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Mathematics of Microfluidic
Transport Phenomena

December 5-6, 2009
Organizers:
Martin Z. Bazant Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sandip Ghosal Mechanical Engineering Northwestern, University
Susan J. Muller Chemical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley
Ali Nadim Mathematical Sciences, Claremont Graduate University
Todd Squires Chemical Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Workshop: Microfluidics: Electrokinetic and Interfacial Phenomena
December 7-11, 2009

Schedule
Saturday | Sunday
  Saturday, December 5
8:15am-8:45am Registration and coffee   EE/CS 3-176
8:45am-9:00am Welcome to the IMA Fadil Santosa (University of Minnesota) EE/CS 3-180
9:00am-10:30am Electrokinetics of highly charged surfaces Todd Squires (University of California, Santa Barbara) EE/CS 3-180
10:30am-10:45am Coffee break   EE/CS 3-176
10:45am-12:15pm Electrokinetic phenomena in particulate suspensions: an introduction David Saintillan (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) EE/CS 3-180
12:15pm-2:00pm Lunch    
2:00pm-3:30pm Electroosmotic flow and dispersion in microfluidics Sandip Ghosal (Northwestern University) EE/CS 3-180
3:30pm-4:00pm Coffee break   EE/CS 3-176
4:00pm-5:30pm Concentration polarization phenomena and the electric double layer Boris Zaltzman (Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research) EE/CS 3-180
  Sunday, December 6
8:30am-9:00am Coffee   EE/CS 3-176
9:00am-10:30am Electrowetting and digital microfluidics Ali Nadim (Claremont Graduate University) EE/CS 3-180
10:30am-10:45am Coffee break   EE/CS 3-176
10:45am-12:15pm Confinement effects with macromolecules Susan J. Muller (University of California, Berkeley) EE/CS 3-180
12:15pm-2:00pm Lunch    
2:00pm-3:30pm An Introduction to interfaces and multiphase flows in microfluidics Shelley L. Anna (Carnegie Mellon University) EE/CS 3-180
3:30pm-4:00pm Coffee break   EE/CS 3-176
4:00pm-5:30pm Induced-charge Electrokinetics Martin Z. Bazant (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) EE/CS 3-180

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LIST OF CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS

NameDepartmentAffiliation
Shelley L. AnnaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University
Noritoshi ArakiDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science University of Minnesota
Nusret BalciInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Martin Z. BazantDepartments of Chemcial Engineering and Mathematics Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jennifer BeichmanDepartment of Mathematics University of Michigan
Olus N. Boratav Corning Incorporated
John F. BradyDepartment of Chemicial Engineering California Institute of Technology
Richard J. BraunDepartment of Mathematical Sciences University of Delaware
Maria-Carme T. CaldererSchool of Mathematics University of Minnesota
Chi Hin ChanInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Zhen ChenMechanical Engineering Department Northwestern University
Greg ChiniCollege of Engineering and Physical Sciences University of New Hampshire
Michael Earl CromerDepartment of Mathematical Sciences University of Delaware
Darren G. CrowdyDepartment of Mathematics Imperial College London
Cristina DepassierFacultad de Fisica Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Charles DoeringDepartment of Mathematics University of Michigan
Randy H. EwoldtInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Mark Gregory ForestDepartment of Mathematics University of North Carolina
Sandip Ghosal Northwestern University
Michael D. GrahamChemical and Biological Engineering Department University of Wisconsin
Günther GrünDepartment of Mathematics Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Thomas C. HagenDepartment of Mathematical Sciences University of Memphis
Hyejin KimInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Pawel KoniecznyInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Nabil LaachiDepartment of Chemical Engineering University of Minnesota
Ronald G. LarsonDepartment of Chemicial Engineering University of Michigan
Chiun-Chang LeeDepartment of Mathematics National Taiwan University
Young-Ju LeeDepartment of Mathematics Rutgers University
Marta LewickaDepartment of Mathematics University of Minnesota
Yi LiDepartment of Mathematics Stevens Institute of Technology
Yongfeng LiInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Zhi (George) LinInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Ellen K. LongmireDepartment of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics University of Minnesota
Yasunori MaekawaDepartment of Mathematics Kobe University
Krishnan MaheshDepartment of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics University of Minnesota
Kara Lee MakiInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Yoichiro MoriSchool of Mathematics University of Minnesota
Susan J. MullerDepartment of Chemical Engineering University of California, Berkeley
Ali NadimMathematics Department Claremont Graduate University
Monika NitscheMathematics and Statistics Department University of New Mexico
Peter D. Olmsted Department of Physics & Astronomy University of Leeds
Cecilia Ortiz-DuenasInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Hans G. OthmerDepartment of Mathematics University of Minnesota
Michael RenardyDepartment of Mathematics Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Yuriko RenardyDepartment of Mathematics Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Juan Mario RestrepoDepartment of Mathematics University of Arizona
Riccardo SaccoDepartment of Mathematics Politecnico di Milano
David SaintillanDepartment of Mechanical Science and Engineering University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Arnd ScheelSchool of Mathematics University of Minnesota
George R SellSchool of Mathematics University of Minnesota
Shuanglin ShaoInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Todd SquiresDepartment of Chemical Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara
Paul H. SteenDepartment of Chemicial Engineering Cornell University
Panagiotis Stinis University of Minnesota
Huan SunDepartment of Mathematics Pennsylvania State University
Vladimir SverakSchool of Mathematics University of Minnesota
Mark TaylorComputation, Computers, Information & Mathematics Center Sandia National Laboratories
Jean-Luc ThiffeaultDepartment of Mathematics University of Wisconsin
Chad Michael TopazDepartment of Mathematics and Computer Science Macalester College
Petia M. VlahovskaSchool of Engineering Dartmouth College
Changyou WangDepartment of Mathematics University of Kentucky
Sijue WuDepartment of Mathematics University of Michigan
Jin XuTraditional Medicine Laboratory Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Tsuyoshi YonedaInstitute for Mathematics and its Applications University of Minnesota
Boris ZaltzmanEnergy and Environmental Physics Department Jacob Blaustein Institute for Desert Research