Organizers:
- Fatemeh Ahmadpoor, New Jersey Institute of Technology
- Wei Gao, Texas A&M
- Baoxing Xu, University of Virginia
- Xing Liu, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Description:
Multilayered structures serve as essential building blocks for advanced multifunctional nanostructures. Despite extensive research efforts in this area, the mechanical properties of these materials, including strength, adhesion, friction, deformation, and failure mechanisms, remain of significant interest to the mechanics community. Due to the inherent complexity of these problems—spanning multiple scales—advanced theoretical, experimental, and computational approaches are often integrated to investigate the associated deformations, stresses, and mechanically coupled phenomena. This mini-symposium will focus on integrating theoretical modeling and experimental studies to advance our understanding of the mechanics and physics of multilayered structures, across length scales ranging from atomic to continuum levels. The symposium aims to create a platform for researchers from academia, industry, and national laboratories to share, discuss, and exchange insights on the latest advancements in the field.
Topics of interest:
Specific topics of interest include but not limited to:
- Mechanical properties of multilayered structures
- In-situ experimental testing and numerical modeling at small scales
- Interface and surface properties
- Instability of membrane/substrate, and multilayered composites
- Adhesion, friction, deformation and failure mechanisms
- Design and fabrication multilayered structures and device