Call for abstracts EMI 2018 MS63: Extreme mechanics of architected materials

Please consider submitting an abstract to the Mini-Symposium 63 Extreme mechanics of architected materials for the EMI 2018 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference which will take place May 29 - June 1 at MIT. The deadline for abstract submission is January 31.

This minisymposium will discuss the latest advancements on the extreme mechanics of architected materials (cellular solids, micro- and nano-lattices, multi-phase composite structures, self-assembled material systems and others) where “extreme” here encompasses large deformations, failure, high strain rates, high temperatures, as well as mechanics at the nanoscale.

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
- Mechanical properties of architected materials at their theoretical limits
- Mechanics-based design for nonlinear properties
- Material systems for acoustic absorption, shock absorption, and thermal insulation
- Mechanical Metamaterials
- Programmable matter and self-assembled materials
- Bio-inspired and nanostructured architectures

Organizers:

Stavros Gaitanaros, Johns Hopkins University
Qiming Wang, University of Southern California