1st Midwest Mechanics of Materials and Structures workshop at UIUC campus on Aug. 26th 2015

The departments of Mechanical Science and Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineeing at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign will be cohosting the first Midwest Mechanics of Materials and Structures workshop at UIUC this Summer (Aug. 26th, 2015). This one-day (expenses-paid) workshop aims at bringing together researchers within and outside of Midwest areas working on contemporary topics in mechanics of new, complex and multifunctional materials to exchange ideas, present their most exciting research and explore new collaboration avenues in an informal and vibrant setting.

Invited speakers:

Ben Freund (UIUC)

Nancy Sottos (UIUC)

John Rogers (UIUC)

Yonggang Huang (Northwestern)

Thomas Siegmund (Purdue)

Further information regarding schedule and application process can be found on the event website (http://publish.illinois.edu/mechmatuiuc/). No registration fee, but pre-registration is required. Applications are due by August 17, 2015.