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European Society of Rheology (ESR)

The European Society of Rheology is open for everyone interested in rheology in all countries of Europe. Rheology is defined as the science of the deformation and flow of matter which means that rheology in some form enters almost every study of material properties. The ESR involves rheologists engaged in both industrial and academic research and development and is therefore a common meeting ground for engineers, physicists, chemists and biologists with a common interest in rheology

 


The 18th International Congress on Rheology (ICR 2020) will be held during August 2-7, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For more information, please visit the ICR2020 site.

Vice-President and Secretary of the ESR (2019 - 2021)

The Vice-President of the ESR is Prof. Mario Minale (Universita della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Aversa, Italy) and the new Secretary is Prof. Anke Lindner (ESPCI, Paris, France). The elected officers will serve for the period of 2019 - 2021.

Annual European Rheology Conference 2021 (AERC 2021)

Sevilla/Spain, April 7 - 9, 2021

The Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC 2021) will take place in Sevilla/Spain during April 7 - 9, 2021.

For more information, please visit the AERC 2021 site.

Weissenberg Award 2019

The 2019 Weissenberg Award recipient is Jan Vermant from ETH Zurich, Switzerland.

Prof. Jan Vermant is one of Europe’s finest experimental rheologists and also a leading scientist in colloid and interfacial dynamics. His work includes important findings on dispersion rheology and is recognized for his innovative and foundational contributions to interfacial rheology. He has profoundly influenced this latter topic through the development of new experimental methods, morphological control of model complex interfaces, and theoretical analysis of non-Newtonian interfacial flows. His outstanding accomplishments were recognized by the leadership of the ETH Zurich and he recently moved to that institution to hold the first chair in soft materials. He has also received the 2009 Journal of Rheology Publication Award of the Society of Rheology, the 2016 Lars Onsager Medal and Professorship (NTNU, Norway) and is a Fellow of the Society of Rheology (USA). Jan Vermant has established a world-class research program in experimental rheology with dual focus on instrumental development and advances in colloidal and interfacial dynamics. His work includes seminal discoveries that have brought understanding and fundamental insight to problems at the forefront of rheology and represents the qualities one seeks in a Weissenberg medalist.


Further details can be found at http://www.softmat.mat.ethz.ch

Boards and Committees

Executive Board (2017 - 2021)

  • Peter Fischer (President)
  • Mario Minale (Vice President, 2019-2021)
  • Mats Stading (Past President)
  • Bettina Wolf (Treasurer)
  • Michel Cloitre (Secretary, 2017-2019)
  • Anke Lindner (Secretary, 2019-2021)
  • Pier-Luca Maffetone (Member at Large)
  • Evelyne van Ruymbeke (Member at Large)
  • Jan Vermant (European Editor of Rheologica Acta)

Election Committee (2017 - 2021)

  • Helen Wilson (Chair)
  • Philippe Coussot
  • Norbert Willenbacher
  • Christian Clasen 

Delegates of the individual members (2018-2021)

  • Thibaut Divoux
  • Jan Engmann
  • Domenico Gabriele
  • Giovanni Ianniruberto
  • Simon Haward
  • Anke Lindner
  • George Petekidis
  • Amy Shen
  • Jason Stokes
  • Manlio Tassieri
  • Daphne Weihs
  • Ursula Windberger

Delegates of the national societies

  • Markus Gahleitner (Austria)
  • Christian Clasen (Belgium)
  • Martin Zatloukat (Czech Republic)
  • Rudy Valette (France)
  • Ulrich Handge (Germany)
  • Dimitris Vlassopoulos (Greece)
  • Moshe Gottlieb (Israel)
  • Mario Minale (Italy)
  • Patrick Anderson (Netherlands)
  • Mats Stading (Nordic)
  • Marek Dziubinsky (Poland)
  • Maria Teresa Varanda Cidade (Portugal)
  • Corneliu Balan (Romania)
  • Ivan Skvortsov (Russia)
  • Alexandra Aulova (Slovenia)
  • Veruscha Fester (South Africa)
  • Antonio Guerrero (Spain)
  • Peter Fischer (Switzerland)
  • Tim Phillips (UK)

Weissenberg Award Committee

  • Dimitris Vlassopoulos (Chair, 2015 until April 2021)
  • Philippe Coussot (2017 - 2022)
  • Jan Vermant (2019 - 2024)

Access to Rheologica Acta and Applied Rheology

Access to Rheologica Acta and Applied Rheology is free for all individual members of the ESR. Please access Rheologica Acta and Applied Rheology via the 'Member area'.


All participants of AERC 2019 (Portoroz) are automatically individual members of the ESR until April 2020.



Rheologica Acta Publication Award

At every AERC or ICR, the editors of Rheologica Acta present the publication award sponsored by Anton Paar. This award gets selected by three editorial board members based on a preselection by the editors and is aimed to highlight the type of work which the journal likes to see published.

