atoms and molecules and are very different from simple fluids. The rheological behaviors of these fluids are also different from simple Newtonian fluids and because of their complex rheological response they are called as complex fluids. Complex fluids are encountered in several industries such as chemical, petroleum, food and allied processing industries in the form of suspensions, colloidal dispersions, emulsions, powders, foams, polymeric liquids, etc. Through the proposed SERC School on Complex fluids we aim to bring together young researchers and teachers from educational and R&D institutions, and expose them to the basic concepts and research techniques used in the study of flow behavior of complex fluids. The lectures on various aspects of complex fluids will be delivered by experts from various academic and research institutions of the country. We also propose to have laboratory sessions in addition to the lectures. The school will be useful to the participants in their teaching and research skills so that they can undertake research in challenging fundamental as well as industrial problems involving complex fluids. 
SIXTH SYMPOSIUM ON COMPLEX FLUIDS (January 6-7, 2012)The national symposium on complex fluids, held every two years, started at IISc Bangalore in December 2002. Subsequently the next four in series were held at NCL Pune (January 2005), IIT Kanpur (December 2006), IIT Bombay (February 2008) and IIT Madras (January 2010). There are now a growing number of researchers in India, from disciplines as diverse as physics, chemistry, biotechnology, mechanical engineering to chemical engineering, who are interested in the broad theme of complex fluids. IIT Guwahati, which now has many people working in the area of complex fluids, is proud to announce the sixth symposium on complex fluids to be held on 6th and 7th January 2012 at the conference center of the Institute. The symposium will immediately follow the proposed DST-sponsored SERC school on complex fluids intended for teachers and young researchers from engineering colleges, universities and industry. The proposed symposium will be open to the participants of the SERC school. We hope that this will expose them to the state-of-the-art developments in the area of complex fluids besides giving them a chance to interact with the experts. | Copyright @ 2011. Department of Chemical Engineering. IIT Guwahati | All Rights Reserved Developed & Managed by Jayanta
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