🥳Gauthier's masterpiece on carbon black-CMC #hydrogels is out on #arXiv! We probe their #rheology under LAOStrain, combining rheometry with #TRUSAXS & in situ conductivity. Our work unravels distinct #yielding mechanisms in conductive vs insulating #gels. https://t.co/i8j8tRd95L

Thrilled to share that Gauthier Legrand just received the 2025 PhD Thesis Award from the French #Rheology Group! 🏆His work explored how dispersions of carbon black & CMC form hydrogels with distinct microstructures & mechanical responses! Congrats Gauthier! @lpensl @CNRSphysique

🚨We have an opening for a 2-year #postdoc position in our group @lpensl, sponsored by @AgenceRecherche, to work on the Dynamics and Shear-Induced #Gelation of #Colloid-#Polymer Suspensions! Apply before Nov. 10th and join us in #Lyon!🥳👉 https://t.co/6wti0LC0Sq cc @SoRheology

PhD students 🇺🇸 interested in soft matter, #gels & #rheology - the Chateaubriand Fellowship 2026-27 supports research stays (4-9 months) in France 🇫🇷. Join our lab @lpensl & collaborate across the Atlantic! Apply 👉 https://t.co/PfyLKlcynf cc @MITMechE @Georgetown RT appreciated!

🚨Paper alert! Our review on #Pattern Formation and #Instabilities in Particulate #Suspensions just came out in @AnnualReviews of Fluid Mechanics! Fun & fantastic teamwork with Marc-Antoine Fardin, Sungyon Lee & Irmgard Bischofberger! 👉 https://t.co/db8QaMWF5r cc @CNRSphysique

🔬🥼🧪Kicking off this year #science fest @lpensl with an awesome team from @PhysiqueENSL! The booth is showing visual & pedagogical #experiments on memory effects in #viscoelastic materials! It’s free for all on October 4th! 👉Join us! Cc @AgenceRecherche @CNRSphysique @CNRS

🎉Back by popular demand! The Summer School on #SoftMatter returns to @IES_Cargese in Corsica 🌊☀️in July 2026. A unique gathering where soft matter physics meets sensory perception 🌀👂👀! 📚Program, list of amazing speakers & registration: 👉 https://t.co/te9eSusyM3 cc @CNRS

Wonderful gathering yesterday for the Gay-Lussac academic day @saintgobain Recherche in #Paris to attend presentations from PhD students supported by #SaintGobain. Justine presented her latest results on micro-mechanical testing of tile #adhesive! Cc @CNRSphysique @lpensl @CNRS

Biominerals, #glass transition, #foam drainage, #neutron scattering, #drying of colloidal dispersions, drop impacts at low #Reynolds number, MD #simulations of #collagen microfibrils, etc. We had a blast! 🙌Thanks to all the participants for such a rich & dynamic annual meeting!

Kicking off day 2 of the @CNRS GDR #SoPhy annual meeting @ScienceSorbonne with @AkivaAnat giving a talk on the soft matter of #bones - #collagen! Stimulating discussions ahead with @gdrbiomim members! #everythingflows big thanks to @CNRSphysique @CNRSingenierie for funding! #cnrs

The 2025 annual meeting of GDR SoPhy - sponsored by @CNRS, @gdrbiomim and @CNRSphysique - kicks off in Paris @ScienceSorbonne on Monday!📅 Check the updated program 👉 https://t.co/MwZDn9ulfi Looking forward to this exciting #interdisciplinary event! cc @CNRSchimie @lpensl #cnrs

🚨Power #Ultrasound (PUS) is often advertised as a tool to improve the mechanical properties of hardened #cement paste (HCP). Martin's work challenges this paradigm and shows that PUS can, in fact, degrade the micro-mechanical properties of HCP! Preprint👉 https://t.co/eXVQGpk2vR

Wrapping up a wonderful sabbatical year in Kohn Hall @KITP_UCSB after 2 great programs, multiple drafts completed, and countless inspiring discussions over coffee ☕with scientists I'd never have met otherwise (including @Dr_CMingarelli!). Thanks to @CNRS for making it possible!

So thrilled to be back at @MIT #MEcHE for a long week with @garethmckinley & Irmgard Bischofberger. Energizing and inspiring as always! 🤗Grateful for the support from Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (AURA) to make this visit possible! #softmatter #everythingflows cc @CNRS @lpensl

🙌 Interested in the #science of hard materials born #soft? Join us in Paris for a 3-day meeting in September! We have 4 amazing keynotes lecturers A. Akiva, L. Brochard, V. Chamard & N. Sommerdijk & lots of time for discussions! Register for free👉 https://t.co/cKWF0J4DcY @CNRS

Heading to #EPF2025 in Groningen this week? Don’t miss Jacques Blin’s talk on shear-induced #gelation in #colloid-polymer mixtures, featuring beautiful #ESRF time-resolved Rheo-#USAXS experiments in collab w/ G.P. Baeza - Monday at 3:30 PM!📍Full program:

Grateful for the amazing @KITP_UCSB community coming together to share science-and food! A heartfelt thanks to the organizers of the #Biomolecular Condensates program for today’s delicious potluck, with homemade dishes from around the world. Science tastes better together! 🧪🥘💛

Announcing! 🚨 The official website for our upcoming annual meeting of the GDR #SoPhy is now live! A 3-day event @Sorbonne_Univ_ exploring hard materials born soft! Register now to secure your spot: https://t.co/MwZDn9uT4Q cc @CNRS #polymers #biominerals #drying #rheology #gel

🚨Delighted to co-chair w/ Katie Weigandt & Ria Corder the "Self-assemblies, #Gels and #Networks" session at the upcoming #SoR meeting! The abstract submission deadline is May 16, 2025 - submit a contribution, spread the word & join us in New Mexico, next October!!😎 @SoRheology

🔬 Save the date! Join us in #Paris 🇫🇷 for the 2025 #SoPhy Days, Sept 8–10 🧪Explore the science of hard materials born soft! Topics from #softmatter to biominerals; Sept 9: Workshop on #biomineralization + career seminar🔗 https://t.co/LZ1yPhTqbx (coming soon) cc @CNRSphysique