Celebrating research in soft matter scattering
an event organised by LINXS Young researchers in soft matter
When: 25 September, 2026
Where: LINXS, The Loop, Rydbergs torg 4, Lund, Sweden
Organisers: Young Researchers’ Initiative - Soft Matter, main coordinator Anna Stephens (Lund University)
About
Join us for a day of celebrating women in the soft matter scattering community! The event features a keynote talk by Joanna Behrman (University of Copenhagen), a cultural historian working at the intersection of science, gender, and education, soft matter scattering talks from early-career researchers, and a careers panel with inspiring women working in the field. There will also be plenty of opportunities to mingle with other early-career scientists.
Welcome and introduction by Charlotta Turner, incoming Dean of the Faculty of Science at Lund University.
The event is open to everyone, regardless of gender.
Keynote speaker
Joanna Behrman, University of Copenhagen
Title: What Does it Mean to be a Woman in Science?: Lessons from History
Joanna Behrman is a cultural historian working at the intersection of science, gender, and education. She is currently a postdoc in the Department of Science Education at the University of Copenhagen, where she studies networks of historical women in physics.
Joanna holds a PhD in the History of Science and Technology from Johns Hopkins University, a Bachelor's in Physics from Harvard University, and a Master's in the History of Science from the University of Chicago. Her book in progress, A New History of American Women in Physics, reveals the flourishing lives of American female physicists prior to WWII and is currently under contract with the University of Pittsburgh Press.
Confirmed Speakers - Science talks
Jennifer Gilbert, Postdoctoral researcher at Chalmers University of Technology
Kate Alston, PhD Student at University of Manchester
Title: Development of interfacial models to understand preservation through neutron reflectionNabanita Mandal, Postdoctoral fellow at Computational Chemistry, Lund University
Title: Unravelling the conformational ensemble of the Amyloid Precursor Protein Intracellular DomainYunxin Xiao, AMBER postdoc at the Department of Experimental Medicine, Lund University
Title: Real-Time Structural Characterisation of mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles during Tangential Flow Filtration by SAS
Career panel
Giovanna Fragneto, Science Director, European Spallation Source (ESS)
Karen Edler, Professor, Lund University
Judith Houston, Lead Instrument Scientist for LOKI, European Spallation Source (ESS)
Simona Bianco, Postdoc, MAX IV Laboratory
Preliminary agenda
9:15-9:45 Coffee and registration
09:45-10:00: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Charlotta Turner, incoming Dean of the Faculty of Science, Lund University
Session 1 - Chaired by Simona Bianco, MAX IV
10:00-10:25: Science Talk 1
Yunxin Xiao (Lund University): Real-Time Structural Characterisation of mRNA-Lipid Nanoparticles during Tangential Flow Filtration by SAS
10:25-10:50: Science Talk 2
Kate Alston (University of Manchester): Development of interfacial models to understand preservation through neutron reflection
10:50-11:10: Coffee break
Session 2 - Chaired by Naomi Elstone
11:10-11:35: Science Talk 3
Nabanita Mandal (Lund University): Unravelling the conformational ensemble of the Amyloid Precursor Protein Intracellular Domain
11:35-12:00: Science Talk 4
Jennifer Gilbert (Chalmers): [Title to be confirmed]
12:00-13:00: Lunch
13:00-14:00: Keynote Talk
Joanna Behrman, University of Copenhagen
What Does it Mean to be a Woman in Science?: Lessons from History
14:00-14:30 Break
14:30-15:15 Career Panel
Giovanna Fragneto: Science Director, European Spallation Source (ESS)
Judith Houston: Lead Instrument Scientist for LOKI, European Spallation Source (ESS)
Simona Bianco: Postdoc, MAX IV Laboratory
Karen Edler (Professor, Centre for Analysis and Synthesis Lund University)
15:15-16:20: Poster Session & Networking
16:20-16:30: Closing Remarks
16:30-late: Bishop’s for those who would like to continue the day
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