ISSEC 2014
Joint Symposium
Irish Mechanics Society
Irish Society for Scientific Engineering
& Computation
Galway 8-9th of December
Engineering Building
The aim of ISSEC is to bring together researchers in mechanics and engineering from various fields. We expect a board range of topics in mathematical modeling, computational methods and experimental techniques to mention a few. The research efforts may concern material properties and mechanical response of any type of engineered and natural material, and they may be relevant to different scales in space and in time.
(Galway Christmas Market)
Programme
The symposium will consist of several focused sessions on a range of topics in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and numerical methods. Topics of interest will include, but are not limited to, elasticity, plasticity, fracture mechanics, composite materials, finite element methods, biomechanics, computational fluid dynamics, fluid-solid interactions, turbulence. Presentations on applied mechanics research, ranging from biomedical engineering and medical device design to structural, environmental and energy systems engineering, are particularly welcome.
Final year doctoral students who present a talk at this meeting will be eligible as the Irish nominee for the ECCOMAS prize for the Best PhD thesis in Computational Methods in Applied Sciences & Engineering.
The Registration Fee will include morning and afternoon refreshments.
We will organise an informal dinner and social night out the Monday evening at the Meyrick Hotel, providing an ideal opportunity to enjoy the unique Galway Christmas festivities.
Plenary Speakers
- Professor Ray W. Ogden FRS (Glasgow) who will talk on residual stresses in soft materials, including biological soft tissues and rubber components.
- Professor Noel O'Dowd (UL) who will talk on microscale deformation of metallic materials: modelling and validation.
- Professor Frédéric Dias (UCD) who will talk on the wave fields produced from hindcasted Rogue Wave sea states.
- Prof. JC Desplat (Director, ICHEC) who will give an outlook on technical computing.
Online Registration
If you wish to give a short talk (10 + 5 min) or present a poster, or just attend, please register online here .
Registration details and important dates
The deadline for abstract submission is Friday 28st of November. The registration fee is €70 for full delegates, €40 for postgrads/emeriti and can be paid upon arrival.
The deadline for evening dinner is Friday 5th of December. We have booked a Christmas three-course Menu with a glass of wine included for €35 at the Gaslight Brasserie in the Meyrick Hotel on Eyre Square.
Registration for attendance is possible up until Friday 5th of December.
For those applying for a short talk, abstracts should be no longer than 500 words. Accepted speakers will be notified by the 30th of November.
For any further enquiries please contact contact michel.destrade@nuigalway.ie or patrick.mcgarry@nuigalway.ie
Location
The conference will take place in the Engineering Building of NUI Galway. For information on how to get to Galway and the university campus, see the university website. A map of the campus with the Engineering Building highlighted can be found here.
(Engineering NUI-Galway)
Accommodation
A shortlist of hostels, guesthouses and B&Bs within walking distance of the conference location is provided below:- The Westwood Hotel (10 mins walk to university, 30 mins to city)
- Jury's Inn (in city centre, 15 mins walk to university)
- The Harbour Hotel (in city centre, 25 mins walk to university)
- Corrib Haven B & B (10 mins walk to university, 30 to city centre)
- Adare Guest House (15 mins walk to university, 10 to city centre)
- Lisnagree B & B (10 mins walk to university, 30 to city centre)
- College Crest B & B (5 mins walk to city centre, 30 to university, close to bus and train station)
- Kinlay Hostel (budget accommodation in city centre, 20 mins walk to university)
- Sleepzone (budget accommodation in city centre, 10 mins walk to university)
Organisers