Talks

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Wednesday 14 July evening:

O1: Logistics/Workshop Overview (0.2MB)
Peter M. Anderson, Ohio State University (USA)
Jerry Chuang, National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)
Maw-Kuen Wu, National Science Council (Taiwan)

Session A: Research Overviews

A1: Welcoming Remarks (1.2MB)
Les Smith, National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)

A2: Nanomechanics Research at NSF (2.9MB)
Ken Chong, National Science Foundation (USA)

A3: Nanomechanics Research at NSC (2.2MB)
Maw-Kuen Wu, National Science Council (Taiwan)

fossil02comp.avi (9.7MB)
stone.mpg (13MB)
Zn15.avi (15MB)
future_world.mpg (121MB)

Thursday 15 July (morning):

Session B: Phase Transformations and Thermodynamics

B1: Modeling microstructural evolution in complex materials using the phase field method (1.3MB)
Yunzhi Wang, Ohio State University (USA)

B2: Stoichiometic and non-stoichiometric alumina particles: a first principles study (1.9MB)
Max Yen, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

B3: Phase field modeling of solidification under stress (1.1MB)
Julia Slutsker, National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)

B4: Stress-induced transformation in nanocrystals (0.9MB)
Hong Liang, University of Alaska (USA)

B5: Coupling of Stokes creep and Herring's diffusion at a small length scale (0.4MB)
Zhigang Suo, Harvard University (USA)

Session C: Nanotubes, Nanowires, and Nanostructures

C1: Mechanics of Nanotubes, Nanowires, and Their Applications (4.1MB)
Kyeongjae (KJ) Cho, Stanford University (USA)

C2: Modeling of carbon nanotubes and their composites (2.8MB)
Tsu-Wei Chou, University of Delaware (USA)

C3: Atomistic-based continuum theory for carbon nanotubes (0.7MB)
Yonggang Huang, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign (USA)

C4: Green's function method for multiscale modeling of nanostructures (0.8MB)
Vinod Tewary, National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)

Thursday 15 July (afternoon)

Session D: Biological and Polymeric Materials-I

D1: Nanomechanics of structural biomaterials: biocrystals and bioglasses (2.3MB)
Joanna Aizenberg, Lucent Technologies (USA)

D2: Nano/micro-fuidic systems--design, characterization, and biomedical applications (1.3MB - missing slide 13)
Fang-Gang Tseng, Tsing-Hua University (Taiwan)

D3: Mechanics of nanoscale biological structures and biomaterials (1.8MB)
Chwee-Teck Lim, National Singapore University (Singapore)

D4: Atomistic and continuum studies of flaw tolerant nanostructures in biological systems (7.5MB)
Markus Buehler, MPI-Stuttgart (Germany)

D5: Nanomechanics for biomolecular recognition (0.9MB)
Long-Sun Huang, Taiwan University (Taiwan)

Session E: Biologcal and Polymeric Materials-II

E1: Atomic scale mechanisms of stress production in elastomers and polymer melts (0.3MB)
Allan Bower, Brown University (USA)

E2: Nano-indentation for polymer characterization using atomic force microscopy (2.1MB)
Shuo-Hung Chang, National Taiwan University (Taiwan)

E3: Towards the integration of nano/micro devices using MEMS technology (1.8MB)
Weileun Fang, Tsing-Hua University (Taiwan)

E4: Fabrication and simulation of nanostructures on silicon by laser assisted direct imprint technique (1.6MB)
Fei-Bin Hsiao, Cheng Kung University (Taiwan)

Thursday 15 July (evening)

Session F: Quantum Dots, Thin Films, and Nanostructures

F1: Properties and assembly of quantum dots by ion bombardment of semiconductors (4.6MB)
Harley Johnson, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign

F2: Micro/nanomechanics in thin films and in biological systems (24.9MB)
Eduard Artz, Max Planck Institute-Stuttgart (Germany)

