Soft matter encompasses a diverse class of materials that play essential roles in our daily lives and society. It also forms the physical basis of many biological systems. Therefore, elucidating the principles governing the structures and dynamics of soft matter is a key objective in natural science. This international workshop will bring together world-class researchers in soft matter science to review the latest advancements and discuss future challenges in the field.

Date: May 10–12, 2025

Venue: Awailou Resort, Wenzhou, China

Invited speakers

• David Andelman (Tel Aviv University)
• Daniel Bonn (University of Amsterdam)
• Jeff Z. Y. Chen (University of Waterloo)
• Haim Diamant (Tel Aviv University)
• Wenbing Hu (Nanjing University)
• Toshihiro Kawakatsu (Tohoku University)
• Kurt Kremer (Max Planck Institute of Polymer Research, Mainz) [Cancelled]
• Ronald G. Larson (University of Michigan)
• Hartmut Löwen (University of Düsseldorf)
• Yuichi Masubuchi (Nagoya University)
• Henri Orland (CEA Saclay)
• Zhongcan Ouyang (Institute of Theoretical Physics, CAS)
• Masaki Sano (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
• Pierre Sens (Institut Curie)
• An-Chang Shi (McMaster University)
• Leihan Tang (Westlake University)
• Takashi Taniguchi (Kyoto University)
• Penger Tong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Tetsuo Yamaguchi (The University of Tokyo)
• Hiroshi Watanabe (Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, CAS)
• Chenxu Wu (Xiamen University)

Organizing committee

• Chair: Fangfu Ye (Institute of Physics, CAS & Wenzhou Institute, UCAS)
• Co-chair: Shigeyuki Komura (Wenzhou Institute, UCAS)
• Xingkun Man (Beihang University)
• Fanlong Meng (Institute of Theoretical Physics, CAS)
• Jiajia Zhou (South China University of Technology)

Local organizing committee at Wenzhou Institute, UCAS

• Chair: Ryohei Seto
• Zhanglin Hou
• Shigeyuki Komura
• Huaqiong Li
• Tao Li
• Zhiwei Liu
• Zhongqiang Xiong
• Zhiyuan Zhao
• Bin Zheng