Virginia Tech is the largest comprehensive university (with approximately 25,000 students) in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The College of Engineering awards nearly 1000 B.S. degrees, 450 M.S. degrees and 135 Ph.D. degrees every year. The Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics enrolled 101 graduate students in 1997-98, awarded 21 Masters and 22 doctoral degrees in 1996-97, and had a research expenditure of $4.9M dollars in 1996-97. The graduate program of the College of Engineering has been ranked 25th in the country in the 1998 U.S. News & World Report.
SPONSORS: The Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) and the Materials Division (MD) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).
GOALS: The conference will bring together mechanicians and material scientists, and provide a forum for exchanging ideas, and promoting interaction among them.
Scientists and researchers from all over the world are welcome to participate in the conference. All areas of applied mechanics and material science will be covered. Each speaker will be allotted 20 minutes for presentation and discussion of the paper.
LOCAL ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: R. C. Batra (Co-Chair), W. Curtin,
M. Hajj, R. Heller, E. H. Henneke (Co-Chair), M. Hyer, L. Librescu, A.
Loos, K. Reifsnider,
W. Smith, J. Smithson, S. Thangjitham, and H. Tieleman.
SPECIAL SYMPOSIA: Several colleagues have kindly agreed to organize symposia. Please click onto Symposia List for the 1999 ASME Conference .
FORMAT FOR ABSTRACTS: Abstracts should be typed, single spaced on 8.5 X 11 white sheet with 1 inch margin on all four sides. The title (16 point, bold) should be followed by a single space, authors names (12 point, bold), their affiliations (12 point) (complete address should be included so that interested persons can contact the authors by mail, or e-mail), a single space and then the text of the abstract in single space and 12 point. It will be preferable to include line drawings rather than complex or more involved figures in the abstract. THE ABSTRACT MUST NOT EXCEED ONE-PAGE; ELSE ONLY THE FIRST PAGE WILL APPEAR IN THE BOOK OF ABSTRACTS.
TRAVEL TO BLACKSBURG: The closest airport in Roanoke is 45 miles from the Virginia Tech campus, and is presently served by U.S.\ Airways, Delta, United, and Northwest. Rental cars are available at the airport. A limousine service from the airport to Blacksburg and back is also available. The local organizing committee will make additional arrangements to facilitate travel between Roanoke Airport and Blacksburg. To obtain information about Blacksburg community, go to the website http://www.bev.net/.
IMPORTANT DATES:
15 January 1999 (Submission of Abstracts)
28 February 1999 (Acceptance/Declination Letters mailed)
31 March 1999 (Preliminary Program mailed)
15 May 1999 (Registration deadline for reduced registration fee)
27-30 June 1999 (Conference Program)
MAILING ADDRESS FOR ABSTRACTS: Mrs. Norma Guynn, Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Mail Code 0219, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061; e-mail nguynn@vt.edu; fax 540-231-4574
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION ON HOUSING, TRAVEL ETC.: Ms. Wanda Hylton, Continuing Education, Mail Code 0364, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24060, e-mail whylton@vt.edu; Tel. 540-231-9617, Fax 540-231-9886. Please click here for list of area hotels.
REGISTRATION FEE: $295.00 if paid by May 15, 1999; $350 on site. The registration fee covers the book of abstracts, two coffee/refreshment breaks every day of the conference, a reception on 27 June 1999, a banquet on 29 June 1999, and admission to all sessions.
ON-LINE INFORMATION is available at the website http://www.esm.vt.edu/mmconf/
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: The local organizing committee does not
have funds to support even the partial travel of any potential participant.