Discrete Simulation and Continuum Modeling
of Granular Matter
16-22 May 2026
Masseria Salamina, Puglia, Italy
A volcano of ideas.
TEASER
Salamina grain workshop
In the beautiful scenery of Masseria Salamina, researchers will review the state of the art of modeling the physical behavior of granular materials. They will focus on the limitations of existing models and explore how they may be extended. The participants will be invited to present the derivation of the models, to describe the existing physical and numerical experiments, and to discuss what features of the experiments the model can and cannot predict. Discussions will address issues raised by the speakers, attempt to clarify them, and indicate how their resolution might advance the subject.
The topics that will be addressed in the meeting are:
RATE-INDEPENDENT FLOW, DENSE SUSPENSIONS, SEGREGATION, ACTIVE MATTER, SOFT PARTICLES, SHEAR JAMMING.
The topics that will be addressed in the meeting are:
RATE-INDEPENDENT FLOW, DENSE SUSPENSIONS, SEGREGATION, ACTIVE MATTER, SOFT PARTICLES, SHEAR JAMMING.
INVITED SPEAKERS 2026
Cristina Marchetti
University of California Santa Barbara (USA)
Emanuela Del Gado
Georgetown University (USA)
PARTICIPANTS
Emanuela Del Gado, Georgetown University (USA)
Cristina Marchetti, University of California Santa Barbara (USA)
Corey OHern, Yale University (USA)
Joshua Dijksman, University of Amsterdam (NL)
Mark Shuttuck, City College of New York City (USA)
Chris Ness, The University of Edinburgh (UK)
Ralf Stannarius, Univesitat Magdeburg (Germany)
Orencio Duran Vinent, Texas A&M (USA)
Jin Sun, Glasgow University (UK)
Olfa D’Angelo, Université de Toulouse (France)
Ishan Sharma, IIT Kanpur (India)
Stefan Luding, University of Twenete (NL)
Antonio Pol, INRAE (France)
Thorsten Poschel, Universitaet Erlangen Nuernberg (Germany)
Giulio Giusteri, Università di Padova (Italy)
Sovan Las Das, IIT Kanpur (India)
Renaud Delannay, Université de Rennes (France)Kirsten Harth, Brandenburg University of Applied Science (Germany)
Nathan Berry, Glasgow University (UK)
Dan Hanes, Saint Louis University (USA)
Laurent Lacaze, IMFT Toulouse (France)
Luca Santelli, Università di Padova (Italy)
Dalila Vescovi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Vanessa Magnanimo, University of Twente (NL)
Jeff Morris, City College of New York City (USA)
Nicolas Taberlet, ENS Lyon (France)
Diego Berzi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Patrick Richard, Université Gustav Eiffel (France)
Luigi La Ragione, Politecnico di Bari (Italy)
Jim Jenkins, Cornell University (USA)
Michele Larcher, Free University of Bozen (Italy)
Klaus Kroy, Universitat Leipzig (Germany)
Alexandre Valance, Université de Rennes (France)
Cristina Marchetti, University of California Santa Barbara (USA)
Corey OHern, Yale University (USA)
Joshua Dijksman, University of Amsterdam (NL)
Mark Shuttuck, City College of New York City (USA)
Chris Ness, The University of Edinburgh (UK)
Ralf Stannarius, Univesitat Magdeburg (Germany)
Orencio Duran Vinent, Texas A&M (USA)
Jin Sun, Glasgow University (UK)
Olfa D’Angelo, Université de Toulouse (France)
Ishan Sharma, IIT Kanpur (India)
Stefan Luding, University of Twenete (NL)
Antonio Pol, INRAE (France)
Thorsten Poschel, Universitaet Erlangen Nuernberg (Germany)
Giulio Giusteri, Università di Padova (Italy)
Sovan Las Das, IIT Kanpur (India)
Renaud Delannay, Université de Rennes (France)Kirsten Harth, Brandenburg University of Applied Science (Germany)
Nathan Berry, Glasgow University (UK)
Dan Hanes, Saint Louis University (USA)
Laurent Lacaze, IMFT Toulouse (France)
Luca Santelli, Università di Padova (Italy)
Dalila Vescovi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Vanessa Magnanimo, University of Twente (NL)
Jeff Morris, City College of New York City (USA)
Nicolas Taberlet, ENS Lyon (France)
Diego Berzi, Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Patrick Richard, Université Gustav Eiffel (France)
