Fourth Biennial Symposium on "Current and Future Challenges in Mechanics and Materials", to be held at Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, August 3-6,2009

2009年8月在博尔德的科罗拉多大学举行的第四届两年一度的力学和材料领域当前和未来挑战研讨会。 来自美国和国外的研究人员将参加，代表力学/材料领域的科学前沿，包括理论，实验和模拟。 为期四天的研讨会将集中在力学和材料与当代问题的交叉点a）生物技术/生物医学，B）纳米技术，和c）能源。 研讨会将包括50分钟的演讲，然后是对研究和研究生教育中的现代问题和新兴挑战的广泛讨论。研讨会将为思想交流和开放讨论提供一个极好的环境，允许在力学和材料的各个领域展示最先进的技术。 此外，它将允许深入讨论当前和未来的挑战，这将有助于推进该领域的研究和研究生教育前沿，以期确定可以最大限度地发挥社会影响的活动。 研讨会将作为一个机会，展示在落基山脉地区的大学和国家实验室进行的研究，并将允许在该领域的区域学生和领先的研究人员之间的宝贵的互动。 研讨会上研究人员和学生之间的互动预计将导致未来在力学和材料研究和教育方面的合作。

The fourth biennial symposium on Current and Future Challenges in Mechanics and Materials at the University of Colorado at Boulder, in August 2009. Researchers from the US and abroad will participate, representing the scientific forefront in areas of mechanics/materials including theory, experiment, and simulation. The four-day symposium will focus on intersections of Mechanics and Materials with contemporary issues in a) Biotechnology/biomedical, b) Nanotechnology, and c) Energy. The symposium will involve 50 minute presentations, followed by extensive discussion of modern issues and emerging challenges in research as well as in graduate education.The symposium will provide an excellent environment for the thoughtful exchange of ideas and open discussions that allow for the presentation of the state-of-the-art in various areas of mechanics and materials. Additionally, it will permit in-depth discussion of current and future challenges that will help advance research and graduate education frontiers in the field, with a view toward identifying activities that can maximize societal impact. The symposium will serve as an opportunity to showcase research performed at universities and national laboratories in the Rocky Mountain region and will permit valuable interactions among regional students and leading researchers in the field. The interactions among researchers and students at the symposium are expected to lead to future collaborations in mechanics and materials research and education.