International Conference on Rheology and Fluid Mechanics November 10-11, 2016 Alicante, Spain

Dr. Avraam I. Isayev, Distinguished Professor of Polymer Engineering at the University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, USA made significant fundamental contributions to polymer processing and their modeling including the injection, co-injection, transfer and compression molding of plastics and rubbers and gas-assisted injection molding of plastics, rheo-optics, rheology and constitutive equations of plastics and elastomers, oil products and disperse systems. He discovered and investigated extensively continuous processes for ultrasonic decrosslinking of rubbers and thermosets, self-reinforced or in-situ composites based on polymer blends involving thermotropic LCPs, continuous processes for in-situ ultrasonic copolymerization of polymer blends with the aid of high power ultrasound and continuous processes for ultrasonic dispersion of various nanofilllers in polymer melts. Dr. Isayev is the recipient of number of honors and awards, including the Young Scientist Award (Moscow), OMNOVA Solutions Signature University Award from the OMNOVA Solutions Foundation, the Melvin Mooney Distinguished Technology Award and Stafford Whitby Award for Distinguished Teaching and Research from Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society, the Silver Medal from the Institute of Materials (London), the Vinogradov Prize from the G. V. Vinogradov Society of Rheology (Moscow) and NorTech Award. His biography is listed in many Who’s Who Publications. He is the Fellow of the Society of Plastics Engineers. Prior to joining the University in 1983, Dr. Isayev conducted research at Cornell University, Technion, Topchiev Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis of the USSR Academy of Sciences, and the State Research Institute of Nitrogenic Industry, USSR.

Polymer processing, rheo-optics, rheology of polymers, oil products and disperse systems; the injection, co-injection, transfer, compression and gas-assisted injection molding of polymers; LCP based self-reinforced or in-situ composites; continuous decrosslinking of thermosets and rubbers and copolymerization of polymer blends with the aid of high power ultrasound; high temperature and high performance nanocomposites; constitutive equations and process modeling.

Prof. Dr. Pavlik Lettinga (M), Pavlik Lettinga (born 1970) is a senior staff member at Jülich since 2000 and 50 % professor at the KU Leuven since 2012. He earned his PhD in Experimental Physics from the University of Utrecht in 1999 and habilated at the Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf in 2011. His research focuses on the phase behaviour and dynamics of anisotropic colloids in equilibrium and out of equilibrium, such as under shear flow.

Phase behavior and Dynamics of an-isotropic colloids in equilibrium and out of equilibrium

Dr. Molz received his B.S. in physics from Drexel University in 1966, an MSCE in 1968, and a Ph.D. in Hydrology from Stanford University in 1970. He came to Clemson University in 1995, from Auburn University, as a Professor and DOE Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences. Past research interests have involved computer simulation of reactive plutonium transport in variably saturated soils and radionuclide transport in plants. Recently, he began working with Boris Faybishenko, a soil physicist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, on problems involving nonlinear dynamics and deterministic chaos in microbial systems. He is esteemed member of various organizations such as American Geophysical Union (Fellow and Horton Award 1992), American Institute of Hydrology (Emeritus Member, C.V. Theis Award 2006), National Ground Water Association (M. King Hubbert Award, 2014), Geological Society of America (Fellow), Soil Science Society of America, International Association for Mathematical Geology, International Association of Hydrogeologists and Geochemical Society (Member # 178764).

Groundwater-soil-plant-atmosphere transport processes, Surface and subsurface hydrology, Soil mechanics and soil physics, nuclear environmental engineering, Numerical analysis and applied mathematics and Stochastic Hydrology

Dr. Jozef L. Kokini is currently the Scholle Endowed Chair in Food Processing in the Department of Food Science at Purdue University. Prior to joining Purdue he was the Bingham Professor of Food Engineering and the Associate Dean of Research and Director of the Illinois Experiment station at the University of Illinois. He moved to Illinois from Rutgers where he was the Chair of the Department of Food Science and Director of the Center for Advanced Food Technology and Distinguished Professor of Food Engineering. His research has focused on biophysical chemistry, materials science and engineering properties of food materials including carbohydrates and proteins with an emphasis on their phase behavior, rheology, texture and processability in food processing operations such as extrusion and mixing using both numerical simulation and experimental validation. His current interests are focused on nanoparticulation and nanoengineering of food proteins and carbohydrates and with the goal of developing delivery systems, biodegradable nanocomposite packaging materials, imaging tools and sensors. He is the recipient of numerous federal, foundation and industrial grants for over $20 million during his career and has published over 220 refereed journal papers and book chapters. For his work he has received numerous awards from The Institute of Food Technologists, the International Association of Cereal Chemists and the International Association for Engineering and Food.

