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Second M.I.T. Conference
on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics


June 17 - 20, 2003

at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA 02139 U.S.A.


Effective May 30, 2003

-- Sorry --

Due to an unexpected number of registrations already received

The new regular Registration Fee not including the Proceedings and not including the Conference Dinner is $ 160.- (no charge for students). Space is available for you at all Lectures at the Conference. Note that the Proceedings Books published by Elsevier can directly be ordered from Elsevier at the Conference (the price is not known yet).

Please register under these conditions to attend the Conference. Registration is no longer available. We are looking forward to welcome you at M.I.T.

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The Second Conference will be held in the same spirit as the First Conference which was held at M.I.T. on June 12 - 15, 2001.
 
The Proceedings of the First Conference can be obtained through the MIT website. This Conference was held in the same spirit as the First Conference held at M.I.T. on June 12 - 15, 2001. This web site now contains partial details of the Second Conference.




Special Sessions / Mini-Symposia

The following Special Sessions / Mini-Symposia are being organized -- as of April 11, 2003 -- for the Conference. In case you are interested in contributing to one of these sessions, please contact the Session Organizer(s). If not, please forward your Abstract directly to the Conference Secretariat
 

If you would like to organize an additional Special Session or Mini-Symposium, please contact K.J. Bathe ( kjb@mit.edu ). The organization of Special Sessions / Mini-Symposia is open until March 15, 2003.

Multi-scale Methods
K. Amaratunga, M.I.T., U.S.A.
kevina@mit.edu

Computational Particulate Mechanics
S.J. Antony, Leeds University, U.K.
S.J.Antony@leeds.ac.uk

Kinetic and Fluid Models for Rarified and Ionized Media
O. Batishchev, M.I.T., U.S.A.
batish@mit.edu

Advances and Applications of Computational Methods in Aerospace
J. Bayandor, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
javid.bayandor@rmit.edu.au

Computational Structural Mechanics Research in the Department of Defense
J.T. Baylot, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.
James.T.Baylot@erdc.usace.army.mil

Mechanics of Tumor Developments
N. Bellomo, Politecnico di Torino, Italy 
bellomo@polito.it

Combustion Modeling
A.C. Benim, Düsseldorf University, Germany
Alicemal.Benim@fh-duesseldorf.de

Advances in Numerical Analysis Techniques for Pavement Systems
B. Birgisson, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.
bbirg@ufl.edu

Numerical Approximation of Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems
D. Boffi, University of Pavia, Italy, and 
L. Gastaldi, University of Brescia, Italy
boffi@dimat.unipv.it and gastaldi@ing.unibs.it

Multibody Dynamics
M. Borri, Politecnico di Milano, Italy
marco.borri@polimi.it

Modeling Experiences in Finite Element Analysis of Shells
M.L. Bucalem, University of São Paulo, Brazil
mlbucale@usp.br

Soil-Structure Interaction
J. Bull, The University of Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K.
john.bull@ncl.ac.uk

Modeling and Simulation of the Electro-Mechanical Behavior of the Heart
D. Chapelle, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France
dominique.chapelle@inria.fr

Differential Quadrature, Generalized Methods and Related Discrete Element Analysis Methods
C.-N. Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
cchen@mail.ncku.edu.tw

Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Fluid and Solid Mechanics
B. Cockburn, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, U.S.A.,
C.W. Shu, Brown University, U.S.A., and 
S. Adjerid, Virginia Tech, U.S.A.
cockburn@math.umn.edu , shu@cfm.brown.edu , and adjerids@calvin.math.vt.edu

Meshless Methods I
S. De, RPI, U.S.A.
suvranu@mit.edu

Soft Tissue Simulation
S. De, RPI, U.S.A.
suvranu@mit.edu

Crash Safety
Y.-C. Deng, General Motors, U.S.A.
Yih-Charng.Deng@gm.com

Multiscale Computations in Fluid and Solid Mechanics
B. Diskin, National Institute of Aerospace, U.S.A., and 
B. Wade, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, U.S.A.
bdiskin@nianet.org and wade@uwm.edu

