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DESCRIPTION:Join us on Thursday\, November 28th\, 2024\, for an exciting pu
 blic talk\, 'Materials Science of Disasters\,' presented by Nikolas Provat
 as\, professor at McGill University.\n\nDisasters in sea\, air\, space and
  rail travel have long captured the public's attention due to the sudden a
 nd shocking loss of life and the ensuing fear associated with the lack of 
 control people feel about traveling in vehicles controlled by others\, a f
 ear exacerbated by media hype from television networks hungry for ratings.
  Interestingly\, a great deal of transportation disasters in the past cent
 ury have been caused by failure to properly understand the physics of mate
 rials. Following a brief introduction of the research program of the Compu
 tational Materials Science Group at McGill University\, this talk will exp
 lore some popular disasters of the past century and explain their causes. 
 In each case\, we will explore how understanding the physics of materials 
 has helped demystify the causes of such disasters and help prevent their r
 eoccurrence. Along the way\, the talk will also highlight advances in adva
 nced computing that have dramatically improved our ability to predict and 
 control the properties of engineering materials.\n	 \n\nLocation: ENGMC 204
  Room\, McConnell Engineering Building (3630 University St\, Montréal)    
                   \n\nFacebook event: https://www.facebook.com/share/1B9gj
 wLf8y/\n	 \n\nThe event is free and open to everyone. Mark your calendars—w
 e hope to see you there!\n\nPhysics & TSI Outreach\n\n \n
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SUMMARY:Physics Public Talk: Materials Science of Disasters
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/science/channels/event/physics-public-talk-materi
 als-science-disasters-361334
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