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October 12-13, 2013 |
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Bob Behringer is the James B. Duke Professor of Physics at Duke University with secondary appointments in Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering & Material Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from Duke University in 1975. Before joining the Duke faculty in 1982, he was a postdoc at Bell Laboratories and an Assistant Professor at Wesleyan University. Bob has made major contributions to research on granular materials and porous media, nonlinear dynamics, and fluid dynamics. He has also done great service to the community through conference organization, editorial work, collaborative exchanges, and leadership within the American Physical Society.
Invited Speakers
| Guenter Ahlers, UC Santa Barbara | Heinrich Jaeger, U. Chicago | Sid Nagel, U. Chicago |
| Andrea Bertozzi, UCLA | Jim Jenkins, Cornell | David Schaeffer, Duke |
| Bulbul Chakraborty, Brandeis | Stefan Luding, U. Twente | Mark Shattuck, Levich Institute CCNY |
| Hans Herrmann, ETH Zurich | Horst Meyer, Duke | Antoinette Tordesillas, U. Melbourne |
Special Issue of Granular Matter
To celebrate Bob’s 65th birthday and his wide-ranging scientific achievements, a Festschrift has been compiled that will appear in early 2014 as a special issue in Granular Matter entitled “Flows and Patterns: The Physics of Fluids, Granular Materials, and Soft Matter.” The special issue will include more than 20 articles from Bob’s students, postdocs, and close collaborators.
Organizers
- Karen Daniels, NC State University
- Corey O’Hern, Yale University
- Mark Shattuck, Levich Institue, CCNY
- Joshua Socolar, Duke University
- Antoinette Tordesillas, University of Melbourne
- Thomas Witelski, Duke University
We thank the following organizations for financial support:
- Duke University Physics Department, Trinity School of Arts and Sciences
- Duke University Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science Department, Pratt School of Engineering
- American Physical Society Topical Group on Nonlinear and Statistical Physics