10 April 2017

Colloid Young Researchers' Meeting 2017

Organised by:

SCI's Colloid and Surface Chemistry Group, RSC's Colloid & Interface Science Group and Sheffield Colloid Network

Sheffield, UK

Registration Closed

This event is no longer available for registration.

Synopsis

The young researchers’ meeting is being organised on Monday 10 April at the University of Sheffield. The event is designed to support PhD students, post docs and new industrialists to showcase their new findings and techniques in colloid, surface & interface science.

We are inviting young researchers and scientists in this area to take advantage of this meeting for sharing professional experiences, networking and career development opportunities. There will be talks and posters from delegates, flash presentations, keynotes and a panel session. Keynote speakers and panels will also be young industrialists and academics who recently received their permanent positions or started their own research groups within the last 5 years. The panel session will be question & answer format in order to share their experience on how to get into the career that we dream of. What would you need to know on your first day as a PhD student? What helped them getting into a position they always wanted?

Contributions are expected from a wide range of disciplines in both academia and industry related to colloid, surface and interfaces.

Attendees

Benefits of attending;

Experience presenting to a multidisciplinary audience
Raise your profile, build networks, find ideas and inspiration
Hone your career skills

Programme

Day 1 - 10th April 2017

Day Schedule

09:00: Registration
09:20: Opening remarks
09:30: Nano-Scale MRI Contrast Agents - The Importance of Particle Design Gemma-Louise Davies, University of Warwick
10:00: Oral 1- Lessons for CNT Solvent Design Using the Corresponding Distances Method Adam Hardy, Heriot Watt University
10:20: Oral 2- Computer simulations of the emergent behaviour of emulsions Kallum Burgin, Sheffield Hallam University
10:40: Refreshments
11:00: Oral 3- The Effect of Glycopolymer Nanoparticle Core Hardness and Surface Sugar, on Lectin Binding and Cellular Uptake Andrew Lunn, University of Warwick
11:20: Oral 4- Ionic monomer induced morphological change during polymerization-induced self-assembly in nonpolar solvents Gregory Smith, University of Sheffield
11:40: Oral 5- Biocompatible latex nanoparticles synthesised via RAFT emulsion polymerisation: An in vitro and in vivo study Pratik Gurnani, University of Warwick
12:00: Flash presentations
12:30: Lunch and poster session
13:30: How Particle Size Distribution Can Influence Filtration Kuhan Chellappah, BP
14:00: EPSRC Support for Early Career Researchers Ellen Meek, EPSRC
14:30: Panel session Gemma-Louise Davies, Kuhan Chellappah, Becky Welbourn, Ellen Meek
15:00: Refreshment
15:30: Oral 6- Soft meets hard - a microscopic view of the freeze-thaw stability of Pickering emulsions Katy Dickinson, University of Edinburgh
15:50: Oral 7- Optical sculpture in micro droplets Alex Hargreaves, University of Durham
16:10: Neutron Reflectivity for in-situ studies of lubrication and corrosion inhibition Becky Welbourn, ISIS
16:40: Closing, prizes aurther networking/discussion opportunity

Accessibility Grants

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Venue and Contact

University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield
Halifax Hall
Endcliffe Vale Road
Sheffield
S3 7HF

Conference Team

Tel: +44 (0)20 7598 1561

Email: conferences@soci.org

Fees

Early bird fees before Friday 3 March 2017

GB£45 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI/RSC Member
GB£15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI/RSC Student
GB£30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Non-Member
GB£30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI/RSC Subsidised Member
GB£60 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-Member

Standard fees after Friday 3 March 2017

GB£65 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI/RSC Member
GB£20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI/RSC Student
GB£40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Student Non-Member
GB£40 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SCI/RSC Subsidised Member
GB£85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-Member

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CPD Info

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Additional Info

Call for papers and posters

PhD students, post-docs and new industrialists wishing to present have three options:

Oral paper (20 minutes)
Flash poster presentation (5 slides, 5 minutes)
Poster (A0: 1189 mm x 841 mm, portrait)

Abstracts should be one A4 page or 300 words indicating title, authors and preference for presentation option (Oral, Flash or Poster).
Submit your abstract online or download an abstract template and email conferences@soci.org by Friday 10 March 2017. Oral presentation slots are inevitably limited and will be allocated to achieve a balanced programme. Topics may be results, reviews or plans and may have already been presented elsewhere.

Confirmed Speakers/Panelists

Dr Gemma-Louise Davies, University of Warwick
Dr Kuhan Chellappah, BP
Dr Becky Welbourn, ISIS
Dr Ellen Meek, EPSRC

Exhibition and Sponsorship

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