GDR MePhy, together with LMS (Ecole Polytechnique) has organized a one-day workshop on the physics and mechanics of active solids (magneto- or electro- responsive elastomers).

There is a growing interest in these system with the development of soft robotics, soft sensors, or novel energy harvesting strategies. Because here mechanics if coupled to other physical forces (electro-magnetism), the description of these objects lies at the intersection of physics and mechanics.

There are many challenges in the development and understanding of such materials : electro-mechanical instabilities, optimization of material properties, fabrication…

The aim of the workshop was to bring together mechanicians and physicists to discuss numerics,experiments and theoretical descriptions of active solids.

This meeting is done in an effort to initiate a discussion and exchange of ideas and knowledge in the French community (and more largely in the European community in this field).

Language : English

12 april 2016,

conferences in Amphi Joliot,
Lunch and coffe-break in salle Champetier.

in ESPCI (Paris), 10 rue Vauquelin, 75005 Paris

(you can find a map here)

keynote speakers :

• L.Bodelot (LMS) – Magnetorheological Elastomers: experiments for constitutive and structural modeling
• Federico Carpi (Queen Mary University of London)- Enabling new biomedical and bioinspired mechatronic systems with electroactive smart elastomers (summary)
• Marc-Andre Keip (University of Stuttgart)- Multiscale computational characterization of magnetorheological elastomers
• Frédéric Vidal (U Cergy-Pontoise) – Electro-active elastomers (title to be confirmed)

In addition to keynote lectures, we would like to hear presentations of on-going work (research students are particularly welcome).
Please give a title for your presentation, if applicable, when registering.
Note that the language of the workshop is English.

• Magneto-active materials
  • 9h30 Marc-Andre KEIP (U.Stuttgart) Multiscale computational characterization of magnetorheological elastomers
  • 10h05 Krishnendu HALDAR (LMS-Paris) Magnetic Shape Memory Alloys (MSMAs) and its Applications
  • 10h20 Yongjun HE (IMSIA-Paris) Magneto-Thermo-Mechanical coupling effects on dynamic performance of NiMnGa Magnetic Shape Memory Alloy
  • 10h35 Jean BOISSON (IMSIA-Paris) Magnetic structures
  • 10h50 Achraf KACHROUDI (TIMA-Grenoble) Optimization of piezo-electrets properties in cellular polymer

• 11h05-11h35 coffee break

• Magneto-active materials
  • 11h35 Laurence BODELOT (LMS-Paris) Magnetorheological Elastomers: experiments for constitutive and structural modeling
  • 12h10 Erato PSARRA (LMS-Paris) Magneto-mechanical instabilities of MRE film – substrate block
  • 12h25 Dominique PEYSSON (ENSAD-Paris) Active materials in arts

• 12h40 – 14h15 Lunch (buffet)

• From swelling gels to dielectroc elastomers
  • 14h15 Ryan HAYWARD (UMass) Swelling-induced buckling of gel sheets
  • 14h50 Federico CARPI (Queen Mary U. London) Enabling new biomedical and bioinspired mechatronic systems with electroactive smart elastomers
  • 15h25 Claire JEAN-MISTRAL (LaMCoS -Lyon) Soft dielectric elastomer generators

• 15h40-16h10 coffee break

• dielectric elastomers
  • 16h10 Frédéric VIDAL (LPPI Paris) Electronic conducting Interpenetrating Polymer Networks (IPNs) as artificial muscles and strain sensors
  • 16h45 Hadrien BENSE (PMMH-Paris) Buckling instability in Electro-Active Polymers
  • 17h00 Jacob LANGHAM (U Warwick) Numerical modelling of dielectric elastomers
  • 17h15 Aurélie MOSSE (ENSAD-Paris) Design with Electro-active polymer

End 17h30

Registration is free but mandatory

send e-mail to mephy@pmmh.espci.fr before march 29th

with the following information :
– NAME / FIRSTNAME / LAB-INSTITUTION
– I want to give a presentation (Yes/No) and title
– I want to register to MePhy mailing list (Yes/No/already done)

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