Fellowships for Seventh US National Congress on Computational Mechanics to be held August 4-6, 2002, in Albuquerque, New Mexico

第七届美国全国计算力学大会新墨西哥州阿尔伯克基会议中心，2003年8月4日至6日美国计算力学协会已邀请一群来自学术界和政府的科学家组织第七届全国计算力学大会，会议将于2003年8月4日至6日在阿尔伯克基会议中心举行。阿尔伯克基会议的召开正值人们对计算力学的兴趣日益浓厚之际，材料工程、纳米技术、生物学和医学方面的创新方法以及强大的新的并行和分布式计算系统的出现推动了这一趋势。美国计算力学协会一年两次的大会是吸引国际观众的重大科学活动。第七届美国国会由桑迪亚国家实验室主办，将重点介绍计算力学各方面的最新发展--从纳米技术和生物工程的新应用，到数值方法和高性能计算的最新进展。该技术计划的特点是邀请杰出专家的全体讲座，以及专注于当前科学感兴趣的主题的小型研讨会。与会者将有一个特殊的机会，通过与研究人员的互动，体验桑迪亚国家实验室独特的科学环境，并展望其在集成纳米技术中心(CINT)和微系统和工程科学应用综合体(MESA)等倡议中的未来。第七届大会将是第一次由国家实验室发挥组织领导作用。桑迪亚国家实验室工程科学中心主任比克尔博士和USACM副总裁菲什教授将担任大会总联席主席。比克尔博士将利用桑迪亚在工业界、学术界和政府的众多人脉来策划和宣传这次会议。桑迪亚还将利用其在规划科学活动方面的丰富经验，提供行政支持。桑迪亚的克里斯顿博士和伊利诺伊大学的哈伯教授将共同主持这一技术项目。当地组委会由汤姆·比克尔、马克·克里斯顿、雅各布·菲什(RPI)和罗伯特·哈伯(伊利诺伊大学)组成。大会组织者正在与USACM执行委员会密切合作，USACM执行委员会目前由20位杰出的计算机械学家组成，其中包括前总统Ted Belytschko、Thomas Hughes、Tinsley Oden、Ahmed Noor、J.N.Reddy和Mark Shephard。我们的主要目标是将活跃在计算力学领域的不同社区聚集在一起，并促进政府、学术界和工业界之间的互动。我们将集中力量吸引咨询工程公司和重点计算机和软件公司的新参与者，同时保留大会的核心群体--来自学术界和政府实验室的科学家。我们还计划支持年轻研究人员的参与，特别是研究生的参与，为他们提供一个独特的机会来传播他们的研究成果，联系潜在的雇主，并了解这一快速发展领域的最新进展。有关会议的完整信息，请访问国会网站http://www.esc.sandia.gov/usnccm.html.。

ABSTRACTSeventh US National Congress on Computational MechanicsAlbuquerque Convention CenterAlbuquerque, New Mexico, August 4-6, 2003The U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics, USACM, has asked a group of scientists from academia and government to organize the 7th National Congress on Computational Mechanics, to take place in the Albuquerque Convention Center, August 4-6, 2003. The Albuquerque meeting will occur at a time of increasing interest in computational mechanics, spurred by innovative approaches in materials engineering, nanotechnology, biology and medical science and by the availability of powerful new parallel and distributed computing systems. The biannual Congresses of the U.S. Association for Computational Mechanics are major scientific events that attract an international audience. The seventh U.S. Congress, hosted by Sandia National Laboratories, will highlight the latest developments in all aspects of computational mechanics - from new applications in nanotechnology and bioengineering to recent advances in numerical methods and high-performance computing. The technical program features invited plenary lectures by distinguished experts as well as minisymposia that focus on topics of current scientific interest. Participants will have a special opportunity to experience the unique scientific environment of Sandia National Laboratories through interactions with research staff and to envision its future in initiatives such as the Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT) and the Microsystems and Engineering Sciences Applications Complex (MESA). The 7th Congress will be the first where a National Laboratory is taking the lead organizational role. Dr. Bickel, director of the Engineering Sciences Center of Sandia National Laboratories, and Professor Fish, vice-president of USACM, will be the Congress general co-chairs. Dr. Bickel will exploit Sandia's many contacts in industry, academia, and government in planning and promoting the conference. Sandia will also provide administrative support, drawing on its extensive experience in planning scientific events. Dr. Christon from Sandia and Professor Haber from the University of Illinois will co-chair the technical program. The Local Organizing Committee is comprised of Tom Bickel, Mark Christon, Jacob Fish (RPI) and Robert Haber (University of Illinois). The Congress organizers are working closely with the Executive Committee of USACM, which is currently composed of twenty distinguished computational mechanicians, including the past presidents Ted Belytschko, Thomas Hughes, Tinsley Oden, Ahmed Noor, J.N. Reddy and Mark Shephard. Our main objective is to bring together the diverse communities that are active in computational mechanics and to promote interactions between government, academia and industry. We will make a concentrated effort to attract new participants from consulting engineering firms and from key computer and software companies, while retaining the Congress's core constituency of scientists from academia and government laboratories. We also plan to support the participation of young researchers, especially graduate students, affording them a unique opportunity to disseminate their research results, to contact potential employers, and to learn about the latest advances in this rapidly developing field. Complete information about the meeting is available at the Congress web http://www.esc.sandia.gov/usnccm.html.