Prof. Emanuela Del Gado Featured as Plenary Speaker at International Conference on Statistical Physics

Prof. Emanuela Del Gado speaking behind podium for STATPHYS Conference 2025

This July, the global statistical physics community gathered in Florence, Italy, for the 29th edition of the International Conference on Statistical Physics (StatPhys29) a flagship event of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP), held every three years. The 2025 meeting brought together over 1,500 researchers from across disciplines to explore the fundamental principles shaping complex systems, from quantum fluids to biological networks.

Among the plenary speakers was Professor Emanuela Del Gado, Director of the Institute for Soft Matter Synthesis and Metrology. In her talk presentation titled “Fluctuations, Rheology, and Memory in Self-Assembled Gel Networks,” Del Gado shared new insights into how soft, disordered materials respond to mechanical forces over time and how these responses are shaped by microscopic structural fluctuations.

Find additional information on Prof. Del Gado’s plernary presentation on the ISMSM Website.