NANO Science and Engineering in Mechanics, Ken Chong, Director, Mechanics and Materials, Directorate for Engineering, National Science Foundation. (abstract and presentation)

Mechanics of Carbon Nanotube Based Composites with Molecular Dynamics and Mori-Tanaka Methods, J.N. Reddy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University (abstract and presentation)

Science and Technology of Ultrananocrystalline Diamond Films for Multifunctional MEMS / NEMS Devices. Horacio Espinosa, Department of Materials, Science and Engineering and Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Northwestern University. (abstract and presentation)

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A Multilength Scale Approach to Materials Using Stochastic and Computational Statistics Technique. Nicholas Zabaras, Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University. (abstract and presentation)

On the Karhunen-Love basis for continuous systems. Rubens Sampaio, Mechanical Engineering Department, PUC-Rio. (abstract and presentation)

A Finite Element Method of Multiscale Type: Basic Ideas and Applications. Alexandre Madureira, Coordenação de Matemática Aplicada e Computacional CMA Laboratório Nacional de Computação Científica (LNCC). (abstract and presentation)

The Integrated Tribological Surface Cross-Disciplinary Research Challenges. Jorn Larsen Basse, National Science Foundation (abstract and presentation)

In Situ X-Ray Structural Analysis of Nanoscale Molecular Self-Assemblies on Functionalized Surfaces. Michael Bedzyk, Department of Materials, Science and Engineering and Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Northwestern University. (abstract and presentation)

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A Glimpse of NCSA's Role in Support of Science. Radha Nandkumar, Program Director, National Center for Supercomputing Applications. (abstract and presentation)

Recent Developments in Computational Engineering Methods and Tools. Alvaro L.G.A. Coutinho and J.L.D. Alves, Department of Civil Engineering, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. (abstract and presentation)

Topics on Modelling and Finite Element Prediction of Ductile Fracturing in Inelastic Solids. Eduardo de Souza Neto, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales Swansea. (abstract and presentation)

Fatigue endurance under multiaxial loadings. Edgar Mamiya, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Brasilia, (abstract and presentation)