Workshop II: Microfluidic Flows in Nature and Microfluidic Technologies

Part of the Long Program Cells and Materials: At the Interface between Mathematics, Biology and Engineering
April 18 - 22, 2006

Schedule

All times in this Schedule are Pacific Time (PT)

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Morning Session
8:00 - 8:45 Check-In/Light Breakfast (Hosted by IPAM)
8:45 - 9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:30
5:30 - 7:00 Reception/Poster Session (Hosted by IPAM)

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00
Armand Ajdari (École Supérieure de Physique et de Chimie Industrielles de la Ville de Paris (ESPCI))

Motion of droplet in microfluidic networks:complexity and passive solutions
Audio (MP3 File, Podcast Ready)
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:30

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30
Stephen Quake (Stanford University)

 
Audio (MP3 File, Podcast Ready)
11:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:30
Ming-Cheng Cheng (Ohio State University Newark)

 
Audio (MP3 File, Podcast Ready)

Friday, April 21, 2006

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00
Isaac Klapper (Montana State University - Bozeman)

Biofilms as Fluids
Audio (MP3 File, Podcast Ready)
10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30
11:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30
4:30 - 5:30

Saturday, April 22, 2006

Morning Session
8:00 - 9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 10:00
Andrea Chow (Association for Laboratory Automation)

Challenges in Microfluidic Technology Development and Commercialization

10:00 - 10:30 Break
10:30 - 11:30

To Be Announced
11:30 - 2:00 Lunch (on your own)

Afternoon Session
2:00 - 3:00
3:00 - 3:30 Break
3:30 - 4:30