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Soft Matter: Where Hard Science Gets Soft and Squishy

Dive into the world of soft matter with this introduction to the soft and squishy side of science. Learn about the interdisciplinary nature of soft matter research and the significance of this field. Discover resources, journals, conferences, and more related to soft matter. Join the community and explore the exciting opportunities in this field!

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Soft Matter: Where Hard Science Gets Soft and Squishy

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  1. Soft Matter - where hard science gets soft and squishy Carol Stanier Editor, Soft Matter & Journal of Materials Chemistry

  2. Introduction to soft matter • What? • Where from? • Soft Matter – the journal • Information resources • Importance

  3. What is soft matter? Quantitatively: D~1 Qualitatively: Soft and squishy

  4. What is soft matter? http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1991/index.html • Image from http://www.eu-softcomp.net/

  5. Interdisciplinarity biologists biophysicists organic chemists bioengineers theoretical chemists physicists chemists surface scientists theoretical physicists chemical engineers materials scientists engineers physical chemists

  6. Why a new journal? • 43,000 members • Interest groups • Advancing the chemical sciences

  7. Why a new journal?

  8. RSC member feedback Nowhere to publish on certain areas Some overlap with physics Different disciplines publishing in different places but on the same topics

  9. Why a new journal? • 43,000 members • Interest groups • Advancing the chemical sciences

  10. Soft Matter – from the RSC • Bulk soft matter • • Nanotechnology • • Biological • • Surfaces & interfaces • • Building blocks • • Theory

  11. Soft Matter – from the RSC • Published with • Journal of Materials Chemistry • Free to subscribers of:

  12. Web accesses

  13. Use and citations On water repellencyM. Callies and D. Quéré, Soft Matter, 2005, 1, 55 – 61. Cited 11 times

  14. From our readership…. “I am interested in this journal, which has two specific merits: it promises to give good coverage of chemistry; it is the product of a not-for-profit organization. My hope for the future is that the soft matter communities can be united…..” Professor Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, College de France

  15. From our readership…. You are undertaking a commendable endeavour in launching an interdisciplinary journal at the interface between physics, chemistry, materials science and biological physics.” Dr Christos Likos, University of Düsseldorf, Germany

  16. From our readership…. • “A journal in this field has been missing.” • Professor Ulrich Wiesner, • Cornell University, USA

  17. Information resources • Journals • Books • Societies & Networks

  18. Resources - journals No other single journal combines all aspects of Soft Matter

  19. Resources - books

  20. Resources - societies

  21. Conferences • ACS • MRS • International Soft Matter Conference 2007 • Nanoparticles: New Opportunities and Challenges for Colloid Scientists • SoftNano

  22. Significance of Soft Matter • Interdisciplinarity • Home for community • Top academics • Not-for-profit publisher

  23. Significance of Soft Matter • Speed • Color

  24. Soft Matter goes solo • Tested • Community accepted • Evidence • Package A and A+

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