Join us at the Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference 2026 (EMI 2026)—the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) premier annual mechanics conference. This conference will be hosted by The University of Colorado, Boulder at the Macky Auditorium on campus, with organization led by Associate Professors Mija H. Hubler and Yida Zhang.
Conference Co-Chairs
Mija Hubler, Ph.D., A.M.ASCE
Associate Professor
Structural Engineering & Structural Mechanics
Material Science & Engineering
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Yida Zhang, Ph.D., Aff.M.ASCE
Associate Professor
Geotechnical Engineering & Geomechanics
Engineering Science
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Organizing Committee
Richard Regueiro
Professor
Geotechnical Engineering & Geomechanics
Engineering Science
Material Science & Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Jeong-Hoon Song
Associate Professor
Structural Engineering & Structural Mechanics
Material Science & Engineering
Engineering Science
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Wil Srubar
Professor
Building Systems Engineering
Material Science & Engineering
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Dan Frangopol
Professor Emeritus
Structural Engineering & Structural Mechanics
Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Rong Long
Associate Professor
Mechanics of Materials
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Jianliang Xiao
Associate Professor
Mechanics of Materials
Micro/Nanoscale
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
François Barthelat
Professor
Mechanics of Materials
Biomedical
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Nathalie Vriend
Associate Professor
Thermo Fluid Science
Mechanics of Materials
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Franck Vernerey
Professor
Biomedical
Mechanics of Materials
Paul M. Rady Mechanical Engineering
University of Colorado, Boulder
Maryam Shakiba
Assistant Professor
Aerospace Mechanics Research Center
Ann and H. J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder
Alireza Doostan
Professor
Aerospace Mechanics Research Center
Ann and H. J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder
Kurt Maute
Professor
Aerospace Mechanics Research Center
Ann and H. J. Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
University of Colorado, Boulder
About the Engineering Mechanics Institute
The Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) was created on October 1, 2007 to serve the engineering community through the development and application of engineering mechanics by anticipating and adapting to new challenges that will face tomorrow's engineers, and to provide a home not only for those involved in the traditional disciplines but also for those involved with emerging areas of mechanics.