USNCCM XI - 11th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics

1. Computational Mechanics of Materials

• Multi-scale and Multi-physics Modeling
• Polymers and Polymer Composites
• Metals and Alloys
• Electronic Materials
• Electro-magnetic (Meta) Materials
• Ice Mechanics   
• Granular media
• Materials by Design
• Nanoscale materials and Properties
• Optical Materials and Properties
• Biological Materials and Properties

2. Computational Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

• Quantum Mechanics and Links to Continuum
• Ab Initio Methods
• Molecular Dynamics Modeling
• Quasi-Continuum Modeling

3. Computational Methods in Biological and Biomedical Applications

• Biomechanics
• Bio-MEMS
• Life Sciences   
• Haptics Technology
• Tissue Engineering
• Medical devices design and modeling
• Virtual surgery

4.  Computational Methods in Solid and Structural Mechanics

• Adaptive Materials Systems, Structures and Smart Materials 
• Micromechanics and Nanomechanics
• Novel methods of Constitutive Modeling       
• Nonlinear Dynamics
• Multibody Dynamics
• Vehicle Dynamics
• Particle Dynamics and Structural Dynamics

5. Computational Methods in Multiphysics Applications

6. Computational Methods in Energy Research

7. Computational Methods in Structural Integrity and Reliability

• Damage and Failure Mechanics   
• Dynamic Failure and Fracture 
• Aging Structures     
• NDE and Wave Propagation

8. Computational Fluid Dynamics

• Micro and Nano-tribology
• Micro and Nano Fluidics

9. Verification and Validation

• Uncertainty Quantification
• Stochastic Analysis
• Interfacing Critical Experiments with Computations

10. Computational Methods in Manufacturing

• Composite Machining
• Simulation of Processes and Manufacturing 
• Metal Forming
• Micro-Forming
• Precision Manufacturing

11. Computational Environmental Science

12. Computational Geomechanics 

13. Computational Methods in Inverse Problems and Optimization

14. Novel and Unconventional Computational Methods

• Meshfree,  Meshless and Wavelet Methods
• Extended and Generalized Finite Element Methods
• Particle Methods
• Isogeometric Methods
• Voronoi Cell Methods
• Mixed and Hybrid Methods
• Phase field Modeling

15. Mathematical Foundations

16. CAD, CAM and CAE 

17. Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems

18. Computer Science Issues

• High Performance and Parallel Computing
• Scientific Visualization
• Data and Signal Processing
• Data Mining