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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RheoMAXESS/AIDA workshop: Where Users Meet Techniques

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

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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

 

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.
2025-10-27, olli-ville.laukkanen@vtt.fi
Call for Nominations - NRS Rheology Awards 2026
The Nordic Rheology Society invites nominations for the NRS Rheology Awards 2026, which will be anno

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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.
     
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