Boulder School 2026: Lecture Notes

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LectureRadzihovskyWelcome Message 

Elasticity and Geometry

Lecture 1
Moshe
Geometric mechanics of solids I 
Lecture 2JamesElasticity theory I 
Lecture 3RycroftComputational methods of elastic sheets I 
Poster Session 1 Student Poster Session #1 
Lecture 4MosheGeometric mechanics of solids II 
Lecture 5JamesElasticity theory II 
Lecture 6RycroftComputational methods of elastic sheets II 
Lecture 7MosheGeometric mechanics of solids III 
Lecture 8KamienTopology in materials I 
Lecture 9KamienTopology in materials II 
Lecture 10JamesElasticity theory III 
Lecture 11MosheGeometric mechanics of solids IV 
Lecture 12KamienTopology in materials III 
Lecture 13RycroftComputational methods of elastic sheets III 

Complex Fluids

Lecture 14ShelleyFluid and continuum mechanics I 
Lecture 15SpagnolieHydrodynamics of complex fluids I 
Lecture 16VlahovskaInterfaces and membrane dynamics  I 
Poster Session 2 Student Poster Session #2 
Lecture 17ShelleyFluid and continuum mechanics II 
Lecture 18SpagnolieHydrodynamics of complex fluids II 
Lecture 19VlahovskaInterfaces and membrane dynamics II 
Lecture 20ShelleyFluid and continuum mechanics III 
Lecture 21MarchettiActive fluids I 
Lecture 22MarchettiActive fluids II 
Lecture 23
Vlahovska
Interfaces and membrane dynamics III 
Lecture 24ShelleyFluid and continuum mechanics IV 
Lecture 25MarchettiActive fluids III 
Lecture 26
Spagnolie
Hydrodynamics of complex fluids III 

Heterogeneous Materials

Lecture 27GrasonGeometric frustration in soft matter I 
Lecture 28MaoWaves and topological mechanics I 
Lecture 29PanettaComputational homogenization and inverse design I 
Poster Session 3 Student Poster Session #3 
Lecture 30GrasonGeometric frustration in soft matter II 
Lecture 31MaoWaves and topological mechanics II 
Lecture 32
Panetta
Computational homogenization and inverse design II 
Public LectureGrasonGeometrically programmed nanostructure assembly 
Lecture 33GrasonGeometric frustration in soft matter III 
Lecture 34KatiforiPhysical networks I 
Lecture 35MaoWaves and topological mechanics III 
Lecture 36KatiforiPhysical networks II 
Lecture 37GrasonGeometric frustration in soft matter IV 
Lecture 38PanettaComputational homogenization and inverse design III 
Lecture 39KatiforiPhysical networks III 

Physical Networks

Lecture 40StreinuRigidity theory I 
Lecture 41SchwarzMechanics and learning in networks I 
Lecture 42ModesDynamics of networks I 
Lecture 43StreinuRigidity theory II 
Lecture 44SchwarzMechanics and learning in networks II 
Lecture 45ModesDynamics of networks II 
Lecture 46StreinuRigidity theory III 
Lecture 47TobascoHomogenization of mechanical metamaterials I 
Lecture 48TobascoHomogenization of mechanical metamaterials II 
Lecture 49SchwarzMechanics and learning in networks III 
Lecture 50ModesDynamics of networks III 
Lecture 51TobascoHomogenization of mechanical metamaterials III 
Lecture 52ModesDynamics of networks IV