Dear Esteemed Researcher,

Dear Esteemed Researcher,

It is my pleasure to invite you to submit your recent work as a contribution to the special issue on “Bridging of Material Length Scales” for the journal “International Journal of Materials and Structural Integrity” [http://www.inderscience.com/browse/index.php?journalID=162].

2007 Alan T. Waterman Award Winner

Peidong Yang

Recently, there have been many strain gradient theories that are used for the interpretation of size effect at the micron and submicron length scales. The basic idea of these theories is the introduction of a first, or second (or both) gradients of strain or any internal state variable in the governing equations of classical theories.

Please joint me in congratulating Dr. Stelios Kyriakides’ (Editor of International Journal of Solids and Structures) for his election to the United States National Academy of Engineering.

The SES 2007 Conference, Oct. 21-24, 2007, Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas, home to the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

 Symposium: Plasticity and Damage Size Effects at the Micron and Nano Length Scales