Rheology Bulletin
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
The News and Information Publication of The Society of Rheology Volume 88 Number 1, January 2019 Rheology Bulletin Inside: • Houston Report • Technical Program for Raleigh • Book Review: Microfluidics (authors Furst and Squires) • In Memoriam: Hanswalter Giesekus • Rheology in South Africa Executive Committee Table of Contents (Jan 2018-Dec 2019) President th Norman J. Wagner SOR 90 : Houston 2018 4 Gallery of Rheology 2018 Houston 6 Vice President Michael D. Graham Letter from SOR President 11 Review: Microrheology, by Furst & Squires 12 Secretary Review by Aditya S. Khair Albert Co Hanswalter Giesekus (1922 – 2017) 14 Treasurer Christopher C. White Rheology Around the World: South Africa 16 Technical Program for Raleigh 17 Editor Sibani Lisa Biswal and Steve Hudson Ralph H. Colby News/Business 19 Past-President News, Voluntteers Gareth H. McKinley needed, Awards, Ex- Com minutes, Busi- Members-at-Large ness Meeting minutes, Michel Cloitre Treasurer's report Eric M. Furst Events Calendar 32 Amy Shen SOR K-12 Outreach in Houston; see p. 4. On the Cover: The Eye of Sauron by Alan R. Jacob, Lilian C. Hsiao and Michael Dickey of North Carolina State University, U.S.A. was the first-place choice for the Gallery of Rheology in Houston. Gallium is a liquid metal that forms an elastic native oxide skin. The oxide skin surrounding the liquid metal manifests creases on the air- liquid metal interface. A high energy concentric backscattering detector (CBS) is used to obtain an electron micros- copy image which captures an enhanced contrast image of the wrinkles present on the interface. The crinkles resemble fiery flames when false color is applied. This image reveals the rich interfacial phenomenon displayed by liquid metals which is yet to be properly understood. For additional Gallery news, see pages 6 and 20. The Rheology Bulletin is the news and information publica- Serial Key Title: Rheology Bulletin tion of The Society of Rheology (SOR) and is published twice LC Control No.: 48011534 yearly in January and July. Subscription is free on member- Published for The Society of Rheology by AIP Publishing LLC (AIPP) a subsidiary of the American Institute of Physics ship in The Society of Rheology. Letters to the editor may be ISSN: 0035-4538 CODEN: RHBUAV sent to: [email protected] CALL NUMBER: QC1 .R45 The Rheology Bulletin is archived at www.rheology.org/sor/publications/rheobulletin/. 2 Rheology Bulletin, 88(1) January 2019 SOR Committees Audit (2019) Monty Shaw, (2019-21), chair Financial Advisement (2019) Charles Schroeder Bamin Khomami (2019-20) Anne M. Grillet, (2019-21), chair Vivek Sharma Rekha Rao (2019) John Brady (2019) Patrick Spicer Christopher White (ex-officio) Michael Solomon (2019-20) Kathleen Weigandt Bingham Award Committee (2019) Christopher White (ex-officio) Metzner Award (2019) David Venerus, (2016-19), chair Journal Publication Award (2018-19) Peter Olmsted (2016-19), chair Adam Burbidge (2018-20) Ralph Colby (ex-officio), chair Shelley Anna (2017-19) Julia Kornfield (2018-20) Michel Coitre (ex officio) Will Hartt (2018-20) Gregory McKenna (2018-20) Amy Shen (ex officio) Aditya Khair (2019-21) J. Ravi Prakash (2016-19) Evelyne Van Ruymbeke João Maia (2019-21) Patrick Spicer (2019-21) Roseanna Zia (ex officio) Nominating (2019) Evelyne Van Ruymbeke (2019-21) Meetings Policy Committee (2019) To be appointed in 2019. Education Committee (2018-19) Michael Graham, co-chair (VP) Andrew M. Kraynik, co-chair Ad Hoc Inclusion and Diversity (2019) Jonathan P. Rothstein, co-chair Kelly Schultz, chair Maryam Sepehr, co-chair Albert Co (Secretary) st Lilian Hsiao Ross Clark Saad Khan (91 Local) st Safa Jamali Jacinta Conrad Lisa Biswal (91 Program) st Matthew Liberatore Chris Dimitriou Steve Hudson (91 Program) th Susan Muller Helen Joyner Jason Maxey (90 Local) th Maryam Sepehr Johannes Soulages Marie-Claude Heuzey (90 Program) th Norman Wagner Fellowship (2019) Gordon Christopher (90 Program) Membership Committee (2018-19) Ad Hoc Journal Publication (2019) Paula Moldenaers, (2017-19), chair Lynn Walker, chair Antony Beris (2018-20) Kelly Schultz, chair Gordon Christopher Gary Leal Roger Bonnecaze (2019-21) Dimitris Vlassopoulos Kalman Migler (2019-21) Cari Dutcher Lynn Walker (2018-20) Carlos López-Barrón Journal of Rheology Editorial Office Editor Ralph Colby Associate Editor Roseanna Zia Editorial Assistant Ania Bukowski Society Service Appointments Webmaster (2018-2019) Albert Co Editor, Rheology Bulletin (2018-2019) Faith A. Morrison Director, International Outreach Program (2018-2019) Gerald G. Fuller Student Travel Grants Administrator (2018-2019) Eric Furst Associations with External Committees/Organizations (*not Presidential appointments) American Institute of