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href="/conferences/2019/materials-characterisation-2019" >Materials Characterisation 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/cmem-2019" >CMEM 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/eres-2019" >ERES 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/urban-transport-2019" >Urban Transport 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/air-pollution-2019" >Air Pollution 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/bem-42" >BEM/MRM 42</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/energy-and-sustainability-2019" >Energy and Sustainability 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/maritime-transport-2019" >Maritime Transport 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/coastal-cities-2019" >Coastal Cities 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/safe-2019" >SAFE 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/disaster-management-2019" >Disaster Management 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/sustainable-city-2019" >Sustainable City 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/water-and-society-2019" >Water and Society 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/stremah-2019" >STREMAH 2019</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2019/bim-2019" >BIM 2019</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item5589 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2018" >2018</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2018/islamic-heritage-2018" >Islamic Heritage 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/sustainable-tourism-2018" >Sustainable Tourism 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/urban-growth-2018" >Urban Growth 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/complex-systems-2018" >Complex Systems 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/water-pollution-2018" >Water Pollution 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/friar-2018" >FRIAR 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/susi-2018" >SUSI 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/risk-analysis-2018" >Risk Analysis 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/air-pollution-2018" >Air Pollution 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/environmental-impact-2018" >Environmental Impact 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/comprail-2018" >COMPRAIL 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/afm-2018" >AFM 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/hpsm-opti-2018" >HPSM/OPTI 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/sustainable-development-and-planning-2018" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/energy-quest-2018" >Energy Quest 2018</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/bem-41" >BEM/MRM 41</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/waste-management-2018" >Waste Management 2018</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/urban-transport-2018" >Urban Transport 2018</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/eco-architecture-2018" >Eco-Architecture 2018 </a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2018/urban-agriculture-2018" >Urban Agriculture 2018 </a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item5512 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2017" >2017</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2017/coastal-cities-2017" >Coastal Cities 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/air-pollution-2017" >Air Pollution 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/ecosud-2017" >ECOSUD 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/stremah-2017" >STREMAH 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/bim-2017" >BIM 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/complex-systems-2017" >Complex Systems 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/water-and-society-2017" >Water and Society 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/disaster-management-2017" >Disaster Management 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/timber-structures-2017" >Timber Structures 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/multiphase-flow-2017" >Multiphase Flow 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/materials-characterisation-2017" >Materials Characterisation 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/sustainable-development-and-planning-2017" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/cmem-2017" >CMEM 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/eres-2017" >ERES 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/water-resources-management-2017" >Water Resources Management 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/river-basin-management-2017" >River Basin Management 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/urban-transport-2017" >Urban Transport 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/safe-2017" >SAFE 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/bem-mrm-40" >BEM/MRM 40</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/sustainable-city-2017" >Sustainable City 2017</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2017/energy-and-sustainability-2017" >Energy and Sustainability 2017</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item4857 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2016" >2016</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2016/big-data-2016" >Big Data 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/defence-heritage-2016" >Defence Heritage 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/islamic-heritage-architecture-2016" >Islamic Heritage Architecture 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/sustainable-tourism-2016" >Sustainable Tourism 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/susi-2016" >SUSI 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/risk-analysis-2016" >Risk Analysis 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/complex-systems-2016" >Complex Systems 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/waste-management-2016" >Waste