We invite you to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations to our colloquium “Understanding and tuning the mechanical properties of graphene and other two dimensional materials”. This colloquium is part of the conference CMD26 - Condensed Matter in Groningen of the Condensed Matter Division of the European Physical Society, which will take place in Groningen, The Netherlands, from September 4th - 9th, 2016.

The focus of this Mini-colloquium is the characterization and understanding of the unique mechanical properties of 2D materials and the possibility to tune them. The meeting will cover both experimental and theoretical contributions in this new field, including experimental methodologies to determine the stress/strain state and the associated buckling, the interplay with defects, as well as a theoretical approaches, ranging from phenomenological theories to molecular dynamics (MD) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations, and first-principles calculations. The Colloquium will provide a meeting point for this growing community, with the double goal of presenting the state-of-the-art in the field, and of setting the roadmap for future developments.

The extended deadline for abstract submission is May 14th, 2016.

CMD26 encourages the participation of young researchers through a reduced Conference fee for PhD students and young Postdocs of only 275 Euro for a 5-day conference covering a wealth of topics in Condensed Matter.

More information can be found in the attached flyer.

Looking forward to meeting you in Groningen,

Francisco Guinea, Costas Galiotis, Mikhail Katsnelson and Ruben Perez