The Oak Ridge Chapter of ASM International, in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory is proud to organize ASM Educational Symposium: Innovations in Mechanical Testing: From Molecules to Large Engineering Structures, April 19, 2011, Pollard Auditorium, 210 Badger Ave., Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

The educational symposium is directed to the university, industry and government communities involved in materials science and engineering. Innovations in Mechanical Testing will focus on recent development in materials issues related the structure/property relationships.

Sponsors: Oak Ridge Chapter of ASM International, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORNL - Energy Materials, HTML, ORAU, Y-12 National Security Complex, MTS Systems, CSM, Inc., Agilent Technologies, BOSE Test Systems, Hysitron, Inc., Nanomechanics Inc.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

Researchers and students involved in materials science & engineering and people interested in innovations in mechanical testing of materials and structures.

KEY DATES:

April 7: Student Scholarship Application Deadline
April 15: Registration - NOW CLOSED

REGISTRATION FEE:

Regular - $120
Student - $30
Retiree - $40

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Ian Robertson (UIUC/NSF) - "In situ TEM testing"

INVITED SPEAKERS:

Markus Buehler (MIT) – "Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics"
Qian Yu (UC-Berkeley) – "In situ TEM Nanomechanics"
Roberto Ballarini (U of Minnesota) – "Mechanical Measurements with Microdevices"
Robert Wheeler (Microtesting Solutions) – "In situ SEM Micromechanics"
Nicholas Randall (CSM Instr.) – "High Temperature Nanoindentation"
Jerry Young (Boeing) – "From Atoms to Airplanes"
Jennifer Hay (Agilent)
Kevin Hemker (Johns Hopkins) - "Strain Measurements at Nanoscale"

ANNOUNCEMENT:

Click here to download Announcement [pdf]

For more information, contact organizers:

Amit Shyam, shyama@ornl.gov (865-241-4841)

Edgar Lara-Curzio, laracurzioe@ornl.gov (865-574-1749)