Management 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/environmental-impact-2016" >Environmental Impact 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/air-pollution-2016" >Air Pollution 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/urban-transport-2016" >Urban Transport 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/urban-water-2016" >Urban Water 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/water-pollution-2016" >Water Pollution 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/friar-2016" >FRIAR 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/sustainable-city-2016" >Sustainable City 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/eco-architecture-2016" >Eco-Architecture 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/comprail-2016" >COMPRAIL 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/afm-2016" >AFM 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/energy-quest-2016" >Energy Quest 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/heat-transfer-2016" >Heat Transfer 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/design-and-nature-2016" >Design and Nature 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/hpsm-opti-2016" >HPSM/OPTI 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/bem-mrm-39" >BEM/MRM 39</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/maras-2016" >MARAS 2016</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2016/sustainable-development-and-planning-2016" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2016</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item4348 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2015" >2015</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2015/multiphase-flow-2015" >Multiphase Flow 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/contact-and-surface-2015" >Contact and Surface 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/materials-characterisation-2015" >Materials Characterisation 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/cmem-2015" >CMEM 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/safe-2015" >SAFE 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/complex-systems-2015" >Complex Systems 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/sustainable-development-and-planning-2015" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/disaster-management-2015" >Disaster Management 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/air-pollution-2015" >Air Pollution 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/urban-transport-2015" >Urban Transport 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/ecosud-2015" >ECOSUD 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/water-resources-management-2015" >Water Resources Management 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/river-basin-management-2015" >River Basin Management 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/eres-2015" >ERES 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/ravage-of-the-planet-iv" >Ravage of the Planet IV</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/coastal-cities-2015" >Coastal Cities 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/stremah-2015" >STREMAH 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/water-and-society-2015" >Water and Society 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/sustainable-city-2015" >Sustainable City 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/energy-and-sustainability-2015" >Energy and Sustainability 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/bim-2015" >BIM 2015</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2015/bem-mrm-38" >BEM/MRM 38</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item3780 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2014" >2014</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2014/energy-quest-2014" >Energy Quest 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/waste-management-2014" >Waste Management 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/environmental-impact-2014" >Environmental Impact 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/water-pollution-2014" >Water Pollution 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/urban-water-2014" >Urban Water 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/urban-transport-2014" >Urban Transport 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/susi-2014" >SUSI 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/risk-analysis-2014" >Risk Analysis 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/hpsmopti-2014" >HPSM/OPTI 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/maras-2014" >MARAS 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/sustainable-irrigation-2014" >Sustainable Irrigation 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/friar-2014" >FRIAR 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/comprail-2014" >COMPRAIL 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/afm-2014" >AFM 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/heat-transfer-2014" >Heat Transfer 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/air-pollution-2014" >Air Pollution 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/sustainable-tourism-2014" >Sustainable Tourism 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/design-and-nature-2014" >Design and Nature 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/bemmrm-37" >BEM/MRM 37</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/defence-heritage-2014" >Defence Heritage 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/sustainable-city-2014" >Sustainable City 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/eco-architecture-2014" >Eco-Architecture 2014</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2014/energy-and-sustainability-2014" >Energy and Sustainability 2014</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item3734 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2013" >2013</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2013/coastal-processes-2013" >Coastal Processes 