Project full title: Nonsmooth Contact Dynamics
Project acronym: CONMECH
Grant Agreement Number: 823731
Duration: 1 January 2019 - 31 December 2022
Funding: H2020-MSCA-RISE-2018: Research and Innovation Staff Exchange
Consortium Coordinator: Jagiellonian University in Krakow

Beneficiaries: Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, Université de Perpignan in Perpgnan, France, Universitatea din Craiova, Romania, and Universidade da Coruna, Spain
Partners: Guangxi University of Nationalities, Nanning, P.R. China, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. China, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, US, Oakland University, Rochester, MI, US, Asociacion Civil De Estudios Superiores, Argentina, and Federation University, Australia

CONMECH Conferences

Recent Advances of Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Problems, Hangzhou, May 31 - June 3, 2019

The International Conference on “Recent Advances of Numerical Methods for Nonlinear Problems” will be held in Hangzhou, May 31 - June 3. The Organizing Committee consists of Weimin Han (Co-Chair, University of Iowa, USA), Danfu Han (Co-Chair, Hangzhou Normal University, China), Xiaoliang Cheng (Zhejiang University, China), and Xianliang Hu (Zhejiang University, China). In this meeting the paricipants will come from three CONMECH institutions: University of Iowa, Zhejiang University, and Jagiellonian University.

Perpignan's Days of Applied Mathematics, Perpignan, June 13 - 14, 2019

International Conference organized by the Laboratory of Mathematics and Physics (LAMPS) of the University of Perpignan Via Domitia (UPVD), June 13 - 14, 2019 in honor of Professor Meir Shillor for his 70th birthday. The aim of the conference is to discuss recent developments on Mathematical Analysis with potential applications to Mechanics and to provide a forum for fruitful interactions in related fields of research.

New Trends in Contact Mechanics and Related Topics, Universidade da Coruña, June 28, 2019

International Workshop was organized by Universidade da Coruña. The presentation were given by researchers from UDC, Spain and Universidad Austral, Argentina. The program can be found in the annoumcement.

Emerging Trends in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 2020, Ostrava, Czech Republic, June 15 - June 19, 2020

The ETAMM2020 conference provides an opportunity for dissemination of important and recent results in the field of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, and their Applications to Physics, Engineering Sciences, Biology, and Economy. The conference brings together mathematicians, interdisciplinary scientists, and engineers from all over the world to exchange experience and ideas, and initiate new research collaborations.

The conference comprises Minisymposium Nr 5 on "Analysis and Approximation of Variational and Hemivariational Inequalities" organized by CONMECH members Weimin Han (University of Iowa, USA), Stanislaw Migorski (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland), and Mircea Sofonea (Universite de Perpignan Via Domitia, France). This minisymposium is devoted to recent advances in mathematical analysis, numerical solution and applications of variational and hemivariational inequalities. The topics of the minisymposium include, but are not limited to, modeling of problems leading to variational and hemivariational inequalities, well-posedness results, properties of solutions, numerical analysis, optimal control and optimization, and applications in mechanics and engineering. The minisymposium aims at promoting collaborations among researchers of all stages on variational and hemivariational inequalities and their applications.

Concerning the situation with the pandemic of coronavirus disease and unpredictable future measures, the organizing committee decided to cancel ETAMM2020.

The Conference ETAMM2020 switches to ETAMM2022. For further details, please visit ETAMM2022 page.

The Mid-term Meeting of the project, online meeting, April 9, 2021

The meeting covered: 1) Overall progress (with respect to initial objectives) including: WPs, milestones and deliverables, GANTT chart, number of secondments executed; 2) Use of resources; 3) Project management; 4) Ethical issues (if any); 5) Dissemination/outreach activities; 6) Impact (scientific, technical, social, commercial, environmental); 7) Questions concerning the project and to come up eventually with solution in case of delays (and here with the Covid-19 pandemic).

Analysis and Approximation of Variational and Hemivariational Inequalities, online meeting, April 10-11, 2021

The International Conference on ``Analysis and Approximation of Variational and Hemivariational Inequalities'' will be held on April 10-11, 2021. The meeting which is organized as an online event via Zoom. The organizers are CONMECH members Weimin Han (University of Iowa, USA), Stanislaw Migorski (Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland), and Mircea Sofonea (Universite de Perpignan Via Domitia, France).

The Updated Program and Abstracts of Presentations. The number of participants of the conference at the high points on each day: 64 on April 10, and 46 on April 11.

Virtual Congress of Industrial, Computational and Applied Mathematics, La Plata, Argentina, May 3-7, 2021

The Congress of Industrial, Computational and Applied Mathematics (the VIII MACI 2021) will be held on May 3-7, 2021 based in the city of La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Due to the current measures regarding the prevention of the spread of Covid-19, it will take place virtually. Each presentation will be presented synchronically with a time slot of 30 minutes.
The members of the CONMECH have taken an active part in the conference presenting the research contibutions. In particular, the following events have been organized:
The number of participants of the conference at the high points on each day: 40 - 60. We warmly thank the Argentinian Colleagues for a very nice organization of the congress.