Symposium 1: Mathematical issues in multiscale materials modeling

Organizers

Weinan E, Princeton University, USA

Max Gunzburger, Florida State University, USA

Richard B Lehoucq, Sandia National Laboratories, USA

Mitchell Luskin, University of Minnesota, USA

Scope

Avoiding ad hoc physical models is a goal of multiscale materials modeling. Because many of the fundamental issues in multiscale modeling are poorly understood, ad-hoc modeling assumptions often form the basis for numerical algorithms. This symposium will focus on mathematical and physical issues in multiscale materials modeling. Contributions are sought in a number of topical areas including, but are not limited to, the following subjects:

• Continuum limit of atomistic models with classical and quantum materials descriptions.
• Formulation, implementation and analysis of quasicontinuum and related models with classical and quantum materials descriptions.
• Finite temperature atomistic/continuum coupling methods, thermal effects, boundary conditions.
• Statistical-mechanics-inspired models and stochastic dynamics of coarse grained systems.
• Phase field approaches and related models.
• Multiple scales aspects of continuum models – bridging scales in heterogeneous materials.

Contact Information of Symposium Organizers

Weinan E

Department of Mathematics
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609)-258-3683
weinan@math.princeton.edu

Max Gunzburger

School of Computational Science
Florida State University
Tallahassee FL 32306-4120, USA
850-644-7060
gunzburg@scs.fsu.edu

Richard B Lehoucq, Member of Technical Staff

Sandia National Laboratories
P.O. Box 5800, MS 1320
Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
(505) 845-8929, FAX (505) 845-7442
rblehou@sandia.gov

Mitchell Luskin, Professor of Mathematics

School of Mathematics
206 Church St. SE
University of Minnesota
330 Vincent Hall
Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
612-625-6565, FAX 612-626-2017
luskin@umn.edu