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/fluid-structure-interaction-2013" >Fluid Structure Interaction 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/food-and-environment-2013" >Food and Environment 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/environmental-health-risk-2013" >Environmental Health Risk 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/biomed-2013" >BIOMED 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/data-2013" >DATA 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/water-resources-management-2013" >Water Resources Management 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/river-basin-management-2013" >River Basin Management 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/sustainable-development-and-planning-2013" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/urban-transport-2013" >Urban Transport 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/air-pollution-2013" >Air Pollution 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/materials-characterisation-2013" >Materials Characterisation 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/contact-and-surface-2013" >Contact and Surface 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/bem-mrm-2013" >BEM / MRM 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/ecosud-2013" >ECOSUD 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/energy-and-sustainability-2013" >Energy and Sustainability 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/stremah-2013" >STREMAH 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/cmem-2013" >CMEM 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/multiphase-flow-2013" >Multiphase Flow 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/eres-2013" >ERES 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/disaster-management-2013" >Disaster Management 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/water-and-society-2013" >Water and Society 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/safe-2013" >SAFE 2013</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/bemmrm-36" >BEM/MRM 36</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2013/sustainable-city-2013" >Sustainable City 2013</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item3735 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2012" >2012</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2012/urban-water-2012" >Urban Water 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/sustainable-city-2012" >Sustainable City 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/urban-transport-2012" >Urban Transport 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/airpollution-2012" >Air Pollution 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/forest-fires-2012" >Forest Fires 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/debris-flow-2012" >Debris Flow 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/friar-2012" >FRIAR 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/defence-sites-heritage-and-future-2012" >Defence Sites: Heritage and Future 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/12-designnature" >Design and Nature 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/12-sustourism" >Sustainable Tourism 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/12-hpsm" >HPSM 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/opti-2012" >OPTI 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/bemmrm-2012" >BEM/MRM 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/afm-2012" >AFM 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/heat-transfer-2012" >Heat Transfer 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/environmental-impact-2012" >Environmental Impact 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/waste-management-2012" >Waste Management 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/water-pollution-2012" >Water Pollution 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/tribology-and-design-2012" >Tribology and Design 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/susi-2012" >SUSI 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/eco-architecture-2012" >Eco-Architecture 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/comprail-2012" >COMPRAIL 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/islands-2012" >Islands 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/risk-analysis-2012" >Risk Analysis 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/petroleum-2012" >Petroleum 2012</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2012/sustainable-irrigation-2012" >Sustainable Irrigation 2012</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item2571 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2011" >2011</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2011/energy-2011" >Energy 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/ecosud-2011" >ECOSUD 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/coastalprocesses-2011" >Coastal Processes 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/fluidstructureinteraction-2011" >Fluid Structure Interaction 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/disaster-management-2011" >Disaster Management 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/light-2011" >Light 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/waterresourcesmanagement-2011" >Water Resources Management 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/riverbasinmanagement-2011" >River Basin Management 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/cmem-2011" >CMEM 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/urbantransport-2011" >Urban Transport 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/materialscharacterisation-2011" >Materials Characterisation 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/multiphase-flow-2011" >Multiphase Flow 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/foodandenvironment-2011" >Food and Environment 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/bemmrm-2011" >BEM/MRM 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/safe-2011" >SAFE 