Symposium T-Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications

Advances in micro-scale manufacturing techniques, high resolution testing apparatus and the ability to carry out complementary modeling on similar length scales has led to significant advances in the range and applications of mechanical testing at the micro- and nano-scale. Techniques such as micro-compression and bending, nanoindentation and thin film testing in uniaxial tension, biaxial tension and bending have advanced beyond mere properties measurements; they now are regularly used for both investigations of fundamental deformation mechanisms and applications to engineering and reliability problems where conventional testing techniques are not suitable.

The applications of these techniques have been greatly widened by the development of advanced in-situ deformation experimental equipment (both X-ray and electron microscope based) and an increased ability to perform micro-scale tests at elevated temperatures, under liquids and at non-ambient conditions. This has resulted in research efforts probing a range of advanced materials and cutting edge techniques are now finding use in solving industrial as well as academic questions in applications as diverse as aerospace failure investigations, deformation of biological implants, understanding radiation damage, energy storage materials, and fracture in complex flexible electronic devices.

This symposium aims to bring together experts in both the development of advanced small scale testing techniques and instruments together with users from both academic and industrial settings. It is hoped that this will speed up the take up of these techniques into industry as well as providing a new set of challenges for experimental design and implementation.

Student symposium posters will be eligible for in-symposium awards (1st - $500, 2nd-$350 and 3rd-$150).

• Mechanics of thinfilms and micromachined structures
• Biological applications of micro-mechanical testing
• Mechanics of materials for extreme environments & applications: nuclear, aerospace, chemical
• Time dependent deformation at the microscale: fatigue, creep, strain rate sensitivity, and wear
• Experimentally informed modeling ofmicroscale deformation
• Bridging length scales from the micro- to the meso-scale
• Novel application-based experimental techniques
• Micro-mechanics of materials for energy production and storage
• Electrical, thermal and mechanical behavior of interfaces

• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _0 (Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH, Germany)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _1 (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _2 (Imperial College London, United Kingdom)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _3 (McGill University, Canada)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _4 (US Forest Service Research & Development, USA)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _5 (Clemson University, USA)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _6 (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _7 (University Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _8 (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _9 (Princeton University, USA)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _10 (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _11 (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _12 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA)
• T_Strength and Failure at the Micro- and Nanoscale—From Fundamentals to Applications _13 (Washington State University, USA)