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THE INSTITUTE OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
At ETH Zurich, presents the
Nineteenth Annual
For the Best Student Paper on
Finite Element
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007
 OPENING AND PRESENTATIONS
BY JUDGES
CLA Building, Tannenstr. 3, Floor J, Rooms 1
and 3
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9:30 a.m.
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Coffee, juice and "Gipfeli" |
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9:45 |
Professor Sanjay Govindjee, ETH Zurich,
Welcoming Remarks |
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9:50
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Professor John Dolbow, Duke University,
Opening of
Competition |
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10:00
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Professor Patrick Le Tallec, Ecole Polytechnique, France,
“Numerical Modeling of Dynamic Contact Problems” |
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10:50
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Coffee break |
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11:10
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Professor Ekkehard Ramm, University of Stuttgart, Germany, “Discontinuous
Modeling of Failure in Heterogeneous Solids using a Multiscale Scheme" |
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12:00-1:45
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LUNCH BREAK |
PRESENTATIONS BY FINALISTS
CLA-building
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2:10 pm
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Professor John Dolbow, Duke University,
Review of
Presentation Guidelines |
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2:15
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Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Cornell
"A stochastic
variational multiscale model of thermal transport in heterogeneous random
media" |
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2:40
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Vikram Gavini, Caltech,
"Ab-initio calculations: a
non-periodic finite-element approach to density functional theory" |
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3:05
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Eran Grosu, Tel Aviv University, "The discontinuous
enrichment method for three-dimensional acoustics: tetrahedral elements" |
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3:30
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BREAK |
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3:45
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Michael Hain, Leibniz University Hannover,
"A multi-scale approach for frost heave of hardened cement
paste and mortar" |
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4:10
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Christian Wellmann, Leibniz University Hannover,
"Homogenization of granular materials modeled by a
three-dimensional DEM" |
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4:35
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Baohong Yang, University of Calgary,
"A finite element model for cryosurgery with coupled phase
change and thermal stress aspects" |
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