Warsaw Symposium
‘‘Patterns: On Growth and Form’’

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Nature strikes us with a plethora of patterns, shapes, forms, morphologies, and geometries. Their beauty has inspired people to ponder for centuries. Where does this variety of forms come from? How can we describe and quantify their shapes? What mechanisms drive their formation? Why do similar patterns appear in various physical and living systems? These are just a few of the topics that we will try to cover during the symposium.

The symposium aims to promote knowledge exchange among like-minded researchers working in seemingly disparate fields. We especially encourage contributions from students and early-career researchers.

Join us for a day of interdisciplinary presentations and lively discussions!

Registration

Attendees and presenters are kindly requested to register here.

There is no fee to participate in this event.

Confirmed Speakers

Michael Berhanu (Université Paris Cité & CNRS)

‘‘Erosion patterns by dissolution’’

Alina Ciach (Institute of Physical Chemistry PAS)

‘‘Pattern formation in mixtures with competing interactions’’

Jaap A. Kaandorp (University of Amsterdam)

‘‘Modelling gastrulation in jelly fish and sea anemones’’

Tentative Schedule

Monday, May 25, 2026

14:00 – 16:00

Lab Visits (Piotr Szymczak's and Maciej Lisicki's Labs)

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

08:55 – 09:00	Opening Remarks
09:00 – 10:30	Presentations
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee and Posters
11:00 – 12:30	Presentations
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30	Presentations
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee and Posters
16:00 – 17:30	Presentations

Location

Środowiskowe Laboratorium Ciężkich Jonów (Heavy Ion Laboratory)
Pasteura 5A, Warsaw, Poland
Conference Room B

Organizing Committee

Stanisław Żukowski (University of Warsaw & Université Paris Cité)
Piotr Szymczak (University of Warsaw)
Annemiek Cornelissen (Université Paris Cité & CNRS)
Stéphane Douady (Université Paris Cité & CNRS)
Tomasz Szawełło (University of Warsaw)
Dawid Woś (University of Warsaw)