Mechanics of Heterogeneous Materials

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.habil. Dr.h.c.mult. Holm Altenbach is a member of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics and the International Research Center on Mathematics and Mechanics of Complex Systems (M&MoCS) Italy. He has held positions at the Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg and Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg both in Germany. He graduated from Leningrad Polytechnic Institute in 1985 (diploma in Dynamics and Strength of Machines) and was awarded his Ph.D. degree in 1983 and his Doctor of Technical Sciences degree in 1987 at the same institute. He is currently a full professor of Engineering Mechanics at the Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Institute of Mechanics (since 2011) where he has been the acting director since 2015. His areas of scientific interest include general theory of elastic and inelastic plates and shells creep and damage mechanics strength theories and nano- and micromechanics.Victor A. Eremeyev Ph.D. Dr. hab. is Associate Professor at University of Cagliari. His research focuses on continuum and structural mechanics including the following topics: nonlinear elasticity generalized continua (micropolar micromorphic stress- and strain- gradient media) metamaterials surface elasticity plates and shells nano- and micromechanics piezo- and flexoelectricity flexomagneticity and surface waves. He graduated from the Department of Mechanics and Applied Mathematics at the Rostov State University (Rostov on Don Russia) in 1985. In 1990 he received a PhD degree from the same university; he also holds a doctor of science degree from 2004 at the Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering of Russian Academy of Science (St. Petersburg Russia). He was appointed as assistant associate and full professor at Rostov State University/South Federal University (19882017). Later he worked as a researcher at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (20102011) and Otto-von-Guericke-University Magdeburg (20122015) Germany as associate professor at Rzeszow University of Technology Rzeszow (20152017) and as a full ´ professor at Gdansk University of Technology Poland (20172021). In 2020 he joined the University of Cagliari Italy. Mikhail Yu. Gutkin Ph.D. (1990) Dr. Sci. Habil. (1998) is the Chief Researcher and Head of the Lab of Nanomaterials Mechanics and Theory of Defects at the Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg Russia); Professor at the Institute of Advances Data Transfer Systems ITMO University; Professor at the Higher School of Mechanics and Control Processes Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. Areas of expertise are the Theory of defects in solids; Physics and mechanics of photonics structures; Micromechanics of plastic deformation and fracture of nanostructural materials; Defect structures in growing hexagonal crystals; Description of defects using gradient and surface elasticity theory; Boundary problems of elasticity theory for defects in finite and elastically heterogeneous structures. Graduated from the Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (former Leningrad Polytechnic Institute called after M.I. Kalinin) in 1985.Post-graduate at the Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute Russian Academy of Sciences (1986-1990). Engineer Junior Researcher Researcher Leader of research group at the Central Research Institute of Materials (St. Petersburg 1985-1991). Researcher Senior Researcher Leading Researcher Chief Researcher Chief Researcher and Head of Lab (1991-to date) at the Institute of Problems of Mechanical Engineering Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg). Professor at the Chair of the Physics of the Strength and Plasticity of Materials St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University (2005-2012) and at the Chair (Higher School since2019) of Mechanics and Control Processes Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University (2013-to date). Professor at the Department of modern functional materials Faculty of Engineering and Physics (2014-2015) Department of Light Technologies and Optoelectronics (2015-2018) Faculty of Laser Photonics and Optoelectronics (2018-2019) Institute of Advances Data Transfer Systems (2019-to date) ITMO University (St. Petersburg). Leading Researcher at the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics St. Petersburg State University (2012-2013). Leading Researcher at LLC Optogan New Technologies of Light (St. Petersburg 2012-2013). Visiting Researcher at the Research Group on Mechanics of Heterogeneous Solids Max-Planck-Society Dresden Germany (1995); the Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering Department Michigan Technological University Houghton MI USA (1996); the Laboratory of Mechanics and Materials Polytechnic School Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Greece (1998 1999);the Institute of Physical Metallurgy Freiberg University of Mining and Technology Freiberg Germany (1999 2001). Senior Research Associate at the School of Mechanical Engineering University of Natal Durban South Africa (2000-2001).  Wolfgang H. Müller Dr. rer. nat. (1986) Habil. (1998) is Full Professor of Continuum Mechanics and Cosntitutive Theory at the Technische Universität Berlin since 2001. Formelly he was full Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. His area of expertise is in continuum physics.