Workshop on Statistical Physics of Fluids and Granular Matter. A Tribute to the Careers of Andrés Santos and Vicente Garzó.

This workshop is a heartfelt tribute to Professors Andrés Santos and Vicente Garzó, celebrating their decades of dedication, inspiration, and friendship that have touched generations at the Universidad de Extremadura. It brings together colleagues and former students to share memories and to explore current topics in the field of Statistical Physics of Fluids and Granular Matter.

  • Date:  June 19, 2026
  • Venue:  Salón de Actos de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz
  • Organizing Committee: Santos Bravo Yuste and Juan Jesús Ruiz Lorenzo

Speakers

  • J. Javier Brey.  Universidad de Sevilla
  • Ricardo Brito. Universidad Complutense de Madrid
  • María Isabel García de Soria. Universidad de Sevilla
  • Rubén Gómez González. Universidad de Extremadura
  • Nagi Khalil. Universidad de Alcalá
  • Antonio Lasanta. Universidad de Granada
  • Mariano López de Haro. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Pablo Maynar. Universidad de Sevilla
  • Alberto Megías Fernández. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
  • Ana M. Montero. Universidad de Extremadura
  • José M. Montanero. Universidad de Extremadura
  • Diego Maza. Universidad de Navarra
  • Antonio Prados. Universidad de Sevilla
  • Álvaro Rodríguez Rivas. Universidad de Sevilla

Schedule

The timetable includes the institutional opening, coffee and lunch breaks, and all
confirmed speaker slots. 

Morning: 10:00–11:30
Coffee break: 11:30–12:10  
Midday session: 12:10–14:00  
Lunch: 14:00–15:40  
Afternoon session: 15:40–18:00

Time Speaker Talk title
10:00–10:20

Institutional Opening.
D. Jacinto Ramón Martín.  Vicerrector de Profesorado.
D. Fernando Álvarez .  Decano de la Facultad de Ciencias. 

10:20–10:50 Mariano López de Haro Some personal recollections and a little piece on light scattering
10:50–11:10 Antonio Prados Control of mesoscopic systems: Open-loop and closed-loop
11:10–11:30 José M. Montanero Surfactants, the hidden variable in microfluidics
11:30–12:10 Coffee Break
12:10–12:40 J. Javier Brey A kinetic equation for diffusion in nonconstant temperature
12:40–13:00 Nagi Khalil Local normal solutions in Kinetic Theory
13:00–13:20 Antonio Lasanta Friendship, Trifle, Mpemba and Beyond
13:20–13:40 Pablo Maynar, María Isabel García de Soria Breakdown of hydrodynamics in a quasi-two-dimensional system
13:40–14:00 Alberto Megías Fernández Distribution of Partial Temperatures in Large Granular Gas Mixtures
14:00–15:40 Lunch Break
15:40–16:10 Ricardo Brito Kinetic theory for the motion of bacteria in microchannels
16:10–16:30 Álvaro Rodríguez Rivas Dislocation dynamics in active Brownian particle solids 
16:30–16:50 Rubén Gómez González Diffusion Dynamics in Granular Gases with Absorbing States
16:50–17:10 Ana Mª Montero  Orientational ordering in a one-dimensional dumbbell fluid
17:10–17:40 Diego Maza  Collective dynamics of ratchet transport