Nonlinear Dynamics of Continuous Fluid-Structural Systems
E.H. Dowell, Duke University, U.S.A., and
M. Amabili, Universita' de Parma, Italy
dowell@ee.duke.edu and marco@me.unipr.it

Multipole Methods and their Industrial Applications
F. Duddeck, BMW, Germany, and
O. Steinbach, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Fabian.Duddeck@bmw.de and steinbach@mathematik.uni-stuttgart.de

Stochastic Simulation Methods for Optimization Problems
F. Duddeck, BMW, Germany
Fabian.Duddeck@bmw.de

Recent Advances in High-Order Methods
P. Fischer, Argonne National Laboratory, U.S.A.
fischer@mcs.anl.gov

Probabilistic Mechanics and Structural Reliability
D. M. Frangopol, University of Colorado, Boulder, U.S.A.
dan.frangopol@colorado.edu

Unstructured Mesh Adaptation
P. J. Frey, INRIA-Rocquencourt, France
pascal.frey@inria.fr

Advanced Analysis for Practical Design
C. Gantes, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
chgantes@central.ntua.gr

Computation of Flow Problems with Complex Rheology
D. Gartling, Sandia National Laboratories, U.S.A.
dkgartl@scico.sandia.gov

Finite Element Models for Smart Structures
P. Gaudenzi, University of Rome, Italy
Paolo.Gaudenzi@uniroma1.it

Vortex and Particle Methods
A. Ghoniem, M.I.T., U.S.A.
ghoniem@mit.edu

The Modeling and Control of Chaos in Systems of Industrial Importance
J. Glimm, State University of New York, Stony Brook, U.S.A.
glimm@ams.sunysb.edu

Pre-Conditioned Iterative Methods and Algorithms, Applications and Software Environments
G.A. Gravvanis, University of Aegean, Greece
gag@aegean.gr

3-D Turbulent Combustion
J. Grcar, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, U.S.A.
jfgrcar@lbl.gov

Molecular Methods in Mechanics
N. G. Hadjiconstantinou, M.I.T., U.S.A.
ngh@mit.edu

Wind Energy Structures
R. Harte, University of Wuppertal, Germany
harte@uni-wuppertal.de

Computation of Multiphase Flows
D. Higbie and A. Alajbegovic, AVL Powertrain Engineering, Inc., U.S.A
david.higbie@avlna.com and ales.alajbegovic@avlna.com

Inelastic Constitutive Behavior: Micro-macro and Phenomenological Models
A. Ibrahimbegovic, ENS-Cachan, France
Adnan.Ibrahimbegovic@lmt.ens-cachan.fr

Meshless Methods II
S. Idelsohn, INTEC, Argentina
msergio@arcride.edu.ar

Computational Fluid Geodynamics
A. Ismail-Zadeh, University of Karlsruhe, Germany,
G. Houseman, University of Leeds, U.K.,
G. Schubert, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.,
V. Trubitsyn, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia, and
D. Yuen, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
Alik.Ismail-Zadeh@gpi.uni-karlsruhe.de , greg@earth.leeds.ac.uk , schubert@ucla.edu , trub@uipe-ras.scgis.ru , and davey@krissy.msi.umn.edu

Computational Modeling of Multiphase and Structural Composites
M. Kaminski, Technical University of Lodz, Poland
marcin@kmm-lx.p.lodz.pl

Computational Models in Biology
R.D. Kamm, M.I.T., U.S.A.
rdkamm@mit.edu

Determination of Stress Intensity Factors 
B. Karihaloo, University of Wales, Cardiff, U.K.
KarihalooB@Cardiff.ac.uk

Accurate Simulation of Crack Problems
B. Karihaloo, University of Wales, Cardiff, U.K.
KarihalooB@Cardiff.ac.uk