The 2019 Rheologica Acta Publication Award was given to:

Cloitre M., Bonnecaze R.T.: A review on wall slip in high solid dispersions, published in Volume 56, 283 - 305 (2017).

The entire list of the Rheologica Acta Publication Awards and the Weissenberg Lecture papers can be found in the archive.

Latest Job Offers

  • Postdoc - Biocompatible microcapsules with controlled release characteristics

    The research group “Fluid Dynamics of Complex Biosystems” headed by Prof. Dr. Natalie Germann has an open postdoctoral position in the field of encapsulation. (published 11.11.2019)

  • PhD - Modeling of biocomposite processing

    Eco-friendly materials and products are important ingredients in a society for sustainable development. The Cellulose Biocomposites project is a multidisciplinary effort exploring new opportunities for nanostructured cellulose materials. Research towards new materials and processing concepts is performed, including a sustainability perspective. Participating universities include KTH Royal Inst of Technology, Stockholm, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg and Luleå Univ of Technology. The goals are new material concepts and knowledge towards better performance, new functionalities and eco-friendly attributes. (published 8.11.2019)

  • Postdoc - Development of a new Rheo-SAXS sample environment

    An outstanding postdoctoral researcher is sought for the development of a new rheometer system to be integrated as a state-of-the-art Rheo-SAXS sample environment at the MAX IV Laboratory, Lund, Sweden. MAX IV Laboratory is a Swedish national laboratory providing scientists from academia and industry with the brightest X-rays available in the world. Thus, the ambition is to have a sample environment with an international appeal through unique testing possibilities, as well as to support Swedish academic and industrial strengths. (published 21.10.2019)

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Latest News

  • DRG Rheology Price 2020 - Call for Nominations

    18.06.2019

    Entsprechend ihren satzungsmäßigen Zielen schreibt die Deutsche Rheologische Gesellschaft (DRG) zur Förderung der Rheologie in Deutschland einen RHEOLOGIE-PREIS aus.

  • Society of Rheology - 2019 Metzner Awardee

    24.04.2019

    Professor Xiang Cheng of University of Minnesota is the 2019 Metzner Awardee of The Society of Rheology

  • Society of Rheology - 2019 Bingham Medalist

    01.04.2019

    Professor Dimitris Vlassopoulos from F.O.R.T.H – University of Crete in Heraklion/Greece is the 2019 Bingham Medalist of The Society of Rheology.

  • Mike Webster

    13.07.2018

    Mike Webster died mid May after a short and sudden illness. For many years Mike played an active role in the European Society of Rheology. An obituary will be published in Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanic in due time.

  • DRG Rheology Price 2018

    27.03.2018

    The 2018 Rheology price of the German Rheology Society (DRG) was given to Clara Weis at the occasion of the Joint Symposium of the Belgian Group of Rheology and the German Rheological Society "Rheology – 360°" in Luxembourg during March 19-20, 2018.

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Next Conferences + Workshop

  • Polish Day of Soft Matter and Microrheology

    November 14, 2019

    2nd Polish Day of Soft Matter and Microrheology will take place in November 14 - 15, 2019 in Lodz, Poland. More information can be found at www.ptrt.com.pl

  • British Society of Rheology Mid-Winter Meeting

    December 17-18, 2019

    The British Society of Rheology Mid-Winter Meeting will be held at Edgbaston Park Hotel in Birmingham during 17-18 December 2019. The meeting's topic is "Complex Fluids for Performance"

  • Annual Meeting of the German Rheological Society and the ProcessNet Subject Division on Rheology

    March 26-27, 2020

    Annual Meeting of the German Rheological Society (DRG) and the ProcessNet Subject Division on Rheology: "Innovations in Rheology through Digitalisation and Experimental Methods"

  • Nordic Rheology Conference & Nordic Polymer Days 2020

    June 3-5, 2020

    The conference will be held at Aalto University in Espoo, Finland. The theme of the conference is 'Sustainable chemistry and materials', but contributions from all fields of rheology and polymer research are warmly welcome.

  • Times of Polymers (TOP) and Composites

    June 14-18, 2020

    The forthcoming conference “Times of Polymers (TOP) and Composites” will be held on June 14-18, 2020 at Ischia (Naples)/Italy and is organized by Italian groups on Polymer Science and Composites.

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Latest Product Offers

  • Rheometrics RFX

    Rheometric Scientific RFX extensional rheometer. For details please contact peter.fischer@hest.ethz.ch

  • Rheo-Magnet Setup

    A combination of a 5T magnet (Cryogenic, 2005) with wide bore with Bohlin CS50 rheometer head (1993) for sale.

  • Anton Paar MCR300

    Two Anton Paar MCR300 (2000, 2001) with damaged air bearing or motor shaft are for sale as spare part donator.

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