Structures & Granular Solids

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The University of Edinburgh is organizing a conference about

Structures and Granular Solids

from Scientific Principles to Engineering Applications in celebration of the 60th birthday of

Professor J. Michael Rotter FREng FRSE FICE FIStructE FASCE FIEAust .

June 30 - July 2, 2008

Royal Society of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland

The Royal Society of Edinburgh is organising a major two day conference in Structures and Granular Solids. The event will bring together a significant group of eminent researchers from around the world for an important scientific meeting in these two related and interacting fields, with a unique theme of bridging the gap between the development of new scientific understanding and its application to solve practical engineering problems. The conference will be held at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, in the heart of the city's New Town.

Structures and Granular Solids has been a central theme of the work of Professor J. Michael Rotter. It is therefore fitting that the event will celebrate his contributions to science and engineering, particularly in the fields of structures, shells, silos and granular solids.

A Scottish banquet and entertainment will be held at Dalhousie Castle, a 13th century fortress just a few miles from Edinburgh.

Programme

Monday 30 June: Lecture and Social Evening

17.00 Registration

17.30 Public Lecture by Prof Michael Rotter

19.00 Drinks Reception

20.00 Close

Tuesday 1 July: Conference Day One and Banquet

08.45 Registration Tea and Coffee

09.00 Conference Sessions

17.00 Close

18.30 Coach leaves for Conference Dinner

19.00 Banquet at Dalhousie Castle

22.00 Close

Wednesday 2 July: Conference Day Two

08.45 Registration Tea and Coffee

09.00 Conference Sessions

17.00 Close

Organising Committee

Prof. David Ingram (Chair)

Prof. Jin Ooi

Dr Jian-Fei Chen

Dr Pankaj

Dr Cornelia Doerich

Prof. Garry Pender

Prof. Mike Forde

Prof. Jin-Guang Teng

Dr Martin Gillie

Dr Tim Stratford

Dr Mark Holst

Prof Asif Usmani

Dr Hongyu Li

Dr Zhijun Zhong

Prof. Yong Lu

Preliminary List of Speakers

Prof. Peter Arnold, Wollongong University, Australia

Prof. Francisco Ayuga, University of Madrid, Spain

Prof. Mark Bradford, Univ. of New South Wales, Australia

Mr Chris Brown, Brunel University, UK

Prof. John Burland, Imperial College, UK

Prof. Chris Calladine, Cambridge University, UK

Dr. John Carson, Jenike and Johanson, USA

Prof. Alain Combescure, INSA de Lyon, France

Prof. Richard Greiner, Technical University of Graz, Austria

Prof. Nol Gresnigt, Delft University, Netherlands

Prof. Werner Guggenberger, Technical University of Graz, Austria

Prof. Tom Harmon, Washington University, USA

Dr Mark Holst, Consultant, Germany

Prof. Jean Francois Juillien, INSA de Lyon, France

Dr Martin Kaldenhoff, Consultant, Germany

Prof. S Kiti****chai, City University of Hong Kong

Dr Peter Knoedel, Consultant, Germany

Prof. Iain Moore, Queen’s University, Canada

Prof. David Nethercot, Imperial College, UK

Prof. Jorgen Nielsen, SBI, Denmark

Prof. Alan Roberts, University of Newcastle, Australia

Prof. Herbert Schmidt, Consultant, Germany

Prof. Jin-Guang Teng, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Prof. Peter Waldron, Sheffield University, UK

Poster Competition Guidelines

You will be provided with a display board to display an A0 size poster in portrait orientation. If producing A0 size is problematic for you, you can produce smaller sheets as long as they can all fit into an A0 display area. Adhesive velcro pads will be provided for attaching the posters.

Your poster must include a title heading at the top using 24 pt fonts or larger. This will include the poster title, the names and affiliations of the authors and the sponsor or funding body if any.

Download the registration form at http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/news/confere...istration.html to register for the Conference and the Poster Competition. Please register by 31 March 2008 to qualify for the reduced conference fee.

The registration deadline for the Poster Competition is 30 April 2008.

A number of awards will be presented for the best posters. The awards panel will be selected from the speakers at the conference.

For specific enquiries about the poster, contact:

Margaret Taylor, Tel: 44(0)131 6505719 Email: Margaret.Taylor@ed.ac.uk

To register for the Conference and Poster Competition, go to http://www.rse.org.uk/events/index.htm#granular2

For general enquires about the conference, contact:

Sue Walker, Tel: +44(0)131 2405024 Email: events@royalsoced.org.uk

Registration

For further information and to register interest, either visit the following website:

http://www.rse.org.uk/events/index.htm#granular2

or contact the

Royal Society of Edinburgh Events Department

22-26 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 2PQ

Telephone / Textphone: 0131 240 2780

Fax: 0131 240 5024

Email: events@royalsoced.org.uk

Or download the pdf file of the details of the conference together with a registration form.

Accommodation

A large variety of accommodation is available in Edinburgh close to the Royal Society of Edinburgh. A list of possible accommodation will be sent to delegates after they have registered.

For further details please contact Dr. Johannes Härtl (J.Haertl@ed.ac.uk) or Professor Jin Ooi (j.ooi@ed.ac.uk).

More information about the conference can be found under:

http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/news/conferences/

http://www.see.ed.ac.uk/news/conferences/JMR/index.html

http://www.royalsoced.org.uk/events/index.htm#granular2

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