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/sustainablechemistry-2011" >Sustainable Chemistry 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/sdp-2011" >Sustainable Development and Planning 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/environmentalhealthrisk-2011" >Environmental Health Risk 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/biomed-2011" >BIOMED 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/stremah-2011" >STREMAH 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/eres-2011" >ERES 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/lakesustainability-2011" >Lake Sustainability 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/airpollution-2011" >Air Pollution 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/contact-and-surface-2011" >Contact and Surface 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/waterandsociety-2011" >Water and Society 2011</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2011/ravageoftheplanet-2011" >Ravage of the Planet 2011</a></li></ul></li><li class="selected parent item27 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2010" >2010</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2010/eco-architecture-2010" >Eco-Architecture 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/the-sustainable-city-2010" >The Sustainable City 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/islands-2010" >Islands 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/environmental-economics-2010" >Environmental Economics 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/environmental-toxicology-2010" >Environmental Toxicology 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/urban-transport-2010" >Urban Transport 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/tribology-and-design-2010" >Tribology and Design 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/debris-flow-2010" >Debris Flow 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/friar-2010" >FRIAR 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/sustainable-irrigation-2010" >Sustainable Irrigation 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/water-pollution-2010" >Water Pollution 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/air-pollution-2010" >Air Pollution 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/forest-fires-2010" >Forest Fires 2010</a></li><li id="current" class="selected"><a href="/conferences/2010/design-and-nature-2010" >Design and Nature 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/sustainable-tourism-2010" >Sustainable Tourism 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/waste-management-2010" >Waste Management 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/heat-transfer-2010" >Heat Transfer 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/hpsm-2010" >HPSM 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/susi-2010" >SUSI 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/comprail-2010" >COMPRAIL 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/bem-mrm-32-2010" >BEM / MRM 32</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/risk-analysis-2010" >Risk Analysis 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/brownfields-2010" >Brownfields 2010</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2010/afm-2010" >AFM 2010</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item1483 dropdown"><a href="/conferences/2009" >2009</a><ul class="dropdown-menu columns"><li><a href="/conferences/2009/eres-2009" >ERES 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/sustainable-development-2009" >Sustainable Development 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/fluid-structure-interaction-2009" >Fluid Structure Interaction 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/biomed-2009" >BIOMED 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/data-mining-2009" >Data Mining 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/opti-2009" >OPTI 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/contactsurface-2009" >Contact/Surface 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/cmem-2009" >CMEM 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/multiphase-flow-2009" >Multiphase Flow 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/materials-characterisation-2009" >Materials Characterisation 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/urban-transport-2009" >Urban Transport 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/energy-and-sustainability-2009" >Energy and Sustainability 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/electrocor-2009" >ELECTROCOR 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/safe-2009" >SAFE 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/ecosud-2009" >ECOSUD 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/air-pollution-2009" >Air Pollution 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/stremah-2009" >STREMAH 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/bemmrm-31-2009" >BEM/MRM 31</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/river-basin-management-2009" >River Basin Management 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/water-resources-management-2009" >Water Resources Management 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/coastal-processes-2009" >Coastal Processes 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/environmental-health-risk-2009" >Environmental Health Risk 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/disaster-management-2009" >Disaster Management 2009</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/regional-airports-seminar-2009" >Regional Airports Seminar</a></li><li><a href="/conferences/2009/ravage-of-the-planet-2009" >Ravage of the Planet 2009</a></li></ul></li><li class="parent item731 dropdown"><a 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2010 </h1> </div> <div itemprop="articleBody" class="com-content-article__body"> <h3>Fifth International Conference on Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering</h3> <h3><img src="/images/conferences/2008/pcr_images/pcr2.jpg" style="float: right;" alt="pcr.jpg" vspace="0" width="350" border="0" height="33" hspace="0" /></h3> <p>28 - 30 June 2010<br /> Pisa, Italy</p> <h2>&nbsp;Overview</h2> <p><img src="/images/conferences/2010/design_nature_200_x_250.jpg" alt="Design and Nature Cover" title="Design and Nature Cover" style="margin: 2px 5px; float: right; width: 200px; height: 250px;" width="200" height="250" />The fifth International Conference on Comparing Design in Nature with Science and Engineering was recently held at the University of Pisa.