Dr. Kokini's research areas of interest include: food materials science, linear and non-linear rheology; computational fluid dynamics, food nanotechnology and fabrication of nano-biosensors; phase behavior and compatibility of ingredients in food mixtures; food structure and texture especially during extrusion, mixing process and computational fluid dynamics.

Valery Kulichikhin has completed his PhD at the age of 29 years and the second PhD in 1980 from the Institute of Chemical Fibers. Till 1986 he was the leader of laboratory “Theoretical basis of fiber spinning from polymer solutions” in this Institute. Beginning from 1986 till present time he works as the head of Polymer Rheology Lab in the Institute of Petrochemical Synthesis, Russsian Academy of Sciences. In 2000 he was elected by Corresponding member of RAS. He has published more than 250 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Chemistry; Materials Science; Polymer Science and Polymer Rheology

Amin Moosaie received his BSc degree in Mechanical Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran, in 2006. He earned his MSc degree in Computational Mechanics and his PhD degree in Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics from Technische Universität München (TUM), Germany, in 2008 and 2011, respectively. He then started post-doctoral studies at TUM in the same subject, during which he took a sabbatical leave to the Polymer Physics Department at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH-Zurich), Switzerland for three months in the summer 2011. He joined the Mechanical Engineering Department of Yasouj University, Iran, as a faculty member in 2012, where he is currently an Assistant Professor. He serves as an editor of the Coupled Systems Mechanics journal and was on the scientific board of several domestic and international conferences. He is the Khwarizmi Award laureate of 2006 and has supervised the best MSc thesis of year 2015 as elected by the Iranian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME).

Computational Mechanics, Continuum Mechanics, Turbulence Simulation (DNS/LES), Computational Rheology Drag Reduction and Polymer Dynamics in Fluid Flows.

Bulent Yesilata is a Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department of Harran University, Sanliurfa/Turkey. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1999 from Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics at Lehigh University, USA. He conducted a post doctorate-study at MIT Hatsopoulos Micro-fluid Laboratory between 2002-2003. His main expertise lays in basic and applied thermo-fluid science. His research interests, from rheological point of view, include polymeric/viscoelastic flow instabilities in closed conduits, viscous heating effect in rheological flows, shear and extensional flow dynamics of micellar fuids, and modeling of shear-banding phenomena.

Thermo-fluid Science,Polymeric/viscoelastic flow instabilities in closed conduits, Viscous heating effect in rheological flows, Shear and extensional flow dynamics of micellar fuids,modeling of shear-banding phenomena

DrSc Stefan Radev is a Professor in Fluid Mechanics in the Institute of Mechanics of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He was awarded the PhD degree from the Saint Petersburg State University in 1972 and the Doctor of Sciences (Habilitation) degree from the Institute of Mechanics in 1986. His main fields of interests are in Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mathematics and the Theory of Hydrodynamic Instability. In the latter field he is author and co-author of numerous papers on the flow and instability of liquid capillary jets, compound jets, and fibers. Since many years he was teaching in the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of Sofia University. He is co-author of several books in Fluid and Analytical Mechanics. Since 2004 he is a corresponding member of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Since 2009 he is a President of Bulgarian National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and a Member of the General Assembly of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

Fluid Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Theory of Hydrodynamic Instability, Heat and Mass Transfer in Gases and Liquids.

Prof. Shi-Qing Wang, a world leader in Polymer rheology and Mechanics, came to University of Akron in 2000 after serving 11 years on the faculty in the Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering at Case Western Reserve University. He joined CWRU in October 1989 after receiving a Ph.D. in Physics from University of Chicago in 1987, and rose to the rank of full professorship in 1998 while developing a research style to internalize experimental and theoretical activities. At UA Wang has built a unique research program that resulted in a paradigm shift in the field of nonlinear rheology of entangled polymers and a book- Physics of Nonlinear Polymer Rheology (Wiley, 2015). The more recent adventure of his research group has explored a working theoretical framework for mechanical behavior of polymer glasses that could guide us in new molecular design of stronger polymer materials.

Nonlinear Polymer Rheology

Jussara Tanesi, PhD., FACI has about 20 years of experience in concrete research and is currently with SES Group and Associates, as a contracted project manager to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center in McLean VA. She became an ACI fellow in 2014 and received the ACI young professional achievement award in 2008. She is a member of ACI 211 – proportioning concrete mixtures, ACI 231 – properties of concrete at early ages, ACI 236 – material science of concrete, ACI 238 – workability of concrete, ACI 238-0A student workability competition, ACI 241 – nanotechnology of concrete and ACI 325 – concrete pavements, the National Capital Chapter, former chair of ACI 236C – computational materials science, and former director of the National Capital chapter. She is also a member of the American Society for testing and Material (ASTM) C01 - member-at-large of committee on cement, a chair of ASTM C01.22 subcommittee on workability and former member-at-large of ASTM C09 – committee on concrete and concrete aggregates, member of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) AFN30 - Durability of Concrete and AFH50 Portland Cement Concrete Pavement Construction and a member of the International Society for Concrete Pavements (ISCP) .

