Scope:
The international symposium "From Glasses to Life: Non-equilibrium Physics of Complex Matter" aims to bridge fundamental research on glass and jamming transitions with diverse applications in soft matter, active matter, and biological systems. Researchers from physics, chemistry, materials science, medicine, and related fields will gather to explore the universal principles governing non-equilibrium dynamics, structural disorder, and collective behavior. The symposium will showcase cutting-edge theoretical, experimental, and computational advances in glass and jamming physics, active matter, and complex flow phenomena, while focusing on their connections to biological systems and practical applications. Through interdisciplinary discussions, we will forge new research directions that connect fundamental non-equilibrium physics with diverse complex systems—ranging from amorphous solids and granular materials to biological matter and medical challenges. Such cross-disciplinary exchanges aim to establish a unified theoretical framework for the universal understanding of glass and jamming phenomena and their practical applications.
Deadline of the registration and abstract submission :
TBA
Invited Speakers :
(International)
Matteo Baggioli (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China )
Olivier Dauchot (ESPCI Paris, CNRS, France)
Lilian Hsiao (North Carolina State University, USA)
Liesbeth M. C. Janssen (Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands)
Mathieu Leocmach (Université Lyon 1, France)
Demian Levis (University of Barcelona, Spain)
Andreas Menzel (University of Magdeburg, Germany)
Ran Ni (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Smarajit Karmakar (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India)
Yuliang Jin (Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
Massimo Pica Ciamarra (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
Grzegorz Szamel (Colorado State University, USA)
Frédéric van Wijland (Université Paris Cité, France)
Mareike Zink (University of Leipzig, Germany)
(Domestic)
Hisao Hayakawa (Kyoto University, Japan)
Kunimasa Miyazaki (Nagoya University, Japan)
Hajime Yoshino (The University of Osaka, Japan)
Akira Furukawa (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Kang Kim (The University of Osaka, Japan)
Atsushi Ikeda (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Hideyuki Mizuno (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Yoshihiko Nishikawa (Nagoya University, Japan)
Hiroaki Katsuragi (The University of Osaka, Japan)
Yusuke Maeda (Kyoto University, Japan)
Daisuke Mizuno (Kyushu University, Japan)
Shohei Koyama (National Cancer Center Japan, Japan)
Hiroshi Suzuki (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
Mahesh Bandi (OIST, Japan)
Hayato Shiba (University of Hyogo, Japan)
Nen Saito (University of Tsukuba, Japan)
International Advisory Committee:
Grzegorz Szamel (Colorado State University)
Frédéric van Wijland (Université Paris Cité)
Kunimasa Miyazaki (Nagoya University)
Hajime Yoshino (The University of Osaka)
Local Organizing Committee:
Takeshi Kawasaki (The University of Osaka) Chair
Harukuni Ikeda (Kyoto University)
Michio Otsuki (Shimane University)
Kuniyasu Saitoh (Kyoto Sangyo University)
Hiroyuki Ebata (The University of Osaka)
Kiwamu Yoshii (Tokyo University of Science)