Physics (AIP) SOR Designee to AIP Governing Board (Mar 2020) Faith A. Morrison SOR Member Representative (Dec 2019) Eric Furst SOR Representative on AIP Education Liaison Committee (Dec 2019) Jonathan Rothstein SOR Representative on AIP Liaison Comm. for Underrep. Minorities (Dec 2019) Maryam Sepehr SOR Representative on AIP History Liaison Committee (Dec 2019) Gareth McKinley SOR Representative on AIP Public Policy Liaison Committee (Dec 2020) Kathleen Weigandt Member, AIP Congressional Fellowship Selection Committee (2018-2020)* Kathleen Weigandt AIP Publishing (AIPP) SOR Designee to AIPP Board of Managers (2018-2019) A. Jeffrey Giacomin SOR Representative on AIPP Publishing Partners Committee (2018-2020) Peter Olmsted SOR Representative on AIPP Publishing Partners Committee (2018-2020) Roseanna Zia At-Large Member of AIPP Board of Managers (2017-2019)* Gerald G. Fuller Treasurer, AIPP Board of Managers (2017-2019)* Gerald G. Fuller International Committee on Rheology SOR Delegate, International Committee on Rheology (2019-2020) TBD Secretary, International Committee on Rheology (2016-2020)* Gerald G. Fuller U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics SOR Representative to NCTAM (2018-2020) Shelley Anna Rheology Bulletin, 88(1) January 2019 3 Houston 2018 The Student-Industry Forum, sponsored by AIP, the Dow Chemical Company, and The Society of Rheology, attracted nearly 100 participants and filled the Westin's Houston, Texas USA Monarch Room with the lively sounds of networking. Houston, we have a . no wait, there were no problems at the 90th Annual Meeting of The Society of Rheology, which was held in Houston, Texas 14-18 October 2018. The local arrange- ments team, led by Jason Maxey, made sure that was the case. AIP program that teams AIP staff with member society The meeting kicked off with co-principal investigators on projects that promote the some pre-meeting events that physical sciences. For more on the rheology outreach have become a tradition. Two demonstrations and to learn how to obtain rheology short courses were offered outreach kits for your own events, go to www.ecs.umass. in Houston on Saturday and edu/mie/faculty/rothstein/links.htm. Sunday. “Rheology of Polymer The meeting's Welcoming Reception, sponsored by Composites and Nanocom- th posites” attracted 18 attendees TA Instruments, took place high on the 24 floor of the and was offered by Ramanan Westin, in the Monarch Room, which provided excellent Krishnamoorti (University of Houston), Megan Robert- evening views and a chance to meet up with old friends. son (University of Houston) and Tirtha Chatterjee (The The meeting sessions, organized by Technical Program Dow Chemical Company). “Structure and Rheology of Chairs Marie-Claude Heuzey and Gordon Christopher, Foams and Emulsions” brought in 22 registrants for in- were held at the Westin Galleria in meeting rooms on structors Sibani Lisa Biswal (Rice University) and Vivek two sides of a large shopping mall, the Galleria. The Sharma (University of Illinois at Chicago). proximity of the mall meant there were opportunities for interesting meals and snacks and perhaps a few errands. Also preceding the meeting was the K-12 outreach event The Houston meeting included seven parallel sessions at the Children’s Museum of Houston, organized by running, as usual, from Monday through noon Thursday. Jonathan Rothstein and the SOR Education Committee. The event is designed to teach children how fun science New in Houston was the invitation of Industrial Keynote can be, and in particular, how much fun rheology can Speakers. Of the thirteen topical sessions in Houston, be. Volunteer meeting attendees set up more than ten eleven had sessions designated as keynote in which a demonstration tables to involve kids. SOR outreach ac- rheology practitioner from industry gave applied context tivities are partially funded by a grant from the American to the science and technology presented in the session. Institute of Physics (AIP) Venture Partnership Fund, an The idea, which came from Houston Technical Program SOR Houston 2018 Chairs Marie-Claude Heuzey and Gordon Christopher, 4 Rheology Bulletin, 88(1) January 2019 scheduled throughout the meeting. On Monday at lunch, SOR teamed with the American Insti- tute of Physics and the Dow Chemical Company to present a Student-Industry Forum. Led by Maryam Sepehr and Gerry Fuller, this event had a new organizational structure. Boxed lunches were provided, and attendees were seated at round tables with mentors from industry or academia. To mix things up a bit, the event had a kind of “speed dating” vibe, with Fuller calling time every ten minutes or so, and the mentors switched tables. The system is a bit unorthodox, but it did the trick, with participants able to talk in After a light roasting,