Luigi La Ragione, Politecnico di Bari (Italy)
Jim Jenkins, Cornell University (USA)
Michele Larcher, Free University of Bozen (Italy)
Klaus Kroy, Universitat Leipzig (Germany)
Alexandre Valance, Université de Rennes (France)
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Organizing Committee
James Jenkins, Cornell University, USA
Klaus Kroy, Universität Leipzig, Germany
Luigi La Ragione, Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Michele Larcher, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy
Patrick Richard, Université Gustave Eiffel, France
Alexandre Valance, Université de Rennes, France
INVITED TALKS 2025
Cristina Marchetti
University of California Santa Barbara (USA)
Emanuela Del Gado
Georgetown University (USA)
PARTICIPANTS
Riccardo Artoni Université Gustave Eiffel, France
Diego Berzi Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Nathan Berry Glasgow University, UK
John Brady Caltech University, USA
Francesco Cafaro Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Olfa D’Angelo Friedrich Alexander Universität, Germany
Antonio De Simone Sant’Anna Scuola Universitaria Superiore Pisa, Italy
Joshua Dijksman University of Amsterdam, NL
Orencio Duran Vinent Texas A&M University, USA
Ahmed Ould El Moctar Université de Nantes, France
Luigi Fraccarollo Università di Trento, Italy
Sara Galasso Università di Padova, Italy
Giulio Giusteri Università di Padova, Italy
Dan Hanes Saint Louis University, USA
Kirsten Harth Brandenburg University of Applied Science, Germany
Till Kranz University of Cologne, Germany
Klaus Kroy Universität Leipzig, Germany
Jim Jenkins Cornell University, USA
Sovan Lal Das IIT Pallakadi, India
Luigi La Ragione Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Michele Larcher Free University of Bozen, Italy
Stefan Luding Università di Twente, NL
Hernan Makse CCNY, USA
Chris Ness The University of Edinburgh, UK
Corey O'Hern Yale University, USA
Thorsten Poeschel Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
Antonio Pol INRAE, France
Patrick Richard Université Gustave Eiffel, France
Mark Shuttuck CCNY, USA
Ralf Stannarius Universitat Magdeburg, Germania
Caro Alba Santiago Libera Università di Bolzano, Italy
Jin Sun Glasgow University, UK
Alexandre Valance Université de Rennes, France
Dalila Vescovi Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Evan Willmarth Yale University, USA
Diego Berzi Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Nathan Berry Glasgow University, UK
John Brady Caltech University, USA
Francesco Cafaro Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Olfa D’Angelo Friedrich Alexander Universität, Germany
Antonio De Simone Sant’Anna Scuola Universitaria Superiore Pisa, Italy
Joshua Dijksman University of Amsterdam, NL
Orencio Duran Vinent Texas A&M University, USA
Ahmed Ould El Moctar Université de Nantes, France
Luigi Fraccarollo Università di Trento, Italy
Sara Galasso Università di Padova, Italy
Giulio Giusteri Università di Padova, Italy
Dan Hanes Saint Louis University, USA
Kirsten Harth Brandenburg University of Applied Science, Germany
Till Kranz University of Cologne, Germany
Klaus Kroy Universität Leipzig, Germany
Jim Jenkins Cornell University, USA
Sovan Lal Das IIT Pallakadi, India
Luigi La Ragione Politecnico di Bari, Italy
Michele Larcher Free University of Bozen, Italy
Stefan Luding Università di Twente, NL
Hernan Makse CCNY, USA
Chris Ness The University of Edinburgh, UK
Corey O'Hern Yale University, USA
Thorsten Poeschel Universitaet Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
Antonio Pol INRAE, France
Patrick Richard Université Gustave Eiffel, France
Mark Shuttuck CCNY, USA
Ralf Stannarius Universitat Magdeburg, Germania
Caro Alba Santiago Libera Università di Bolzano, Italy
Jin Sun Glasgow University, UK
Alexandre Valance Université de Rennes, France
Dalila Vescovi Politecnico di Milano, Italy
Evan Willmarth Yale University, USA
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