Elsevier Distinguished Lectures in Mechanics

Materials Today is proud to showcase the Elsevier Distinguished Lectures in Mechanics sponsored by Elsevier, and the journal Mechanics Research Communications.

Follow the links below to access recordings of the presentations in the series.

• Prof. Anne Robertson: Unraveling the Mechanics of Biological Soft Tissue Using Advanced Bioimaging Techniques, 2023.
• Prof. Robert Langer: Biomaterials and Biotechnology: From the Discovery of The First Angiogenesis Inhibitors to the Development of Controlled Drug Delivery Systems and the Foundation of Tissue Engineering. 2022.
• Prof. Peyman Givi: Quantum Information and Deep Learning for Turbulent Combustion Modeling & Simulation. 2021
• Prof. Chiara Daraio: Mechanics of Robotic Matters. 2019.
• Prof L. Mahadevan: Programming Shape. 2018.
• Prof Howard A. Stone: Seeking Simplicity in the Flows of Complex Fluids. 2017.
• Prof Lambert Ben Freund: Force Induced on an Elastic Filament Confined in a Thermal Environment. 2016.
• Prof Katepalli R. Sreenivasan: Turbulent convection at high Rayleigh numbers. 2015.
• Prof Stephen Cowin: Interstitial flow in the hierarchical pore space architecture of bone tissue. 2014.
• Prof James Rice: Materials physics of faults in rapid shear and consequences for earthquake dynamics. 2013.
• Prof Thomas Hughes: Isogeometric analysis. 2012.
• Prof Sia Namat-Nasser: Managing stress waves over multi-frequencies and micro-architectural design of materials. 2011.
• Prof Howard Baum: Simulating fire effects on complex building structures. 2010.
• Prof John W. Hutchinson: Thermal barrier coatings in gas turbine engines - The role of fracture of metal/ceramic interfaces. 2009.
• Prof Jan D. Achenbach: Structural health monitoring - What is the prescription? 2008.