Franklin Institute Award: David Weitz

Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and of Applied Physics
Harvard University

Rose Recital Hall, Room 419
Fisher-Bennet Hall
University of Pennsylvania

Organizers: Peter Collings, Arjun Yodh

8:00 – 8:30 AM	Beverages, Breads, and Pastries
8:30 – 8:40 AM	Welcome
Session I (Chair: Andrea Liu, University of Pennsylvania)
8:40 – 9:00 AM	Paul Chaikin, Physics, New York University
	“Artificial DNA Heat Engines/Muscles”
9:00 – 9:20 AM	John Crocker, CBE, University of Pennsylvania
	“Exploring Canyons in Glassy Energy Landscapes”
9:20 – 9:40 AM	Douglas Durian, Physics, University of Pennsylvania
	“Networks that Physically Learn Complex Functionality”
9:40 – 10:00 AM	Daeyeon Lee, CBE, University of Pennsylvania
	“Microfluidics to Macro Impact: Manufacturing Marvels”
10:00 – 10:30 AM	Break
Session II (Chair: Philip Nelson, University of Pennsylvania)
10:30 – 10:50 AM	Chinedum Osuji, CBE, University of Pennsylvania
	“Self-assembly and Demixing of Liquid Crystal Mesophases”
10:50 – 11:20 AM	Eleni Katifori, Physics, University of Pennsylvania
	“Powering Flows”
11:20 – 11:30 AM	Arnold Mathijssen, Physics, University of Pennsylvania
	“Emergence of Collective Functionalities in Active Matter”