Soft Matter: Past, present and, future
Michael Rubinstein, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Costantino Creton, L'École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI Paris)
Jian Ping Gong, Hokkaido University
The three globally prominent experts in soft matter science gathered in Hokkaido on August 2, 2017, to discuss soft matter as an interdisciplinary challenge, its impact on society, and their resolve to create academic societies for scientists working in the broad field of soft matter. Rubinstein and Creton visited Japan to teach at the International Soft Matter Summer School in Hokkaido 20172 and this special discussion was held on the sidelines o