US National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Reports on Recent Trends in Mechanics

The U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM) has initiated a new series of periodic reports on Recent Trends in Mechanics. Three reports developed during 2013 are available at the USNC/TAM website. These reports are typically spearheaded by one of the Committee members, working with other experts in the subject. Comments
and discussions on these reports are welcome; please add your comments
to this blog entry, identifying the report that you wish to discuss.

1. Mechanics in Medicine

2. Research Directions in Experimental Solid Mechanics at Small Scales

3. U.S. Energy and Environmental Challenges and Fundamental Contributions from Mechanics Research

Proposals from interested researchers to develop reports on other topics are encouraged. See the USNC/TAM website for details on proposal submission:  http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/biso/IUTAM/PGA_086147