This minisymposium will focus on the application and development of computational models and methods to study and elucidate the behavior and properties of nanomaterials (nanowires, nanotubes, thin films, nanocrystalline materials, biological materials, polymers, etc).  Topics of interest will include, but are not limited to:  (1) Computational models and methods that enable multiphysics modeling of nanomaterials, such as coupling mechanical deformation to electrical, thermal or optical properties.  (2) Deformation and fracture mechanisms in single and polycrystalline nanomaterials.  (3) Interactions of nanostructures, such as adhesion, tribology and energy dissipation.  (4) Advances in spatial and temporal multiscale computational methods. (5) Size and surface effects on the behavior and properties of nanomaterials.  (6) Deformation and failure mechanisms in soft/amorphous/non-crystalline materials. 

Conference Organizers: 

Harold S. Park
University of Colorado
Harold.park@colorado.edu

Gregory M. Odegard
Michigan Technical University
gmodegar@mtu.edu

H. Eliot Fang
Sandia National Laboratories
hefang@sandia.gov