Probing the Limits of Strength

August 10-12, 2009
Berkeley, CA

 

Organizing Committee

Andrew Minor, J.W. Morris, Jr. & Daryl Chrzan
University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oden Warren & Z.W. Shan
Hysitron, Inc.

 

Confirmed Invited Speakers

William W. Gerberich, University of Minnesota

Mojmir Sob, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Ju Li, University of Pennylvania

Setsuo Takaki, Kyushu University, Japan

Wei Cai, Stanford University

Jeff Th.M. De Hosson, University of Groningen, The Netherlands

Nobuhiro Tsuji, Kyoto University, Japan

Easo George, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Shigeru Kuramoto, Toyota Research and Development, Japan

Julia Greer, Caltech

 

Call for Abstracts

This Workshop on Probing the Limits of Strength aims to bring together researchers with an interest in experimental and theoretical studies of the fundamental limits of strength in materials. The workshop will include a strong lineup of national and international speakers on advanced mechanical testing techniques and computational materials science of materials deformation at the elastic limit.

The workshop's program has a limited number of timeslots available for contributed talks pertaining to relevant experimental or computational research. Those wishing to provide a contributed talk, or a poster for the poster session, are encouraged to submit an abstract of no more than 200 words, as a Microsoft Word document, to BerkeleyWorkshop09@gmail.com. Please provide the presenter's complete contact information below the abstract, and please specify a preference for a poster presentation if that is the case. Your submission will be considered for a poster presentation if not accepted as a contributed talk. Abstract submitter will receive email notification of the workshop's decision no later than July 6, 2009.

 

Program

The workshop begins with an opening reception in the evening of August 10th, then proceeds to two half-day seminar sessions and a poster session at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBL) on August 11th, and concludes with a half-day seminar session at LBL on August 12th. The opening reception, lunch at LBL on August 11th and 12th, and the workshop banquet on August 11th are included with the workshop's registration fee. We will also provide transportation from the workshop hotel to LBL.

 

Deadlines

Abstract deadline: July 1, 2009

Registration and advance fee deadline: July 8, 2009

 

Hotel

The Claremont Resort and Spa (http://www.claremontresort.com) in Berkeley will be the official hotel for the workshop. Special room rates ($139/night plus taxes) are available to workshop participants (this rate will also be honored three days before and after the workshop dates). Please ask for the "LBL workshop rate" when making reservations: 1-800-551-7266. Rooms at the special rate are available until at least July 10, 2009.

 

Important Links:

Workshop Website (including registration information):
http://www.mse.berkeley.edu/groups/aminor/09_Workshop

Workshop Email:
BerkeleyWorkshop09@gmail.com

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