Established in 1945, the department of mechanical engineering at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has a rich tradition in mechanics in general, and experimental mechanics of solids in particular. Prof. K. R. Y. Simha is one of the distinguished faculty members who have nurtured this area over a few decades. On the occasion of his retirement in 2020, the department is holding a symposium on this topic in his honor. Following the now-in-vogue “principle of virtual work”, this symposium is going to be held on an online meeting platform.  It is a three-day event starting with a Young Researchers Meet (YRM) on July 27th and followed by two days of talks by renowned senior researchers and rising young researchers from around the world. The symposium is open to all with no registration fee to attend online. The events of the three days will be held during 4 PM to 10 PM, Indian Standard Time (IST), (UTC + 5:30) in an effort to make it not unearthly hours for most people in the world.

Symposium highlights

Young Researchers Meet (YRM) on July 27th, 2020, includes a talk by Prof. K. R. Y. Simha to young researchers, a talk by Dr. Sundar of BISS on research and entrepreneurship, talks by young mechanics researchers from around the world, and a talk by Prof. Lisa Pruitt (Berkeley), and ending with a panel discussion on research and career opportunities in ME@IISc.

The symposium commences on 28th July with an inaugural session to honor Prof. Simha. On July 28th and 29th, 2020, there will be eight one-hour talks and eight half-hour talks by researchers from four different countries. The symposium also includes a talk by Prof. K. R. Y. Simha.