Computational Procedures for Biological Tissue
M. Kojic, University of Kragujevec, Yugoslavia
kojicm@EUnet.yu

Computational Models using Trefftz Functions
V. Kompis, University of Zilina, Slovak Republic
Vladimir_Kompis@kmpp.utc.sk

Computational Concepts for Shell Structures
W.B. Krätzig, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany, 
A. Ibrahimbegovic, ENS-Cachan, France, 
J. Soric, University of Zagreb, Croatia, and
W. Wagner, University of Karlsruhe, Germany 
Wilfried.B.Kraetzig@sd.ruhr-uni-bochum.deAdnan.Ibrahimbegovic@lmt.ens-cachan.frjurica.soric@fsb.hr and ww@bau-verm.uni-karlsruhe.de

Analytical and Numerical Studies of Vortical Flows
E. Krause, RWTH-Aachen, Germany
ek.aia@t-online.de

Microfluidics and BioMEMS Simulation
K.Y. Lam, National University of Singapore, Singapore
dirofc@ihpc.nus.edu.sg

Recent Advances in Analysis and Numerics for Fluid Dynamics Problems
H. Liu, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A. and 
B. Wade, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, U.S.A.
hliu@math.ucla.edu and wade@uwm.edu

Fluid Flows in Design
R. Löhner, George Mason University, U.S.A.
rlohner@gmu.edu

Fluid-Structure Interactions
H. Matthies, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany and
R. Ohayon, CNAM, France
h.matthies@tu-bs.de and ohayon@cnam.fr

Computational Multiscale Modeling of Advanced Composites
S.A. Meguid, University of Toronto, Canada
meguid@mie.utoronto.ca

Computational Models for Nonlinear Effects in Sediment Transport
A. Mehta, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.
barodajj@ufl.edu

Simulation of Forming Processes
K. Mori, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan
mori@plast.tutpse.tut.ac.jp

Computational Combustion
H. Najm, Sandia National Laboratories, U.S.A.,
C. Romine, DOE Office of Science, U.S.A., and
A.F. Ghoniem, M.I.T., U.S.A. 
hnnajm@california.sandia.gov , romine@er.doe.gov , and ghoniem@mit.edu

Innovative Methods in Optimal Design and Control
P. Neittaanmäki, University of Jyväskylä, Finland, and
O. Pironneau, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France
pn@mit.jyu.fi and pironneau@ann.jussieu.fr

Inverse Problems from Thermal/Fluids and Solid Mechanics Applications
L. Olson, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, U.S.A.
lolson2@unl.edu

Meshless Methods III
J. Orkisz, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
plorkisz@cyf-kr.edu.pl

Structural Optimization
M. Papadrakakis, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
mpapadra@central.ntua.gr

Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian Methods in Computational Fluid Dynamics and Computational Solid Dynamics
R. Pember, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U.S.A.
pember@llnl.gov

Non-smooth Dynamics
F. Pfeiffer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
pfeiffer@amm.mw.tu-muenchen.de

Research Scientific Software for Partial Differential Equations
O. Pironneau, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, France, with
M. Lyly, Supercomputing Center of Finland, Finland,
P. Frey, INRIA, France,
A. Perronnet, University of Paris VI, France,
F. Hecht, INRIA and University of Paris VI, France, and
S. Turek, University of Dortmund, Germany
pironneau@ann.jussieu.fr, with Mikko.lyly@CSC.fiPascal.Frey@inria.frperronnet@ann.jussieu.frhecht@rascasse.inria.fr and Stefan.Turek@math.uni-dortmund.de

Multiscale Material Modeling and Simulation
R. Radovitzky, M.I.T., U.S.A., and
A. Cuitino, Rutgers University, U.S.A.
rapa@mit.edu and cuitino@jove.rutgers.edu

Computational Damage Mechanics in Metal Forming
K. Saanouni, University of Technology, Troyes, France
khemais.saanouni@utt.fr

