German-Russian Workshop November 2011

Theoretical foundations, applications and problems of methods of reduction of dimensionality

Technische Universität Berlin
November 22-24, 2011

Announcement (PDF, 33,0 KB) of the Workshop

Organizers

Prof. Dr. Valentin Popov, Prof. Dr. Sergey Psakhie

Objectives
The space dimensionality of physical systems essentially determines their physical properties. Well known examples of qualitative differences between two- and three-dimensional systems are many problems of contact mechanics and fluid dynamics. However, there are many examples where some physical properties can be described well in the framework of models of different dimensionality. From a "philosophical point of view" a replacement of a system by a completely other system, which however, has the same properties of interest, is a general basis of all simulation methods. This workshop is devoted to the discussion of methods where a system with higher dimensionality can be replaced by an "artificial" system of lower dimensionality without loss of "essential information". The possibility of finding such replacement systems depends, of course, on what is considered to be essential information. One of the methods which will be discussed in detail is the method of reduction of dimensionality in contact mechanics. However, any other related topics, comparisons with exact methods or related experiments can be reported at the workshop. 

Topics

 • Contact mechanics of rough surfaces (including adhesion)

 • Friction between rigid rough surfaces and elastomers

 • Reduction methods in materials science

 • Related experimental investigations

Proceedings

Papers presented at the Workshop will be published in a special issue of the International Journal "Physical Mesomechanics".

Call for papers
If you are interested in participation, please submit an abstract in English not later than October 10, 2011 (preferably by e-mail).

Contact:
Prof. Dr. Valentin Popov
TU Berlin
Institute of Mechanics, Sekr. C8-4
Str. des 17. Juni 135
D-10623 Berlin
GERMANY

Tel: +49 (30) 314 21 480    Fax.: +49 (30) 314 72 575
E-mail: v.popov@tu-berlin.de
E-mail1: Sekr.C84@tu-berlin.de
www.friction-physics.com  www.reibungsphysik.de 

Chinese-German Symposium

Nanomanufacturing and Nanotribology
Berlin University of Technology, Germany
May 29 - June 1, 2011

Announcement (PDF, 35,8 KB) of the Symposium, containing a list of participants from European countries, USA and China.
Preliminary Program (PDF, 129,0 KB) of the Symposium
Registration Form (PDF, 76,2 KB) to be returned no later than May 20th 2011
Picture Gallery from the Symposium

Organizers

Prof. Dr. Valentin POPOV, Prof. Dr. LUO Jianbin

Objectives

In the last decades, nanotechnology has become one of the key scientific and engineering fields contributing to the most rapidly developing branches of technology, such as micro- and nano-mechanical systems, information storage systems, functional materials with nanostructure and so on. Important issues of nanotechnologies are nanomanufacturing, fabrication of nanostructures, nanomanupulation and nanotribology. Both in Germany and China, research and development in the field of nanotechnology belong to priority research areas. The purpose of the symposium is to bring together German and Chinese specialists actively working in different areas of research (physics, chemistry, tribology, materials science, engineering, and numerical simulation methods) and industry in order to discuss the topical achievements and future problems of nanomanufacturing and nanotribology.

Topics

• Nanomanufacturing
• Fabrication of nanostructures
• Nanomanipulation
• Nanometrology
• Adhesion at the nano scale
• Atomic force microscopy
• Atomic friction and wear
• Thin films and fluids at the interface
• Nanotechnology in nature
• Nanocomposites
• NEMS and MEMS
• Further related topics

Call for papers

Please sent the title of your presentation and a one-page abstract as soon as possible but not later than by April 25, 2011 to the following address: v.popov@tu-berlin.de

Contact