Multifunctional Materials and Structures Gordon Research Conference
Abstract
Operational Summary. The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Multifunctional Materials and Structures was held at the Four Points Sheraton in Ventura, California from January 31-February 5, 2016. The meeting covered a variety of scientifictopics and the content presented was highly rated by participants. Conference Program.The Gordon Research Conference on Multifunctional Materials and Structures aimed to extend and accelerate interdisciplinary research activities in this emerging field, which incorporates mechanics, materials science,engineering science, physics, chemistry and biology. Multifunctional design encompasses materials, structures and/or material systems that have the ability to perform multiple functions through judicious combinations of structural properties and at least one additional functional capability as dictated by the system application requirements. The individual material elements are participating, concurrently or sequentially, in distinct, beneficial physical processes thereby delivering truly dramatic improvements in system-level efficiency beyond possible incremental improvements. Visionary contexts for multifunctional systems include (a) "autonomic" structures that can sense, diagnose and respond to external stimuli with minimal external intervention, (b) "adaptive" structures allowing reconfiguration or readjustment of functionality, shape and mechanical properties on demand, and (c) "self-sustaining" systems with structurally integrated power harvest/storage/transmission capabilities. The conference addressed key scientific issues underpinning the advancement of these systems such as: translation of model biological functions to synthetic materials, accelerating transport or dynamic chemical changes in strong, stiff materials, optimizing interfaces between hard and soft materials, multi-physics modeling of multi-component systems, etc.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 08, 2016
- Accession Number
- AD1005996
Entities
People
- Scott R. White
Organizations
- Gordon Research Conferences