Bridge Structures
E.J. Sapountzakis, National Technical University, Athens, Greece
cvsapoun@central.ntua.gr

Applications of Fluid Dynamics Simulation in the Semiconductor Industry
B. Schott, CTR AG, Austria
bertram.schott@ctr.at

Computational Stochastic Mechanics 
G.I. Schuëller, University of Innsbruck, Austria
G.I.Schueller@uibk.ac.at

Uncertainties in Structural Mechanics/Analysis
G.I. Schuëller, University of Innsbruck, Austria
G.I.Schueller@uibk.ac.at

Computational Geomechanics
H. Schweiger, Graz University of Technology, Austria
helmut.schweiger@tugraz.at

Nonlinear Time-History of Long Span Seismic Bridge Design and Retrofit
F. Seible, University of California, San Diego, U.S.A.
fseible@ucsd.edu

High Accuracy Compact Schemes and their Applications to CFD
T. K. Sengupta, IIT Kanpur, India, and
P. Sagaut, ONERA, France
tksen@iitk.ac.in and pierre.sagaut@onera.fr

Simulation Models for Environmental Systems
P.Y. Sheng, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.
ypsheng@ufl.edu

Electro-Magneto-Mechanics of Smart Material Systems and Structures
Y. Shindo, Tohoku University, Japan
shindo@material.tohoku.ac.jp

Novel Finite Difference and Finite Element Methods
T.E. Simos, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
tsimos@mail.ariadnet.gr

Advances in Boundary Element Methods
J. Sladek, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic
janosladek@pobox.sk

Mechanical Modeling of Soft Biological Tissue
S. Socrate, M.I.T., U.S.A. and M.C. Boyce, M.I.T., U.S.A.
ssocrate@mit.edu and mcboyce@mit.edu

Educational Issues and Aspects for Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
G. Steven, University of Durham, U.K.
grant.steven@durham.ac.uk

Advances in Computational Dynamics
J. Tedesco, University of Florida, Gainesville, U.S.A.
jtede@ce.ufl.edu

Numerical Solutions in the Steel Industry
R. Toscano, FUDETEC, Argentina
sidrto@siderca.com

Computational Micromechanics of Biological Materials, Session I: Scale Transition Methods
F.-J. Ulm, M.I.T., U.S.A. and 
C. Hellmich, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
ulm@mit.edu and hellmich@mit.edu

Computational Micromechanics of Biological Materials, Session II: Biological Remodeling and Fracture
F.-J. Ulm, M.I.T., U.S.A. and 
C. Hellmich, Technical University of Vienna, Austria
ulm@mit.edu and hellmich@mit.edu

Textbook Multigrid Efficiency in Computational Fluid Dynamics
B. Wade, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, U.S.A. and
H. Liu, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A.
wade@uwm.edu and hliu@math.ucla.edu and

Models and Methods for Biological Fluid Dynamics and Related Problems with Immersed Boundaries
X. Wang, Polytechnic University of New York, U.S.A. and
C.S. Peskin, Courant Institute, U.S.A.
xwang@poly.edu and peskin@cims.nyu.edu

Neural Networks and Soft Methods in Computational Mechanics
Z. Waszczyszyn, Cracow University of Technology, Poland
zenwa@twins.pk.edu.pl

Coupling of Geomechanics and Fluid Flow in Porous Media
M.F. Wheeler, University of Texas, Austin, U.S.A.
mfw@brahma.ticam.utexas.edu

Frontier of Multi-Phase Flow Analysis and Fluid-Structure Interaction
T. Yabe, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
yabe@mech.titech.ac.jp

Computational Modelling of Biological Pattern Formation
X.S. Yang, University of Wales Swansea, U.K., and
B.M. Boghosian, Tufts University, U.S.A.
X.S.Yang@Swansea.ac.uk and bruce.boghosian@tufts.edu

Simulation of Optimal Metal Forming Processes
J. Zarka, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France
zarka@lms.polytechnique.fr