New Frontiers of Solid Mechanics in Nano- and Bio- Research

Course will cover fundamental concepts and methods in continuum, atomistic and statistical modeling of nanoscale and hierarchical materials in engineering and biology. Various systems and phenomena, including thin films, nanocrystalline materials, fracture, hierarchical tissue structures of bone and gecko, cell adhesion and endocytosis, carbon nanotubes and biomolecular assembly, are selected to stimulate discussions at the forefront of solid mechanics research.