| Speakers: |
Elisabeth Bouchaud, CEA-Saclay, France
Michael Falk, Johns Hopkins University, USA
Itamar Procaccia, Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel
|
| September 8, 2008 (Mon) |
| Venue: Room 128, Science Centre North Block, CUHK |
| 2:00-2:10 pm | Welcome |
| 2:10-3:10 pm | Michael Falk
"Mechanical response of materials: A brief background" |
| 3:10-4:10 pm | Elisabeth Bouchaud
"Introduction to fracture" |
| 4:10-4:40 pm | Coffee break and informal discussion |
| 4:40-5:40 pm | Itamar Procaccia
"Phenomenology of the Glass Transition: What do we want to explain?" |
|
| September 9, 2008 (Tue) |
| Venue: Room 128, Science Centre North Block, CUHK |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Michael Falk
"Introduction to molecular dynamics simulations" |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | Elisabeth Bouchaud
"Stress corrosion of silicate glasses" |
| 4:00-4:30 pm | Coffee break and informal discussion |
| 4:30-5:30 pm | Itamar Procaccia
"Simple models of the glass transition and methods of analysis" |
|
| September 10, 2008 (Wed) |
| Venue: Room 128, Science Centre North Block, CUHK |
| 1:30-2:30 pm | Michael Falk
"Plastic deformation in amorphous materials: experiments, simulations, and theory background" |
| 2:30-3:30 pm | Elisabeth Bouchaud
"Morphology of fracture profiles" |
| 3:30-3:45 pm | Coffee break and informal discussion |
| 3:45-4:45 pm | Itamar Procaccia
"Understanding the slow relaxation near the glass transition" |
|
| September 11, 2008 (Thu) |
| Venue: Room G25A, Science Centre North Block, CUHK |
| 2:00-3:00 pm | Michael Falk
"Shear transformation zone (STZ) theory" |
| 3:00-4:00 pm | Elisabeth Bouchaud
"Crack propagation" |
| 4:00-4:30 pm | Coffee break and informal discussion |
| 4:30-5:30 pm | Itamar Procaccia
"Mechanical and thermodynamic properties of amorphous glass formers" |
| 5:30-5:40 pm | Closing |
