Communicated to Kaspar Willam, November 4, 1998.
Dear Kaspar:
So far we have 46 talks confirmed and 9 undecided. I expect it to be one of the largest symposiums on the subject matter with over 60 talks. I would like to thank Marcia Harnett, our senior secretary, for her effort in advertising the symposium.
Below is a short blurb.
Symposium on Computational Advances in Modeling Composites and Heterogeneous Materials focuses on advances in multiscale and multiphysics mathematical modeling, numerical methods relevant to modeling heterogeneous media, software framework needed to support such modeling and simulation effort and finally applications ranging from microstructural optimization, three-dimensional microstructures and piezoelectric materials to chemical vapor deposition processes and multiphase flow problems. The issues of validity limits of the classical homogenization approach, hierarchical mathematical and numerical modeling, a posteriori error estimation aimed at determining the adequacy of various mathematical and numerical models, microstructure randomness, and thermomechanical analysis of coupled continuum-atomistic models are emphasized.
Regards,
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Jacob Fish, Professor, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Information Technology Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute , Troy, NY 12180, USA
E-mail: fishj@rpi.edu, URL: http://www.rpi.edu/~fishj Tel: 518-276-6191, Fax: 518-276-4833
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