Rheological Properties of Fresh Concrete

Dr. Alex Kalamkarov is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Dalhousie University in Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada) since 1993, and Director of Smart Materials Centre since 1995. He was awarded the PhD degree from the Moscow Lomonosov State University in 1979 and the Doctor of Sciences (Habilitation) degree from the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in 1990. His academic career spans over 36 years in Research and University teaching. Prior to joining Dalhousie University he worked at the Moscow State University, Ecole Centrale Paris (France), University of Toronto (Canada). He has been a Visiting Professor (during sabbatical leaves) at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie (Université Paris-6) and Ecole Centrale Paris in France; University of Tokyo (Japan); University of Hawaii (USA); Moscow State University (Russia); University of Wollongong (Australia); University of Natal (South Africa); University of Manchester (England); Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany); Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Research performed by Prof. Kalamkarov in Mechanics of Solids, specifically in the areas of advanced composite materials and smart materials and structures is internationally recognized. He has made major contribution to the fundamental analysis, design and optimization of composite materials and smart structures. Dr. Kalamkarov made significant contribution to the design, fabrication and experimental evaluation of smart fibre-reinforced composite structures.. Dr. Kalamkarov has authored more than 300 research publications, including 135 refereed journal papers, 5 Research Monographs and 2 US patents. His research results have been reported at the numerous International Conferences and Seminars. Dr. Kalamkarov is a member of numerous Editorial and Advisory boards in the area of composite materials and smart structures. He has served as a Vice-President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME). In June 2011 Dr. Kalamkarov was awarded the CANCAM Gold Medal for the outstanding contribution in the area of Applied Mechanics. He is Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), a Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME), and a Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS).

Mechanics of solids, Composite materials and reinforced engineering structures, Smart materials and structures

Nadia Antonova (Bulgaria) was born in 1955. He graduated from the Sofia University , Faculty Fluid Mechanics (1978). 1985 – Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – PhD; 1999 – Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Assoc.Research Professor. 2012 – Professor at the Institute of Mechanics-BAS. Fields of Research Biomechanics, Biorheology, Hemorheology, Biofluid mechanics, Electrorheology, Thin biofluid liquid films, Clinical Application. She is editor of the international peer-reviewed journal. She is organization summer Biorheology school every years.

Biomechanics, Biorheology, Hemorheology, Biofluid mechanics, Electrorheology, Thin biofluid liquid films, Clinical Applications

Dr. Babak Derakhshandeh has more than 10 years of experience in rheological characterization and fluid dynamics studies of complex fluids and is the author of several peer-reviewed scientific publications, conference papers, and technical reports. During his Ph.D., Babak studied the rheological behavior of fiber suspensions by combining conventional rheometry and Pulsed Ultrasonic Doppler velocimetry. He developed constitutive models that were successfully used in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of industrial scale mixing operations. Subsequently, Babak took up a research scholar position at the Institute of Electronic and Laser Structures (IESL-FORTH) in Greece to investigate particle dynamics and rheology of nanocrystalline cellulose suspensions using a novel technique referred to as the Light Scattering Echo. Babak is currently a Lead Professional Scientist at Coanda Research and Development Corporation (Coanda) and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC). He has been leading projects focused on the fluid dynamics studies of industrial processes including mixing, multiphase pipeline flows, and rheological characterization of complex non-Newtonian fluids. During past few years, Babak has successfully executed research programs involving non-Newtonian fluids including fibre suspensions, mine tailings, food stuffs, polymer solutions and melts, and complex mixtures involving chemical reactions. The focus of his research is to develop novel technologies, optimize the existing processes, or to investigate the interrelationship between microstructure and rheology to develop high value added materials. In addition to research, Dr. Derakhshandeh has been actively involved in teaching engineering courses at UBC as well as industrial courses and workshops on rheology of non-Newtonian fluids for various industries.

Rheology of complex fluids, Mixing of industrial, non-Newtonian mixtures, Multi-phase flows, Core-annular flow of non-homogenous mixtures, Tailings transport and Jet and spray nozzle design

Rumiana Kotsilkova is currently serving as Full Professor at Institute of Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Rumiana Kotsilkova was affiliated to Post Doc. Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany, continuing research in the specialized scientific area of polymer nanomaterials. Dr. Rumiana Kotsilkova served as an honorary reviewer for Journal of Dental Sciences & other reputed journals and has authored several articles along with chapters in different books related to polymer nanomaterials.

