The Minerals Metals and Materials Society (TMS) will
honor Marc A. Meyers,
a materials science professor at the UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
at their annual meeting in February 2014 through a special
symposium on Dynamic Behavior of Materials. (Meyers is affiliated with Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, and NanoEngineering at the Jacobs School.)
Symposium
organizers: Naresh Thadhani, Georgia Institute of
Technology and George Thompson Gray, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Sponsorship: TMS/ASM:
Mechanical Behavior of Materials Committee
Abstract submission is open until July 1. A description
of the symposium from the website of TMS2014 is below.
The dynamic behavior of
materials encompasses a broad range of phenomena associated with extreme
environment and with relevance to technological applications in military and
civilian sectors. The field of dynamic behavior of materials comprises diverse
phenomena such as deformation, fracture, fragmentation, shear localization,
damage dissipation, chemical reactions under extreme conditions, and processing
(combustion synthesis; shock compaction; explosive welding and fabrication;
shock and shear synthesis of novel materials). It has evolved considerably in the
past twenty years and is now at a stage where its significance to all classes
of materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites is becoming
relevant.
It is recognized today, as evidenced by the contributions herein, that materials aspects are of utmost importance in extreme dynamic loading events. The macro mechanical and physical processes that govern the phenomena manifest themselves at the microstructural level, by dazzling complexity of defect configurations and effects. Nevertheless, these processes/mechanisms can be quantitatively treated on the basis of accumulated knowledge. We are entering an exciting stage where our capabilities, from continuum and molecular dynamics computations, enable realistic predictions of materials performances and are starting to guide not only the design process but also our further micromechanical understanding of deformation processes at every level, including the basic dislocation mechanisms. The multiple technologies applications of this field include crashworthiness, machining, and important military effects of armor and projectile designs, ballistic penetrations, and explosive dynamics leading in general to the design of conventional and nuclear weapons. Applications in the medical field are also becoming important, with recent developments aimed at understanding traumatic brain injury and drug delivery. The dynamic behavior of materials during processing, including during compaction, synthesis, welding, forming, etc., is also of considerable importance. The symposium organizers hope that, through the publications of the symposium articles, the materials community will become more exposed to this research field.
It is recognized today, as evidenced by the contributions herein, that materials aspects are of utmost importance in extreme dynamic loading events. The macro mechanical and physical processes that govern the phenomena manifest themselves at the microstructural level, by dazzling complexity of defect configurations and effects. Nevertheless, these processes/mechanisms can be quantitatively treated on the basis of accumulated knowledge. We are entering an exciting stage where our capabilities, from continuum and molecular dynamics computations, enable realistic predictions of materials performances and are starting to guide not only the design process but also our further micromechanical understanding of deformation processes at every level, including the basic dislocation mechanisms. The multiple technologies applications of this field include crashworthiness, machining, and important military effects of armor and projectile designs, ballistic penetrations, and explosive dynamics leading in general to the design of conventional and nuclear weapons. Applications in the medical field are also becoming important, with recent developments aimed at understanding traumatic brain injury and drug delivery. The dynamic behavior of materials during processing, including during compaction, synthesis, welding, forming, etc., is also of considerable importance. The symposium organizers hope that, through the publications of the symposium articles, the materials community will become more exposed to this research field.
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