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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Carl Klason Rheology Awardee 2026: Mats Larsson

We are extremely pleased to announce Mats Larsson as the recipient of the 2026 Carl Klason Rheology Award. The announcement was made by the NRS President Olli-Ville Laukkanen at the RheoMAXESS/AIDA workshop at LINXS - Institute of advanced Neutron an

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We are extremely pleased to announce Mats Larsson as the recipient of the 2026 Carl Klason Rheology Award. The announcement was made by the NRS President Olli-Ville Laukkanen at the RheoMAXESS/AIDA workshop at LINXS - Institute of advanced Neutron and X-ray Science.

Award Citation: "For pioneering contributions to rheological research and instrumentation that have bridged academic research and industrial application, and for his enduring leadership in advancing and promoting rheology in the Nordic countries through innovation, education and collaboration."

Mats is one of the most well-known faces in the Nordic rheology community, having worked in the field of rheology since early 1980s. He is the first author of the most cited paper ever published in the Annual Transactions of the Nordic Rheology Society (currently 285 citations), titled "Suspension stability; why particle size, zeta potential and rheology are important". Mats has been heavily involved in the development of novel rheological measurement techniques over the decades, and he has also made an exceptional effort in popularizing rheology in the Nordic countries and beyond.

Mats is invited to give an award lecture at the Nordic Rheology Conference & Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials Conference 2026 in Lund in August.

Let's congratulate Mats for this great accolade! 👏

 

2026-02-02, olli-ville.laukkanen@vtt.fi
Anton Paar Rheology Power Week in Finland in March 2026
Anton Paar Nordic is hosting our annual rheology seminar week this year again in Finland in March. T

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Anton Paar Nordic is hosting our annual rheology seminar week this year again in Finland in March. The seminar will be held on week 13 (23.3.-27.3.2026) in Espoo, Finland at Innopoli 1 which is the neighboring building where Anton Paar's Finnish office is located.

Here is the invitation for the rheology seminar week: Invitation_Rheology_Power_Week_2026.pdf.

The registration information and the content of the seminars is also found in the invitation. The last day of registration is February the 16th 2026.

The event can also be found on our website and you can also register through here: https://www.anton-paar.com/fi-en/services-support/seminars/detail/event/anton-paar-nordic-rheology-power-week-2026/

The content of the seminar week is:
March 23rd – 24th: Basics of Rheology, 2 day seminar (Mon to Tue)
March 25th: RheoCompass™ Software Training (Wed)
March 26th: Rheology of Polymers, 1 application day (Thu)
March 27th: Powder Rheology Day, 1 application day (Fri)
You can either attend to all or just to some days.
2026-01-28, olli-ville.laukkanen@vtt.fi
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 stress fluids are comm

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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.
2026-01-28, olli-ville.laukkanen@vtt.fi
RheoMAXESS/AIDA workshop: Where Users Meet Techniques
Members of the rheology community, as well as anyone interested in combined rheological methods, are

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Members of the rheology community, as well as anyone interested in combined rheological methods, are warmly invited to participate in the upcoming workshop:

'Where users meet techniques'

to be held on 4–6 February 2026 at LINXS – Institute for Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science, Lund (Sweden), with online participation available for most sessions.

This joint RheoMAXESS–AIDA* workshop focuses on advanced rheological testing combined with synchrotron X-ray and neutron scattering, with particular emphasis on experimental opportunities at the MAX IV synchrotron facility and the European Spallation Source (ESS). The programme includes an overview of soft-matter-focused beamlines at MAX IV and ESS, rheology-related experiments, imaging and data-analysis workflows, case studies, and general presentations spanning soft matter, materials and processing, food, and bio/biomedical systems.

Further details and registration information can be found at https://indico.linxs.lu.se/event/642/

For general questions, please contact Prof. Roland Kádár at roland.kadar@chalmers.se.


* Refers to LINXS research themes:
https://www.linxs.se/advanced-rheometry-for-neutron-and-x-ray-science
https://www.linxs.se/advanced-imaging-and-data-analysis
 
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