Nordic Rheology Society

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. In the Nordic countries, rheological measurements have become standard techniques in both industrial and academic research. The Nordic Rheology Society has been formed as a meeting ground for engineers, physicists, chemists and biologists engaged in rheology in industry and academia.

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Call for Nominations - NRS Rheology Awards 2026

The Nordic Rheology Society invites nominations for the NRS Rheology Awards 2026, which will be announced at the 35th Nordic Rheology Conference in Lund, Sweden.
  • The Carl Klason Rheology Award is given to a senior researcher, who has made outst

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    • The Nordic Rheology Society invites nominations for the NRS Rheology Awards 2026, which will be announced at the 35th Nordic Rheology Conference in Lund, Sweden.
  • The Carl Klason Rheology Award is given to a senior researcher, who has made outstanding contributions to rheology and is or was active in the Nordic countries
  • The Young Rheologist Award is given to an early-career researcher, who has conducted outstanding work on the graduate and postgraduate level at a research institution in the Nordic countries

    • A letter describing the nominee and the motivation for the nomination may be submitted by all members of the Nordic Rheology Society to the NRS President Olli-Ville Laukkanen or to nrs@nordicrheologysociety.org. The awardees will be selected by the NRS Award Committee, consisting of Annika Sahlström, Kurt Ingar Draget, Ole Hassager and Jón Elvar Wallevik.

    The deadline for nominations is 15 January 2026.

    If you have suitable nominees in mind, we encourage you to submit a nomination.

    In 2025, the awards were given to Prof. Mats Stading (RISE) and Julie Frost Dahl (Aarhus University).

    More information can be found at https://nordicrheologysociety.org/Home/Awards.

     

    2025-10-31, nr@food.ku.dk
    Webinar Series by Netzsch: Yield Stress Unlocked - Exploring the Science and Applications of Complex Fluids
    Netzsch is offering a webinar series on yield stress fluids.

    Yield stres

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    Netzsch is offering a webinar series on yield stress fluids.

    Yield stress fluids are common in daily life and industry. Examples are many: toothpaste, mud, lava, cement, foams, mayonnaise, hair gel, chocolate, and more. Their archetypal feature is a dual response to applied stress: below a critical threshold (the yield stress) they behave like solids, while above it they flow like liquids. The flow characteristics of such materials are difficult to predict, as solid-like and liquid-like regions are generally not known a priori. These complexities, together with their wide range of applications, have been fascinating researchers across mathematics, chemical engineering, and fluid mechanics.

    In this six-part webinar series, we explore the complex rheology of yield stress fluids and how it governs flow, stability, and performance across diverse processes and applications. The series brings together leading researchers from around the world—UBC (Canada), Cal Poly (USA), Strathclyde (UK), TU Delft (Netherlands), and ULaval (Canada)—to share practical methods and case studies spanning oil well cementing, gas emission from ponds, bioprinting, sustainability-driven materials, particle manipulation, and multiphase flows of yield stress fluids.

    More information can be found here.
    2025-09-09, olli-ville.laukkanen@vtt.fi
    NanoLund/RheoMAXESS Workshop on Scattering for Soft Matter: static and in flow
    Learn more about scattering for soft matter, including a hands-on session in the afternoon!
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    Learn more about scattering for soft matter, including a hands-on session in the afternoon!

    🗓️ When: 29 September, 2025, 09:00-17:00
    📍 Where: LINXS (The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, 224 84)
    👨‍🏫 Organisers: NanoLund/RheoMAXESS theme at LINXS

    This workshop will cover neutron and synchrotron X-ray techniques to probe soft matter, including small angle scattering, reflectivity and imaging. We will describe sample environments that allow both static measurements and time-resolved data collection, including combined measurements enabling simultaneous data collection with techniques such as rheology, dynamic mechanical analysis, polarised light imaging and flow in microchannels.

    In the afternoon data analysis session, we will present typical analysis software and allow participants to try data fitting with their own, or supplied data (see survey during registration)

    See the event website for agenda and further information: https://www.linxs.se/events/2025/29/09/nanolund/rheomaxess-workshop-on-scattering-for-soft-matter
    2025-07-21, olli-ville.laukkanen@vtt.fi
    Two excellent rheology courses offered during autumn 2025
    During autumn 2025, there are two one-week rheology courses taking place with esteemed lecturers: <

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    During autumn 2025, there are two one-week rheology courses taking place with esteemed lecturers:
    • The 20th European School on Rheology, Leuven, Belgium, 8-12 September 2025, Course homepage
    • Rheology: The Do's and Don'ts, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 6–10 October 2025, Course homepage
    Please consider attending these courses or recommending them to your colleagues.
     
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    Annual European Rheology Conference The AERC 2026 will be held in Cracow, Poland. Read more
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    Nordic Rheology Conference & MTDM Conference 2026 The conference program will feature a special emphasis on coupling rheology with advanced X-ray and neutron techniques. Read more

     

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