<html aria-label="message body"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="overflow-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">Dear Soft Matter Friends & Colleagues,<div><br></div><div><div>On Monday 13 April 2026 at 12:10 pm in Lecture Theatre 0.03 at the Faculty of Physics, University of Warsaw, </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Prof. Gerald G. Fuller</b> (Stanford University) </div><div><br></div><div>will give a special lecture entitled </div><div><br></div><div><b>“Stabilization of the Tear Film and Foams with a Dash of Salt” </b></div><div><br></div><div>The lecture will focus on the stability of the tear film and the physics of foams. The first part will discuss research into the stability of the tear film, which is crucial for the health of the eye’s surface. The second part of the lecture will address the stability of foams and explain why foaming is easier in seawater than in fresh water.</div><div><br></div><div>Biographic note: Prof. Gerald Fuller is a professor of chemical engineering at Stanford University, where he has worked since 1980. He obtained his PhD from Caltech and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Calgary. His research interests include interfacial fluid mechanics and rheology, with a particular focus on biophysical phenomena, foams and emulsions. He is a recipient of the prestigious Bingham Medal, a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has also been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Crete and KU Leuven. He currently serves as Secretary-General of the International Committee on Rheology and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Physics of Fluids.</div><div><br></div><div>We warmly invite everyone interested!</div><div><br></div><div>With best wishes,</div><div>Maciej Lisicki</div></div></body></html>