&nbsp; The conference was chaired by Professor Angelo Carpi of the University of Pisa and Professor Carlos A Brebbia, Director of the Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT).<br /><br />The meeting was opened by Professor E Giaccherini, Vice-Rector for International Relations at the University of Pisa, who welcomed the delegates in the name of the Rector and the University.&nbsp; Pisa has always placed great emphasis - Professor Giaccherini said - on research throughout its seven centuries of existence.&nbsp; The topics discussed during the conference are of great interest to the University, which is doing pioneering work in this area, including the development of advanced polymers which can have important applications in medicine, such as in muscular tissues.&nbsp; This and other areas of research prompted the University of Pisa to sign a link agreement with the Wessex Institute of Technology, one of the by products of which has been to organise the Design and Nature conference in Pisa.&nbsp; The University Senate unanimously approved the agreement as a way of promoting interdisciplinary research in areas related to medicine, engineering, and other physical sciences.&nbsp; It will also promote joint post-graduate programmes between the two institutions.<br /><br />Professor Giaccherini referred to the importance of the topics discussed during the meeting and the multidisciplinary character of the contributions.</p> <h2>&nbsp;The late Professor Enzo Tiezzi</h2> <p>Professor Carlos A Brebbia then expressed his regret of having to announce that our friend and colleague Professor Enzo Tiezzi had just died.&nbsp; He spoke of the towering personality of Enzo in the ecological systems field and his pioneering work following Prigogine's ideas.&nbsp; Enzo's official title was Professor of Chemistry at the University of Siena, but his interests were wider ranging from poetry to chemistry.&nbsp; He was - Professor Brebbia said - a true Renaissance man, bringing new ideas and deeper insight to all fields of knowledge.&nbsp; He was able to discover the essence of different phenomena.&nbsp; His contributions to evolutionary processes and ecosystems in particular have been enormous.<br /><br />WIT will sorely miss him because of his interest in many of the Institute's activities.&nbsp; WIT Press - Professor Brebbia said - is proud of having published scientific books co-authored by Enzo and his researchers, as well as one of his novels, which gives an idea of the breadth of his interests.&nbsp; He was Co-Editor of many WIT Press books and one of the Editors of the International Journal of Design &amp; Nature and Ecodynamics, which has recently published an outstanding issue on the Nature of Water, which Enzo expressed a special wish to see before his departure.<br /><br />It will take too long to describe the major works of Enzo and his collaboration with WIT.&nbsp; It is important however to point out that he was the prime motivator behind the establishment of the Prigogine Gold Medal Award, instituted by the University of Siena and the Wessex Institute of Technology, following the death of Professor Ilya Prigogine in 2003.&nbsp; This important award has been given every year since 2004 to the best researcher working in the field of ecosystems modelling, particularly those following the work of Prigogine.&nbsp; Enzo received the award in 2005 at the Aula Magna of the University of Cadiz. He was also a Director and Fellow of the Wessex Institute, who awarded him the Eminent Scientist Medal in 2003.&nbsp; Enzo received many other awards and recognitions during his career.<br /><br />Enzo - Professor Brebbia said - had what Spanish speakers call 'Una Buena Muerte' (A good death) which is an idea that conveys not death itself but a sense of closure.&nbsp; He was aware of the terminal nature of his disease but with tremendous courage, decided not to try to prolong it as usual by treatment or surgery.&nbsp; He waited patiently to the end surrounded by a loving family and community. &nbsp;<br /><br />His life continues in the work of the many researchers that he has guided over his long and prolific career.&nbsp; It also perdures in his books, papers and other works; a legacy that will live for ever after his departure.<br /><br />Finally, and equally important - Professor Brebbia said - he was for all the members of our community a good friend in which you could always rely in times of need.</p> <h2>&nbsp;Opening Addresses</h2> <p><img style="margin: 4px; float: right;" title="Carlos Brebbia" alt="IMG_0341" src="/images/conferences/2010/PCRs/IMG_0341.jpg" width="144" height="194" />Following this announcement, Professor Brebbia described the work of the Wessex Institute, explaining that it is committed to the dissemination of knowledge in a wide variety of fields.&nbsp; On the more technical side, WIT has developed and continues to work on advanced computational modelling for engineering and science, based on the Institute flagship, the Boundary Element Method.&nbsp; WIT continues to develop further applications of this method with special emphasis on supporting engineering applications. He explained that advanced work now continues in cathodic protection systems and fracture mechanics with numerous applications and uses in the oil and aerospace industries.<br /><br />Professor Angelo Carpi expressed his satisfaction with the Design and Nature conference taking place in Pisa.&nbsp; As a physician, his intention - he said - was focused on the papers dedicated to biological and medical aspects.&nbsp; Nevertheless as a researcher it is important for him to position his work in the framework of interdisciplinary views such as those expressed at the conference.