Workshop on Probing the Limits of Strength, August 10-12, 2009 at LBL, Berkeley, CA

Dear Colleague:

 

You are cordially invited to attend a special Workshop on Probing the Limits of Strength, which will be held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on August 10-12, 2009. This workshop aims to bring together researchers with an interest in experimental and theoretical studies of the fundamental limits of strength in materials. The workshop will include a strong lineup of national and international speakers on advanced mechanical testing techniques and computational materials science of materials deformation at the elastic limit.



The workshop begins with an opening reception in the evening of August 10th, then proceeds to two half-day seminar sessions and a poster session at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) on August 11th, and concludes with a half-day seminar session at LBL on August 12th. The opening reception, lunch at LBL on August 11th and 12th, and workshop banquet on August 11th are included with the workshop's registration fee. We will also provide transportation from the workshop hotel to LBL.

 

Confirmed Invited Speakers:

William W. Gerberich, University of Minnesota

Mojmir Sob, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Ju Li, University of Pennylvania

Setsuo Takaki, Kyushu University, Japan

Wei Cai, Stanford University

Jeff Th.M. DeHosson, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Nobuhiro Tsuji, Kyoto University, Japan

Easo George, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Shigeru Kuramoto, Toyota Research and Development, Japan

Important Links:

Workshop Website:        http://www.mse.berkeley.edu/groups/aminor/09_Workshop

Workshop Email:            BerkeleyWorkshop09 [at] gmail.com

Workshop Hotel:            http://www.claremontresort.com/ - $139/night, ask for the "LBL workshop rate"

 

Important Deadlines:

Abstract deadline:                                                               July 1, 2009

Registration form and advanced fee deadline:                        July 8, 2009

 

Thank you very much for your consideration and we look forward to seeing you in Berkeley this summer!

 

Sincerely,



Andrew Minor, J.W. Morris, Jr. & Daryl Chrzan

University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory



Oden Warren & Z.W. Shan

Hysitron, Inc.