The ASME Applied Mechanics and Materials Conference, McMAT-2011, will be held in Chicago at the Fairmont Hotel adjacent to Millennium Park from May 30 to June 1, 2011, under the combined auspices of the Applied Mechanics and Materials Divisions of the ASME. It is a biennial conference covering all aspects of mechanics and materials: theoretical, experimental, and computational. Members of the Applied Mechanics and Materials communities are invited to propose symposia and to actively participate in the conference.
Specific symposium topics of interest include: Adaptive Materials Biomechanics Cellular Mechanics Composite Materials Computing Methods Experimental Methods Fluid Dynamics Fracture Geomechanics Mechanical Properties of Materials Micromechanics Nanomechanics Plasticity and Failure and other related and contemporary fields of interest to both communities.	Plenary Speakers   Robert M. McMeeking Professor of Mechanical Engineering University of California, Santa Barbara   L. B. Freund H. L. Goddard University Professor Brown University   Peter Wriggers Head, Institute of Continuum Mechanics Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
To propose a Mini-Symposium, please submit a Title, a Brief Description of the symposium, and Contact information of all organizers and co-organizers to McMAT-2011 Chair Arif Masud at amasud@illinois.edu. Important Dates: January 31, 2010 - Deadline for minisymposia proposals February 28, 2011 - Deadline for abstract submission March 15, 2011 - Notification of abstract acceptance March 31, 2011 - Deadline for print-ready abstracts April 30, 2011 - Deadline for early registration