Solid Mechanics is a collection of physical laws, mathematical techniques, and computer algorithms that can be used to predict the behavior of a solid material that is subjected to mechanical or thermal loading. The field has a wide range of applications, including 1. Geomechanics modeling the shape of planets; tectonics; and earthquake prediction; 2. Civil engineering designing foundations or structures; 3. Mechanical engineering designing load bearing components for vehicles; power generation and transmission; 4. Manufacturing engineering designing metal and polymer forming processes; machining, etc; 5. Biomechanics designing implants; bone mechanics; as well as modeling stress driven phenomena controlling celular and molecular processes; 6. Materials Science designing composites; alloy microstructures, thin films, and developing materials processing; 7. Microelectronics ------ designing failure resistant packaging and interconnects; 8. Nanotechnology stress driven self-assembly on surfaces; manufacturing processes such as nano-imprinting; modeling atomic-force microscope/sample interactions.

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