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Welcome

DEAR SMASIS ATTENDEE:

We welcome you to the 10th annual meeting of the ASME Smart Materials, Adaptive
Structures, and Intelligent Systems (SMASIS) Conference. As in the years past, our goal is to
provide a friendly, casual forum for the exchange of ideas and latest results. Our sincere
appreciation goes to all the presenters for choosing to share their very best work at this
conference.

SMASIS is divided into eight symposia, which span basic research, applied technological
design and development, and industrial and governmental integrated system and application
demonstrations:

Symposium 1: Development & Characterization of Multifunctional Materials Sincerely,
Symposium 2: Mechanics and Behavior of Active Materials
Symposium 3: Modeling, Simulation and Control of Adaptive Systems
Symposium 4: Integrated System Design and Implementation
Symposium 5: Structural Health Monitoring
Symposium 6: Bioinspired Smart Materials and Systems
Symposium 7: Energy Harvesting
Symposium 8: Emerging Technologies

As in the past, we will continue our tradition of honoring the ASME Adaptive Structures Prize Ken Loh
winner, Dr. Marcelo Dapino, who will deliver a keynote presentation. General Chair
UC San Diego
We have a poster session during coffee breaks on Monday followed by reception dinner,
exhibits on Tuesday with participating companies, networking lunches Monday through
Wednesday, and a special banquet at the SUMMIT Restaurant Tuesday evening. We hope
that these social events provide you the opportunity to expand your own personal community
and broaden your horizons.

SMASIS is dedicated to developing future leaders in science, technology, and engineering. William Oates
This is an emphasis of our Student and Young Professional Development group. Highlights of Technical Chair
their symposium are the two student competitions on Monday with the Best Paper Florida State University
Competition in the morning and Hardware Competition in the afternoon. In additional, several
student events are planned to provide networking. We are very proud that our students and
young professionals are always seeking ways to give back to the community. This year they
are reaching out to students from local high schools, who will be introduced to the field of
smart materials and inspired by the Hardware Competition exhibits. Please take advantage of
these opportunities to see our rising stars and to meet your future colleagues and our future
leaders!

The planning for this conference has been a significant team effort including members of the

ASME Aerospace Division Adaptive Structures and Material Systems Branch. Our executive

committee provided tremendous support and guidance and we could not have proceeded

without all the contributions of the symposium chairs, co-chairs, and organizing committees.

Our thanks go to them for assembling such outstanding technical programs. We also

recognize all the authors, keynote and invited speakers, and panel participants who are the

major contributors to the success of SMASIS. Finally, we have received generous support

from our sponsors: General Motors, Trek, Inc. and IOP Publishing, all of which is sincerely

appreciated. Mohammad Daqaq

2 We want to thank each of you for participating in this event and for coming back each year Technical Co-Chair
with your best work. To those of you we know personally, we look forward to seeing you Clemson University

again. And to those of you we have yet to meet, we look forward to making your acquaintance

and to insightful technical discussions.