6th International Conference on Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials 2008, Monterey, CA, short/tentative abstracts due March 20

We invite you to submit an abstract for the 6th international conference on Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials, to be held at the Portola Plaza Hotel, Monterey CA, March 30 - April 1, 2008. The conference is held in coordination with the journal of the same name. (Profs. Igor Emri and Wolfgang Knauss, editors-in-chief.)  The hotel overlooks beautiful Monterey Bay. The program will feature: several distinguished plenary speakers addressing a selection of the described topics; a day highlighting US and international governmental support with keynote by Dr. Janez Potocnik, Commissioner for Science and Research for the European Union; an extensive sightseeing excursion in the beautiful Monterey peninsula region.

We are soliciting papers involving constitutive, time (rate)-dependent behavior of all materials. The time-dependent mechanical response should be non-negligible in cases involving non-mechanical fields. Papers dealing with modeling and experimental aspects of the subject area are sought. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: characterization and modeling of behavior at multiple scales; viscoelasticity, viscoplasticity; transport, chemically and electronically active processes; multiphase and biomaterial systems; thermodynamics; shape memory; mechanics of testing; micro/nanoindentation on time-dependent materials; dynamic rate-dependent behaviors; large deformations; residual stresses; time (rate)-dependent damage and failure; time (rate)-dependent polycrystalline, single crystal and nanocrystalline behaviors; multifunctional materials; mechanics of processing; design methods; environmental interactions; experimental methods and techniques; linear and non-linear time-dependent behavior; time (rate)-dependent composite materials of all types; numerical analysis; physical aging; rheological properties; temperature, pressure, and moisture effects on time dependence; damping; related topics. A short/tentative abstract indicating your intent to attend must be submitted by March 20, 2007, to the conference website: http://www.ae.utexas.edu/MTDM08/  

Schedule

Your intent to attend and short/tentative abstract due ..................... Mar 20, 07
Typing Instructions sent to Participants...........................................May 31, 07 
Three page Compact Paper Due.....................................................Nov 15, 07
Required Payment of Registration Fee............................................Jan 31, 08

Event...................................................................................... ....Mar 30 - Apr 4, 08  

A CD proceedings of the required 3-page papers will be distributed at the event.  Authors are encouraged to submit optional full-length papers as they are completed to Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials journal. This can be done expeditiously by submitting directly to one of the conference chairs, or alternatively to the journal as indicated at http://www.springer.com/east/home/materials?SGWID=5-10041-70-35602016-0 A block of rooms will be available for the substantially discounted price of US $179+tax per night. A number of rooms at government rate will be available to individuals with government ID. The conference fee structure appears on the website. The spectacular Monterey Peninsula, on California's Central Coast, has been called the 'greatest meeting of land, sea and sky' in the world. The Portola Plaza Hotel is a short walk to the world-famous Monterey Bay Aquarium, Old Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey State Beaches, Monterey State Historic Park with its historic adobes, Cannery Row, which was made famous by John Steinbeck, and hundreds of great dining, entertainment and shopping opportunities. And it's just a short drive to 17-Mile Drive and Pebble Beach, and to the old world charm of Carmel by the Sea, the wineries of Carmel Valley and Salinas Valleys and the grandeur of the Big Sur Coast. There are also 24 world-class golf courses to challenge even the most avid golfers. The Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary offers unique kayaking and whale watching adventures, combined with its spectacular coastline and encounters with local sea life inhabitants like otters, whales, sea lions and many aquatic birds. More information about the region is available at http://www.mpcc.com/ and http://www.lovetoeatandtravel.com/Site/Sfbay/Monterey/attractions.htm. Photos of the outstanding accommodations and the beautiful Monterey Peninsula region are posted at the hotel website, http://www.portolaplazahotel.com/photogallery/index.cfm?Refresh=1&. 

You are welcomed to redistribute this announcement to other distinguished researchers. We look forward to seeing you in beautiful Monterey.   

Richard Hall, Air Force Research Laboratory, richard.hall@wpafb.af.mil, conference chair;
Hongbing Lu, Oklahoma State University, hongbin@okstate.edu, co-chair;
H. Jerry Qi, University of Colorado, qih@colorado.edu, co-chair;  

Igor Emri, University of Ljubljana, organizing committee;

Wolfgang Knauss, California Institute of Technology, organizing committee;

Krishnaswamy Ravi-Chandar, University of Texas at Austin, organizing committee.