We cordially invite you to submit an abstract to Symposium: Mechanical Behavior of Low Dimensional Materials at Materials Science & Technology 2010 (MS&T'10) to be held on October 17-21, 2010 in Houston, Texas. For submission, please go to http://174.120.122.245/program/technical-program. The deadline for abstract submission is March 15, 2010.
The nanomechanical behavior of low dimensional materials (thin films, coatings, nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles, and nanoporous materials), and the mechanics at nanometer length scales are critical for the application of these materials in sensors, actuators and flexible electronics. The forefront of this area continues to evolve with the exploration of new concepts and methodologies, the development of new fabrication, microstructure analysis, and nanomechanical testing techniques, and the usage of modeling and simulation tools.
The symposium will focus on experimental, theoretical and computational studies of mechanical properties of nanostructured metallic, ceramic, polymer and biological materials in form of thin films, soft tissues, nanowires, nanotubes, nanoparticles or having nanoporous morphology as well as hard coatings. These studies will include, but are not limited to, the following subject areas:
(i) synthesis and microstructural characterization of nanostructured materials
(ii) advanced nanomechanical testing techniques
(iii) theoretical, computational and analytical modeling of mechanical properties at small dimensions
(iv) strengthening and deformation mechanisms at small length scale
(v) creep, corrosion, wear, fatigue and fracture of nanostructured materials
Symposium organizers:
Jun Lou, Rice University, jlou [at] rice.edu, (713)348-3573
Xinghang Zhang, Texas A&M University, zhangx [at] tamu.edu, (979) 845-2143
Vikas Tomar, Purdue University, tomar [at] purdue.edu, (765) 494-3423
Jianyu Huang, Sandia National Laboratory, jhuang [at] sandia.gov, (505) 217-4877
Frederic Sansoz, University of Vermont, frederic.sansoz [at] uvm.edu, (802)-656-3837
Christoph Eberl, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, chris.eberl [at] kit.edu, +49 7247 2522