&nbsp; This follows the idea that "Knowledge is a complex process and requires integration of the simple disciplinary discussion within a wider and more complex structure".<br /><br />Conferences like this - due to the wide range of topics under discussion, require considerable work on the part of the member of the International Scientific Advisory Committee to whom the Editors are indebted.&nbsp; This help has been essential to ensure the quality of the papers included in the conference book.</p> <h2>&nbsp;Conference Topics</h2> <p><img style="margin: 4px; float: right;" title="Delegates" alt="IMG_0328" src="/images/conferences/2010/PCRs/IMG_0328.jpg" width="220" height="153" />The conference papers covered a wide range of topics which were grouped into the following sections;</p> <ul> <li>Nature and architecture</li> <li>Mechanics in nature</li> <li>Natural materials and processes</li> <li>Solutions from nature</li> <li>Biomimetics</li> <li>Biocapacity</li> <li>Education in design and nature</li> </ul> <h2>&nbsp;Special Sessions</h2> <p>There were additional special sessions as follows;<br /><br /><strong>Biomimetics and Bioinspiration</strong> organised by Federico Carpi of the University of Pisa and R Erb of Biokon International, Berlin, Germany.&nbsp; This session includes a collection of 17 outstanding presentations on this topic.</p> <div style="margin: 4px; float: right;"><img alt="IMG_0333" src="/images/conferences/2010/PCRs/IMG_0333.jpg" width="198" height="145" /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Professor Adrian Bejan</span></div> </div> <strong><br />Constructal Law Seminar</strong> organised by Adrian Bejan of Duke University in USA, consisting of 10 papers on this new theory which is gaining wide acceptance.&nbsp; These papers, which were presented during the meeting, were originally for a special issue of the International Journal of Design &amp; Nature and Ecodynamics (Vol 5, Issue 3, 2010) where they are published.<br /><br /><strong>Helical Design in Nature, Engineering and Medicine</strong> was organised by Angelo Carpi and referred to the relationship between natural and artificial helical structures. <h2>&nbsp;Invited Presentations</h2> <p>There was also a series of invited presentations;<br /><br /><strong>'Mathematics and music: the architecture of nature'</strong><br /><em>by F Morandi, University of Siena, Italy</em><br /><br /><strong>'The hierarchical structure of seashells optimized to resist mechanical threats'</strong><br /><em>by D Pasini, McGill University, Canada</em><br /><br /><strong>'Biomimetics: networking to turn scientific knowledge into beneficial practice'</strong><br /><em>by R W Erb, Biokon International, Germany</em><br /><br /><strong>'Electroactive polymer artificial muscles: an overview'</strong><br /><em>by F Carpi, University of Pisa, Italy</em><br /><br /><strong>'Biomimetic fibre-reinforced composites inspired by branched plant stems'</strong><br /><em>by T Messelter, University of Freiberg, Germany</em><br /><strong><br />'Analysis of the microfibril organization modes emerging in plant cell walls of variable curvature'</strong><br /><em>by A D Rey, McGill University, Canada</em><br /><br /><strong>'Plant movements as concept generators for deployable systems in architecture'</strong><br /><em>by T Speck, University of Freiberg, Germany</em><br /><br /><strong>'Few large and many small: Hierarchy in mass movement on earth'</strong><br /><em>by A J Bejan, Duke University, USA</em><br /><strong><br />'Further biomimetic challenges from the bombardier beetle: the intricate chemical production system'</strong><br /><em>by A McIntosh, University of Leeds, UK</em><br /><strong><br />'Biomimetics of sound production, synthesis and recognition'</strong><br /><em>by G Rosenhouse, Technion Institute of Technology, Israel</em></p> <h2>&nbsp;International Scientific Advisory Committee</h2> <p>The International Scientific Advisory Committee members met over dinner to discuss the programme of the meeting and how it could be improved when reconvened in 2012.&nbsp; There was general agreement that the conference was very successful and that it is important to keep reviewing its contents in order to ensure its continuing relevance.&nbsp; Several new topics were proposed as well as strategies developed to improve even further the quality of the papers.</p> <h2>&nbsp;Excursion and Conference Dinner</h2> <p><img style="margin: 4px; float: right;" title="Palazzo" alt="IMG_0346" src="/images/conferences/2010/PCRs/IMG_0346.jpg" width="202" height="146" />These were ample opportunities for the delegates to interact during the meeting in addition to the discussion that took place after each presentation.&nbsp; At the end of the first day the delegates were invited to visit the historical Palazzo where the Comune di Pisa is located.&nbsp; There they saw two court rooms decorated with beautiful Renaissance frescos.&nbsp; Professor Angelo Carpi, the co-chairman of the meeting, described the history of the room to the participants.<br /><br /><br /><img style="margin: 4px; float: left;" title="Dinner" alt="IMG_0370" src="/images/conferences/2010/PCRs/IMG_0370.jpg" width="220" height="155" />The Conference Dinner took place in a Franciscan Monastery in a small town near Pisa, where the participants have an occasion to see the beautiful cloisters and well-kept church, before sitting out in the Monks Refectory to partake of a meal prepared and served by community volunteers.&nbsp; They strive to support the monastery which acts now as a focal point to the life of the town.&nbsp; Only five old monks remain in the whole building which used to be home for approximately fifty brothers.&nbsp; The excellent dinner was accompanied by local wines of that part of Tuscany making the event very friendly and enjoyable.</p> <h2>&nbsp;Publication of Papers</h2> <p>The proceedings of Design and Nature V, 624pp (Print ISBN: 978-1-84564-454-3; Online ISSN: 1743-3509) are available from WIT Press priced at &pound;237/US$474/&euro;332. 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