F3: Mechanics of nanostructures (2.1MB)
Rodney Ruoff, Northwestern University (USA)

Friday 16 July (morning)

Session G: Plasticity--Atomistic Descriptions

G1: Deformation dynamics at the nanoscale (2.9MB)
Sidney Yip, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

G2: Modified Frenkel model and ductility of solids (0.6MB)
Ju Li, Ohio State University (USA)

G3: Coupled molecular and dislocation dynamics (1.3MB)
Behrouz Shiari, Carleton University (Canada)

1000.avi (10.3MB)
brinell-disl.avi (1.3MB)
load-unload.avi (0.6MB)
void.avi (6.1MB)
voidat.avi (4.9MB)

G4: Static atomistic simulations of nanoindentation/indentation size effects (4.1MB)
Yeau-Ren Jeng, Chung Chen University (Taiwan)

G5: Large-scale 3D dislocation dynamics (3.6MB)
Yinmin Wang and Vasily Bulatov, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA)

4NJunctionHT4.avi (0.7MB)
4NJunctionHTN1.avi (1.3MB)
xslipFRsingle600K.avi (3.1MB)

Session H: Plasticity--Physical Models and Experiments

H1: Dynamics of dislocations in colloidal structures (11.6MB)
Frans Spaepen, Harvard University (USA)

H2: Scale bridging nanomechanics of solids: field projection methods (1.6MB)
Kyung-Suk Kim, Brown University (USA)

H3: Mesoscopic length scales for deformed structures (1.4MB)
William Gerberich, University of Minnesota (USA)

H4: Surface effects on the nanomechanics of thin films and nanomaterials (0.3MB)
Robert Cammarata, Johns Hopkins University (USA)

Friday 16 July (afternoon)

Session I: Plasticity and Wear--Physical Models and Experiments

I1: Deformation and fracture in thin gold films (0.6MB)
Neville Moody, Sandia National Laboratory (USA)

I2: Plasticity and strength of nanocrystalline Ni and Ni-W alloys (3.1MB)
T-G Nieh, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (USA)

I3: An overview of the DOE center for integrated nanotechnologies (3.1MB)
Charles Barbour, Sandia National Laboratory (USA)

I4: ITRI's common lab and research activities for nanoscale characterization (1.5MB)
Jain-Long Horng, Industrial Technology Institute (Taiwan)

I5: Modeling the tribological aspects of friction and gradual wear of DLC films (0.5MB)
Leon Keer, Northwestern University (USA)

I6: Taiwan-AFOSR Nanoscience Initiative (0.1MB)
Lt Col Anne M. Faye, AFOSR/NE (USA)

Friday 16 July (evening)

Poster Session

P1: Frictional sliding modes along an interface between elastic plates (1.9MB)
Demirkan Coker, Brown University (USA)
(presented by Yanfei Gao)

P2: Residual stresses in nano-film/substrate systems
Sanboh Lee, National Tsing Hua University (Taiwan)

P3: Rough surface plasticity and adhesion at the nanoscale (1MB)
Yanfei Gao, Brown University (USA)

P4: Activation pathways of crack tip plasticity and environmental attack
Ting Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA)

P5: Programmable assembly of molecules on a solid surface (1.2MB)
Wei Hong, Harvard University (USA)

P6: On the tensile strength of a solid nanowire (1.3MB)
Tze-jer Chuang, National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA)

P7: Analyses of delamination in bilayer systems
Hung-Yi Lin, Industrial Technology Research Institute (Taiwan)

P8: Dislocation confinement and ultimate strength in nanoscale metallic multilayers (0.3MB)
Qizhen Li and Peter M. Anderson, Ohio State University (USA)

Saturday 17 July (morning)

Summaries from small Group Discussions

S1: Phase transform and thermo (60KB)

S2: Biological and polymeric materials (0.1MB)

S3: Plasticity and wear (0.1MB)

S4: Nanostructures (64KB)