Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (UIUC)
Abstract
The Undergraduate Research Conference in Mechanics is open to all UIUC undergraduates pursuing independent and faculty-supervised research on any topic in the mechanical sciences. The conference is sponsored by the UIUC Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics and the Richard G. and Sandra S. Carlson Fund. The papers in this volume were presented on April 25, 2003, at the University of Illinois at the Fifth Undergraduate Research Conference in Mechanics. The conference was organized by Prof. Kimberly M. Hill and Prof. James W. Phillips. The editor wishes to thank all the faculty members from various departments who advised the individual students and aided in the writing of these papers. ??Eric N. Brown (Ph.D. 2003), Editor. The Theoretical and Applied Mechanics department awards prizes to recognize excellent projects and presentations. The recipients of the 2003 award for undergraduate research are Clarence E. Dienberg and Stephanie E. Ott-Monsivais.published or submitted for publicationis not peer reviewe
