Pumped for the first student work published and featured on the cover of @softmatter.rsc.org. We utilize a deepGNN framework to predict the frictional contact network in dense suspensions -- the first work on the machine learning approach. A tutorial below Link pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Together with @lilianhsiao.bsky.social, it is our pleasure to invite you to submit an abstract for the 96th Annual Meeting of the Society of #Rheology, which will be held in Santa Fe, NM. The abstract submission deadlines is May 16, 2025 for oral presentation.
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Celebrating Dr. Yug Saraswat’s thesis defense with a farewell brunch at Paris Baguette. I’m so proud of him. We will miss you Yug!

Will our pants be able to recharge cell phones? Great write up by @rexhuppke.bsky.social, a USA Today columnist for a newsletter "Just Curious", on our work on wearable energy harvesters published recently in Science Advances. Thank you Rex!

Sad news… A giant in fluid mechanics and particulate flows cse.umn.edu/cems/news/me...

It's an honor to be part of this year's NC State University Faculty Scholar cohort amongst so many other fantastic faculty doing great research. Amazingly proud of my group, couldn't have done this without them. Go Pack! @ncstate.bsky.social #ncstate #ncstateengineering
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Our paper on using small molecules that self-assemble on polymer surfaces to engineer wearable energy harvesters is out today in Science Advances! Learn about how scaling analysis and fundamental soft matter can impact technology. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

How to write a research paper
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“It is damn frightening to state something incorrect.” Especially if you are a newcomer, “one always feels like there is something one doesn’t know, or that your words are not the best.”

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One of the unforeseen consequences of revealing reviewer identities in the name of transparency.

"Authoritative tips for manuscript preparation" #Matter

Edward Sargent shares ten tips on writing successful research articles.

Open Access
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Hate shell balances? I teach undergrad transport this semester and like to end class with a creativity exercise. Let me share this sublime masterpiece from my students Connor Weist, Vincent Pope and Matthew Hayden. I hope you enjoy. @ncstate.bsky.social #transportiscool

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Always good to see people thinking about time scales like good chemical engineers!

Hello Bluesky! Let me start by showing off some cute dogs of the Wolfpack (or is it Akita pack?) @ncstate.bsky.social