As computational approaches to study the science and engineering of materials
becomes more vital, it is critical to develop and improve techniques and
algorithms that leverage ever-expanding computational resources. These
algorithms can impact areas such as: data acquisition and analysis from
sophisticated microscopes and other types of laboratory equipment, analysis and
extraction of critical quantitative metrics from numerical simulations of
materials behavior, and the ability to leverage specific computer architectures
for revolutionary improvements in simulation analysis time, power, and
capability.
This symposium solicits abstract submissions from researchers who are
developing new algorithms and/or designing new methods for performing
computational research in materials science and engineering. Session topics
include, but are not limited to:
- Advancements that enhance modeling and simulation techniques such as density
functional theory, molecular dynamics, Monte Carlo simulation, dislocation
dynamics, phase-field modeling, and finite element analysis,
- New techniques for simulating the complex behavior of materials at different
length and time scales,
- Computational methods for analyzing results from simulations of materials
phenomena, and
- Approaches for data mining, machine learning, high throughput databases, and
extracting useful information from large data sets of numerical results.
This symposium deals with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling and
simulation of engineering processes. Papers are requested from researchers and
engineers involved in the modeling of multiscale and multiphase phenomena in
material processing systems. The symposium focuses on the CFD modeling and
simulation of metal processes including continuous casting of alloys,
electromagnetic stirring (EMS) and ultrasonic cavitation and stirring (UST)
processing, controlled solidification processes, casting, forging, welding,
heat treating, and VAR/ESR/PAM/EBM remelting processes; manufacturing of
advanced metal-matrix-composites and nanocomposites via controlled melting and
solidification processing, powder metallurgy, coatings including PVD, CVD, and
plasma-assisted EBM-PVD technologies; and other surface and/or additive
engineering processes including induction, ultrasonic, laser, and EB thermal
processing. The symposium also deals with applications of CFD to engineering
processes and demonstrates how CFD can help scientists and engineers to better
understand the fundamentals of engineering processes.
This symposium is focused on providing a forum for emerging developments in
experimental, analytical, and computational solidification science and
engineering. The objective is to bring together leading researchers in the
field of solidification to discuss new advances within solidification science
and methodologies for translating this new knowledge to practical applications.
Topics of interest include the fundamentals of solidification (e.g. nucleation,
morphological stability, and interface kinetics), in-situ observation,
microstructure and defect formation and analysis, mushy zone dynamics,
multi-scale phenomena, multi-scale computational methods, and novel processing
techniques. Contributions presenting novel characterization techniques,
property measurements, and computational simulations are encouraged.