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Mechanics Colloquia

An occasional cross-disciplinary seminar series
(Information and directions for visitors)

Easter Term 2006

Fridays, 2:30pm in Lecture Room 6 of CUED, unless otherwise stated

The Mechanics Colloquia are currently organised by Dr. Vikram Deshpande. Abstracts will be added as they become available.
All visitors are welcome. Please report to Reception on arrival.

28 April
The Biomechanics of Contractility: From Elephant Trunks to Cells (abstract)
Professor Robert McMeeking, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA.

5 May
Homogenisation and stability in nonlinear solids with periodic microstructures (abstract)
Professor Nicolas Triantafyllidis, Department of Aerospace Engineering, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.