The list of topics includes but is not limited to:

• Material behavior at high strain rates (lightweight alloys, composites, polymers, metals, foams, ceramics, biological materials)

• Structural failure under impact, energy absorbing systems and crashworthiness

• New dynamic experimental techniques

• Modeling and numerical analysis under impact loading

• Vehicle safety (automotive, railways, aerospace, motorcycles and bicycles, naval)

• Impact biomechanics