10.1. Experimental and Theoretical Micro- & Nano-Mechanics: Honoring the Contributions of Prof. Kyung-Suk Kim

Organizers

Ashraf Bastawros, Iowa State University
Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Yanfei Gao, The University of Tennessee
Ruike Renee Zhao, Stanford University

Description

Mechanics of Solids and Structures have evolved from studies of large bodies in civil and aerospace engineering, to metallurgical microstructures, and to miniscule living or nonliving objects. A central role in studying such a multitude of material phenomena is how to bridge these scales theoretically and experimentally, and thus to provide an in-depth understanding of the mechanical behavior of micro- and nano-structures with desirable properties and design capabilities. This symposium will aim to provide a platform to honor the contributions from Prof. Kyung-Suk Kim (Brown University) in the above topics. Presentations are only by invitations, and topics will be in accord with Prof. Kim’s nearly fifty-year experience in dynamic plasticity, fracture and failure, nano-mechanics and biomechanics.