Symposium

Every fall all members of the Graduate School gather at the annual Engineering Mechanics symposium. This two day symposium revolves around four themes that are selected based on contemporary trends and challenges in the field. The symposium is comprised of a plenary opening lecture (Koiter lecture), thematic workshops with semi-plenary lectures by invited PhD candidates, poster presentations by all PhD members, and a plenary closing lecture by the Biezeno awardee.

Upcoming symposium

26th Engineering Mechanics Symposium

October 30 – 31, 2023Hotel Papendal, Arnhem
Koiter LecturerProf. Dr. Ernst Rank
WorkshopsDynamics
Green mechanics
Advanced Discretazation and Solution Techniques
Biomechanics
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Past symposia

24th Engineering Mechanics Symposium

Part One

October 26, 2021Hotel Papendal, Arnhem
Koiter lecturerProf. Katia Bertoldi, Harvard University
Downloads(*)Symposiumbook_Webversion (15 MB)
Final Program_Oct 26
Poster ContestLei Liu (TUe) – A multi-scale framework towards prediction of the martensite/ferrite interface damage initiation
Alva Bechlenberg (RuG) – The Ocean Grazer – Simulating complex interactions and nonlinear behaviours of a dense wave energy converter array
Juan Esteban Alvarez Naranjo (UT) – Thermo-mechanical modelling of polymer sintering
Andrea Cupertino (TUD) – High-Q spiderweb nanomechanical resonators by Bayesian optimization

November 2, 2021 Online
WorkshopsMetamaterials
Engineering Dynamics: From Nano to Giga
Optimization
High-performance computing
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Phd Presentation Contest
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23rd Engineering Mechanics symposium

October 27 – 28, 2020Online
Koiter lecturerProf. E. Kuhl, Stanford University
Workshop topicsPhysics-based Learning
Experimental mechanics
Failure mechanics
Multi-scale mechanics
Downloads (*)Symposiumbook (web version, 5 MB)

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22nd Engineering Mechanics symposium

October 22 – 23, 2019Papendal
Koiter lecturerProf. M. Amabili, Mc Gill University, Montreal, Canada
Workshop topicsDynamics, Vibrations, Acoustics
Advanced discretization and solution techniques
Additive manufacturing
Lightweight structures and materials
Downloads (*)Symposium book (web version, 16 MB)

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21st Engineering Mechanics symposium

October 23-24, 2018Papendal
Koiter lecturerProf. William Curtin
Workshop topicsModel reduction
Designer materials
Energy systems and materials
Model based sensing and instrumentation
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20th Engineering Mechanics symposium

October 23-25, 2017Papendal
Koiter lecturerProf. Zhigang Suo, University of Harvard
Workshop topicsProcessing and manufacturing
Accurate and fast computing
Fracture and damage mechanics
Non-linear dynamics

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19th Engineering Mechanics symposium

October 23-25, 2016Papendal
Koiter lecturerProf. Kurt Maute, University of Colorado
Workshop topicsOptimisation and additive manufacturing
Multi-physics and coupled problems
Experimental mechanics
Dynamics at the small scale

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