PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF TOPIC

The objective of this symposium is to review recent advances in the mechanics of  materials and meta-materials  of different dimensions and active frequency ranges, and to identify future research opportunities in the subject area. Innovative theoretical, computational and experimental approaches will be discussed.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

·         Phononic crystals and acoustic meta-materials

·         Nanocomposites reinforced by carbon nanotubes or other nanomaterials

·         Processing-structure-property relations for micro- and nano-structured materials

·         Modeling of biomaterials and living tissues