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Deadline Extended to Jan 31 2022: USNC/TAM 2022 Call for Abstract Submission: Mechanics of Liquid Crystal Elastomers

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Dear Colleagues,

 

We would like to invite you to submit abstract and attend the minisymposium titled "325 Mechanics of Liquid Crystal Elastomers" in the 19th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM 2022), to be held June 19-24, 2022 at the University of Texas in Austin. Congress website: https://www.usnctam2022.org/

The Congress will feature a wide range of fields in applied and fundamental science and engineering where mechanics plays a key role.  Research in theoretial, computational, and experimental mechanics will be highlighted in the classical fields aligned with solid and fluid mechanics and dynamics, as well as in the emerging technologies and applications such as additive manufacturing, renewable energy, and mechanotransduction in cells.

The Congress will be held at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center on the University of Texas at Austin campus.  Attendees enjoy the historically intimate character of the university campus while also being immersed in the heart of the vibrant city of Austin, known for its pop culture and technology innovations.  Participants will readily be able to stroll around the "40 acres" as well as visit the downtown area includeing the 6th Street with all of its restaurants, bars, and live music venues via a short cab ride (or long walk for the more adventurous).

 

325 Mechanics of Liquid Crystal Elastomers

Liquid crystals and soft elastomers are fascinating subjects for mechanicians in their own right. The marriage of these two materials systems has led to an entirely new class of soft solids—the so-called liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs)—that exhibit a plethora of rich, complex, and fascinating physics. This symposium aims to bring researchers from various backgrounds to exchange and discuss the latest advances in theory, simulation, and experimentation of the mechanics of liquid crystal elastomers in a multidisciplinary context. The symposium covers topics including but not limited to:

•    Theoretical modeling

•    Computational methods

•    Experimental characterizations

•    Stimuli responses (thermal, optical, chemical, electromagnetic, etc.) and their coupling to mechanics

•    Phase transformations and instabilities: mechanical and/or other multiphysical processes

•    Coupling intrinsic properties with geometry and structure: metamaterials, origami, kirigami, etc.

•    Degradation, damage, fracture, and fatigue

•    Novel engineering/fabrication techniques, functional devices, and applications

 

Abstract submission: August 18 - January 31, 2022 (extended)

Author notification: February 28, 2022 (extended)

Early registration: February 1 - March 31

Presenting Author registration deadline: March 31

Standard registration: April 1 - May 31

Late/On Site registration: June 1 - June 24

 

Sincerely,

Ruobing Bai (ru.bai@northeastern.edu), Northeastern University

Shengqiang Cai (shqcai@ucsd.edu), University of California, San Diego

Lihua Jin (lihuajin@seas.ucla.edu), University of California, Los Angeles

Pradeep Sharma (psharma@central.uh.edu), University of Houston

Xueju Wang (xueju.wang@uconn.edu), University of Connecticut

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