andrea Liu
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David Weitz
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Canada:
Eugenia Kumacheva
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Asia/Africa/Australia
Australia:
Peter Harrowell
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China:
Ouyang Zhongcan
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India:
Guruswamy Kumaraswamy
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Japan:
Hajime Tanaka
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Korea:
Wonho Jhe
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Europe
France:
Jean Francois Joanny
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Germany:
Gerhard Gompper
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Italy:
Emanuela Zaccarelli
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United Kingdom:
Daan Frenkel
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Reports to IUPAP General Assembly: 2017
Reports to Council and Commission Chair meeting: 2018(May), 2018(Oct), 2019(Oct)