Seminar Series - 2002-2003 Seminars

Recent Work on Concrete Non-destructive Evaluation, John S. Popovics, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  Tuesday, October 1, 2002, W183 Nebraska Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Probing the Properties of Cells and Cell Surfaces With the Atomic Force Microscope, Dr. Mike McElfresh, Materials Research Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  Tuesday, October 8, 2002, W183 Nebraska Hall, 3:30 p.m.

A Theory of Continuum Mechanics That Allows Discontinuities, Stewart Silling, Computational Physics Department, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Tuesday, October 15, 2002, W183 Nebraska Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Mathematical modelling of dissipative processes, Prof. K. R. Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX  77843.  Friday, October 18, 2002, W183 Nebraska Hall, 4:30 p.m.  Postponed to Friday, December 6, 2002.

Common Mathematical Structure of Various Beam and Plate Theories and Its Use to Finding Solutions, Prof. J. N. Reddy, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX   77843.  Friday, November 1, 2002, W183 Nebraska Hall, 2:00 p.m.

Strained Induced Stabilization of Stepped Si and Ge Surfaces (.pdf file), Dr. Cristian V. Ciobanu, Division of Engineering, Brown University.  Tuesday, November 5, 2002,  W183 Nebraska Hall, 3:30 p.m.

In Search of a Perfect Micromechanics Model for Multiphase Materials:  High-Fidelity Generalized Method of Cells, Marek-Jerzy Pindera, Applied Mechanics Program, Civil Engineering Department, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA   22904.  Friday, November 15, 2002, W183 Nebraska Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Piezoelectric Crystals:  Material Constant Issues for RF Device Design, John A. Kosinski, Senior Technologist, AMSEL-RD-IW-S, Bldg. 600 (McAfee Center), U.S. Army Communication-Electronics Command, Fort Monmouth, NJ 07703-5211.  Tuesday, November 19, 2002, W183 Nebraska Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Design of Ferromagnetic Shape Memory Alloy Based Actuators, Minoru Taya, Professor and Director, Center for Intelligent Materials and Systems, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Box 352600, Seattle, WA  98195-2600, Email tayam@u.washington.edu.  Wednesday, December 4, 2002, 105 Othmer Hall, 9:30 a.m.

Mathematical modelling of dissipative processes, Prof. K. R. Rajagopal, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843.  Friday, December 6, 2002, 110 Othmer Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Three-Dimensional Effects on Fatigue Crack Closure in the Small-Scale Yielding Regime, Robert H. Dodds Jr., M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Chair, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801.  Friday, March 7, 2003, W183 Nebraska Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Shape-memory alloys: From microstructure to macroscopic properties, Dr. Kaushik Bhattacharya, Division of Engineering and Applied Science, California Institute of Technology.  Monday, April 14, 2003, 110 Othmer Hall, 3:30 p.m.

Polycrystals Modeling and Micromechanical Analysis of Ceramics, Shengqiang Xue, Thesis Defense, Advisor:  Dr. Ruqiang Feng, Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.  Tuesday, April 22, 2003, W183 Nebraska Hall, 11:00 a.m.

Dynamic Tribological Response of Fractured and Shear-Damaged Surfaces, Hongfa Huang, Dissertation Defense, Advisor:  Dr. Ruqiang Feng, Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.  Wednesday, April 23, 2003, W106 Nebraska Hall, 7:30 a.m.

Shear and Compression-Shear Response of Polymeric Materials at High Shear Rates, Yungui Hu, Dissertation Defense, Advisor:  Dr. Ruqiang Feng, Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.  Monday, June 9, 2003, W183 Nebraska Hall, 9:00 a.m.

Fracture of Advanced Laminated Composites With Nanofiber Reinforced Interfaces, Xiang-fa Wu, Dissertation Defense, Advisor:  Dr. Yuris Dzenis, Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.  Wednesday, July 2, 2003, W183 Nebraska Hall, 7:30 a.m. 

Application of Diffuse Ultrasonic Methods for Cement-Based Materials, Sathish Ramamoorthy, Thesis Defense, Advisor:  Dr. Joseph A. Turner, Dept. of Engineering Mechanics, University of Nebraska - Lincoln.  Tuesday, August 5, 2003, W183 Nebraska Hall, 10:00 a.m.