Polymer nanocomposites design and characterization. Nanoparticles of graphene, carbon nanotubes, nanoclays, noble metals and metal oxides incorporated in polymers for engineering applications. Rheological control on nanocomposite technology. Processing-structure-properties relationships. Interfacial and size phenomena. Physical and mechanical properties of nanocomposites. Characterization of polymer nanomaterials: Rheology of nanodispersions. Structure and morphology. Nano-, micro and macromechanics. Tribology. Nanoindentation integrating inline AFM scan. Material sciences. Nanotechnology. Polymeric materials technology and engineering. Industrial and production technologies. Reinforced polymers and composites. Materials for engineering applications.

Prof. Zhang is currently professor in the Department of Mechanics, College of Science, Shanghai University, China. His Alma Matter is Department of Mechanics, Lanzhou University.

Nanomechanics in DNA chip system, Viscoelasticity

Babak Derakhshandeh is Lead Scientist at Coanda Research and Development Corporation and also acts as an Adjunct Professor at The University of British Columbia. He has his research interests in Rheology of complex fluids, Mixing of industrial, non-Newtonian mixtures, Multi-phase flows, Core-annular flow of non-homogenous mixtures, Tailings transport and Jet and spray nozzle design. He was a PhD Research Assistant at The University of British Columbia from May 2007 – July 2011.

Rheology of complex fluids, Mixing of industrial, non-Newtonian mixtures, Multi-phase flows, Core-annular flow of non-homogenous mixtures, Tailings transport and Jet and spray nozzle design

Prof.Igor Emri is a Chair Professor of Mechanics at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana and also acts as the President of the Institute for Sustainable Innovative Technologies, EEIG. He has developed an innovative theoretical-experimental approach, known as Knauss-Emri model, to study the non-linear behavior of time-dependent materials. Professor Emri’s current research activities include non-linear time-dependent behavior of dissipative systems with the emphasis on behavior of solid polymers and their Nano/Micro/Macro-Composites.He is one of the key founders and Editor-in-Chief of the international journal namely Mechanics of Time Dependent Materials, published by Springer publishing house. Professor Emri is member in various International Scientific Societies and Association which inclueds Society of Experimental Mechanics (USA), Russian Academy of Engineering, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, European Academy of Sciences, Slovenian Academy of Engineering, Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and Honorary Member of the Ukrainian Academy of Engineering. He is Chairman of the Science Europe Scientific Committee on Engineering and Technology (ENGITECH), and President of the International Committee on Rheology (ICR).

Mechanics, Viscoelasticity, Dissipative systems, Rheology, Time dependent materials

Prof. Keya Sadeghipour is the Dean of the College of Engineering, Temple University, Philadelphia and Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department. His current research interests are in the areas of dental materials (NIH), Bioengineering (various sources), and Intelligent Manufacturing Systems. He guides several research and industrial related projects and been involved in receiving over $8M funding from various industry and government sources. He has also been the principal author of numerous papers in national and international journals and publications. At Temple, he received the Exceptional Research Award. National and International Organizations to which he belongs include the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), and the Society of Manufacturing Engineering (SME). He is a Program Evaluator for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc. (ABET).

Finite Element Methods, Dental and Bio Materials, Biomechanics

Dr Slatter’s main expertise is the characterisation of Slurry Flow Properties and their use in Pumped Pipeline, Open Channel and Launder Design. He has been actively involved in Flow Process Design, Research and Higher Education teaching for the past thirty-five years. Dr Slatter’s main interests and contributions are for viscoplastic fluids in the engineering hydrodynamic contexts of laminar, transitional and turbulent pipe flow, centrifugal pump derating, losses in valves and fittings, open channels, Launders and sheet flows. These design approaches developed by Dr Slatter have been referenced in 20 Design Handbooks on Mining and Mineral Processing Plant Design. Dr Slatter recently left RMIT University and has established a Rheology and Slurry Engineering Consulting section at Australian Tailings Consultants ATC Williams. He has presented 17 Invited International Keynote Addresses, Chaired 51 International Technical Conference Sessions and presented courses internationally, in the field of Rheology, Slurry Flow and Pump and Pipeline Design.

Viscoplastic fluids in the engineering hydrodynamic contexts of laminar, Transitional and turbulent pipe flow, Centrifugal pump derating, losses in valves and fittings, open channels, Launders and sheet flows