Program

Topics

• Fundamentals of Electrokinetics
• What does zeta-potential actually mean? Why Electrokinetics? Current pressing issues and research needs
• Electrokinetic Phenomena
• Nonlinear Electrokinetics
• Boundary layer flow
• Permittivity, conductivity, and impedance spectroscopy of colloidal dispersions
• Colloid Behavior under the Effect of External Fields
• Experimental and computational investigations on the behavior of colloidal particles under the influence of external fields (electric, acoustic, and magnetic).
• Colloid self-assembly, particle-particle and particle-interface interactions, particle manipulation and separation, and interfacial phenomena mediated by external fields.
• Electroacoustic phenomena
• Electrokinetics in Low-Dielectric Fluids
• Origin of charges at interfaces in low-dielectric fluids
• Electrokinetic potentials and electrical conductance in fluids of low dielectric constants
•  Applications:
• Electrokinetics in oil exploration and recovery applications
• Electrokinetics in heavy oil extraction and enhancement applications
• Manipulation of oil, water, and particulates in subsurface formations
• Formation damage by in-situ particulates and remedy of damaged formations
• De-salting of oil crudes
• Remediation of oil-contaminated water resources
• 2-phase flow in porous media.
• Electro-Microfluidics (Fundamentals and Applications)
• Electrokinetics in microfluidics, nano-systems and nano-structures
• Reactive/non-reactive mixing in microfluidic devices
• Biology in microfluidic devices
• Electrokinetic instabilities
• Flow and rheology in microchannels
• Electrokinetics of Complex Surfaces and Biological Systems
• Electrokinetics of soft surfaces and composite surfaces
• Electrokinetic in situ analysis of adsorption and structural transitions of biopolymers
• Electrokinetic characterization of supported lipid bilayers
• Electrokinetic effects in nano-porous membranes
• Electrokinetics-Based Technologies and Applications
• Electrokinetics in industrial, domestic and household applications (water purification, surface cleaning, cosmetics, paper making, glasses, paint, ink, textiles, etc.)
• Electrokinetics in biomedical, drug-delivery, and pharmaceutical applications
• Measurement techniques: Electrokinetics- based techniques and techniques for measuring Electrokinetic parameters.
• Environmental Electrokinetics 
• Electrokinetic phenomena in porous media
• Colloidal and colloid-facilitated transport of contaminants in the environment
• Electrokinetic remediation and decontamination
• Electrokinetics in energy and alternate energy applications
• Detection, sampling, and characterization of natural colloidal and nano-particles
• Wastewater treatment
• Soil stabilization
• General Topics
• Colloidal phenomena
• Particle deposition onto different  interface
• Encapsulation
• Particle attachment and detachment dynamics
• Surface wettability and electrowetting
• Super hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces.
• Surface forces in simple and complex colloidal systems
• Colloid stability