Materials and Structures: Recent Research and Innovations. P. N. Balaguru, Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University, New Jersey. Program Director, National Science Foundation. (abstract and presentation)

Computational Modeling of Composite and Functionally Graded Materials. Steven L. Crouch, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota. (abstract and presentation)

A Multiscale-Based Micromechanics Model for Functionally Graded Materials. Glaucio H. Paulino, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (abstract and presentation)

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Advances in Geo-Environmental Engineering and GeoHazards Mitigation (GEH), Juan Pestana, Program Director, National Science Foundation. (abstract and presentation)

Numerical Analysis of Blast Induced Fracturing in Rock Masses. Deane de Mesquita Roehl, Civil Engineering Department, PUC-Rio. (abstract and presentation)

Computational Issues in Mesoscale Solid Mechanics. Alan Needleman, Division of Engineering, Brown University. (abstract and presentation)

Electrostatic Interactions in Mixtures of Cationic and Anionic Biomolecules: Bulk Structures and Induced Surface Pattern Formation. Monica Olvera de la Cruz , Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University (abstract and presentation)

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering of COPPE/UFRJ: from 1967 to Biomaterials. Gloria de Almeida Soares, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. (abstract and presentation)

New Frontier in Biomedical Systems: From Bioinspired Design to BioMEMS Structures and Nanotechnology. Wole Soboyejo, Princeton Materials Institute and Department of Mechanical and SAerospace Engineering, Princeton University. (abstract and presentation)

The Use of Finite Elements in Surgical Procedures. Djenane. C. Pamplona, Civil Engineering Department, PUC-Rio. (abstract and presentation)

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NSF, Cyberinfrastructure, & You The Vision of a New Revolution in Research & Education. Vicki B. Booker, Program Director. Directorate for Computer & Information Sciences & Engineering, Division of Shared Cyberinfrastructure, National Science Foundation. (abstract and presentation)

Limit states in advanced materials and its relation to micromechanics. Lavinia Borges and F. P. Duda, Mechanical Engineering Department, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. (abstract and presentation)

Homogenization Method Applied to the Development of Composite Materials. Emilio Silva, Department of Mechatronics and Mechanical Systems Engineering, Escola Politécnica of the University of São Paulo. (abstract and presentation)