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Calling all creative minds in the granular community!

The Australian Association for Granular Media (ANAGRAM) announces the ANAGRAM Logo Design Competition as part of our 7th Grain Days held in Newcastle, 24–25 November 2025. This competition is open to all ANAGRAM members. We invite you to design a new ANAGRAM logo to replace our current version. The winner will receive Lifetime Membership to ANAGRAM and official recognition at the Grain Days 2025.

 Judging Criteria:

1. Representation of the community: The design is expected to represent the broad spectrum of disciplines within our community.

2. Values and spirit: The new logo is encouraged to embody ANAGRAM’s core values of scientific discovery, innovation, and practical impact.

3. Community connection: Expresses collaboration, inclusiveness, and the collective nature of ANAGRAM that connects granular material researchers in Australia and internationally.

4. Creativity and originality: the logo should be distinctive, memorable, and demonstrate innovative thinking.

5. Visual Clarity: The design is expected to remain simple, scalable, and effective in both colour and monochrome formats.

Design Guidelines:

1. The design should be suitable for use across multiple media, including newsletters, presentation slides, websites, and certificates. The recommended aspect ratio is approximately 1:1 or 4:3.

2. Use 2–3 key colours with clear contrast. 

3. Avoid excessive detail; ensure it works in both large and small formats.

4. AI-assisted design is acceptable, but the designer must clearly describe their creative process and confirm that the final work is original and not generated entirely by AI.

Timeline:

Submission deadline: 12:00 PM (UTC +11) on 20 November 2025

Assessment and announcement of winner: 25 November 2025, Grain Days 2025 

Submission Details:

Each participant is required to submit the following:

1. One PDF document containing:

● The logo design (embedded image).

● A short design rationale (maximum 100 words) explaining the concept, inspiration, and how it reflects ANAGRAM’s values and community.

2. The original high-resolution image file in PNG, SVG, or JPEG format, with a minimum resolution of 1800 × 1800 pixels (or higher).

Please send your submission to anagram.committee@gmail.com with the email subject line formatted as:

“ANAGRAM 2025 Logo Competition – [Your Name] – [Your Institution]”

Original or editable files may be requested from the winning entrant for publication and long-term use.

ANAGRAM Logo Design Competition

Submission deadline: 12:00 PM (UTC +10) on 20 November 2025

The Australian Association for Granular Media (ANAGRAM) announces the ANAGRAM Logo Design Competition as part of our  7th edition of Grain Days held in Newcastle, 24–25 November 2025. This competition is open to all ANAGRAM members. We invite you to design a new ANAGRAM logo to replace our current version. The winner will receive Lifetime Membership to ANAGRAM and official recognition at the Grain Days 2025.

Please send your submission to anagram.committee@gmail.com with the email subject line formatted as: 

“ANAGRAM 2025 Logo Competition – [Your Name] – [Your Institution]”

Grain Days 2025 - Registration required

Grain Days 2025 will take place on 24–25 November in Newcastle, NSW. This two-day event will bring together researchers working in the broad field of granular materials, with a particular emphasis on theoretical granular mechanics. You can register here. 

The event is free for all ANAGRAM members. If you are not already a member, we encourage you to join at the event. Check the website for more details.

Research Forum:

The research forum consists of three-minute presentations from students and academics followed by a poster session. Please bring your poster printer in A1 format. This year, outstanding contributors in the research forum will be recognised with Best Presentation and Best Poster awards, announced at the end of the Research Forum.

SAVE THE DATE FOR GRAIN DAYS 2025!

24–25 November 2025 (Newcastle, NSW)

The Australian Association for Granular Media (ANAGRAM) is delighted to announce the 7th edition of Grain Days. This will be a two-day event, bringing together researchers in the broad field of granular materials with particular focus on theoretical granular mechanics. The event will be held on 24–25 November in Newcastle (NSW). 

ANAGRAM Webinar

18 September 2025 (Zoom) – 15:00 - 16:00 (AEST, UTC+10)

The third ANAGRAM webinar of 2025 will be held by Professor Sergio Andres Galindo Torres from Westlake University on "Insights on the rheology of dry granular materials and suspensions coming from Discrete Element Lattice Boltzmann simulations". 

SAVE THE DATE FOR GRAIN DAYS 2025!

24–25 November 2025 (Newcastle, NSW)

The Australian Association for Granular Media (ANAGRAM) is delighted to announce the 7th edition of Grain Days. This will be a two-day event, bringing together researchers in the broad field of granular materials with particular focus on theoretical granular mechanics. The event will be held on 24–25 November in Newcastle (NSW). 

ANAGRAM Webinar

19 June 2025 (Zoom) – 15:00 - 16:00 (AEST, UTC+10)

The second ANAGRAM webinar of 2025 will be held by Professor Yosuke Higo from Kyoto University on "X-ray micro-CT for characterizing unsaturated soil behaviour". 

Announcement of Grain Days 2024

2-3 December 2024 (Monash University, Clayton Campus, VIC)

The Australian Association for Granular Media (ANAGRAM) is delighted to announce the sixth edition of Grain Days (2024). This will be a two-day event, bringing together researchers in the broad field of granular materials with particular focus on experimental methods and imaging. The event will be held on 2–3 December 2024 at Monash University in Melbourne, VIC. 

ANAGRAM Webinar

7 November 2024 (Zoom) - 13:00 - 14:00 (AEST)

The third ANAGRAM webinar will be held by Prof Daniel Holland from The University of Canterbury on Characterisation of granular flows using MRI.

Upcoming conferences

We are excited to announce the upcoming 4th InterPore Australian Chapter Meeting – 16th International Symposium on Wettability and Porous Media. Submissions for poster presentations are still open (register).

SAVE THE DATE FOR GRAIN DAYS 2024!
2-3 December 2024 (Melbourne, VIC)

The Australian Association for Granular Media (ANAGRAM) is delighted to announce the sixth edition of Grain Days (2024). This will be a two-day event, bringing together researchers in the broad field of granular materials with particular focus on experimental methods and imaging. The event will be held on 2–3 December 2024 at Monash University in Melbourne, VIC. 

ANAGRAM Webinar
Tuesday 6 August 2024 (Zoom) - 15:00 - 16:00 (AEST, UTC+10)

The second ANAGRAM webinar will be held by Dr Dusan Ilic from The University of Newcastle on "Applied modelling of granular materials: approach and reach".