Sixth International Conference on Recent Advances in Nonlinear Mechanics (RANM2025)

24 – 28 October  2025, Hangzhou, China

The conference series sixth International Conference on Recent Advances in Nonlinear Mechanics (RANM2025) will be held in Hangzhou, China during 24 – 28 October 2025. The RANM conference series provides a global platform for researchers to share insights, discuss recent developments, and explore new ideas in nonlinear mechanics. The conference invites contributions on both theoretical and applied aspects of nonlinear mechanics, with a focus on, but not limited to, solid and fluid mechanics. Submissions are welcome on problems where nonlinearities and nonlinear interactions play a key role.

The RANM conference series has been founded by Marian Wiercigroch and its first edition was held in August 2005 at the University of Aberdeen, UK. The second RANM was organized in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in August 2009 by Ko-Choong Woo of the University of Nottingham, while the third RANM was held in Harbin in January 2014, and organized by Qingjie Cao at Harbin Institute of Technology, China. In May 2019, the fourth RANM took place in Lodz of Poland and was hosted by Lodz University of Technology. The fifth RANM was held in a hybrid mode in Hangzhou, China in October 2022, and organized by Weiqiu Chen at Zhejiang University.  The sixth one will be held again in Hangzhou to make up for the pandemic restrictions, and it will be organized by the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Zhejiang University, with joint support from the School of Intelligent Manufacturing and Energy Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, and the Key Laboratory of Impact and Safety Engineering, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University.

Selected papers presented at the conference, whether in general sessions or Mini Symposia, will have the opportunity to be published in thematic Virtual Special Issues of the International Journal of Mechanical Sciences. This offers authors a prestigious platform to showcase their research to a global audience, enhancing visibility and impact. Don’t miss the chance to contribute to cutting-edge discussions and see your work featured in a leading international journal!

TOPICS

All fundamental and applied problems involving nonlinearities or nonlinear interactions specifically in the areas of dynamics, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics and fluid-structure interactions are welcome. The conference will be run as a combination of main sessions and mini-symposia. The topics include, but are not limited to:

· MS1: Dynamics of Advanced Machining

· MS2: Nonlinear Dynamics in Geo-energy Drilling & Production

· MS3: Dynamics, Vibration and Control

· MS4: Dynamics of Systems with Friction and Impacts

· MS5: Nonlinear Effects in Heavy Mechanical Machinery

· MS6: Nonlinear and Complex Dynamics of Physical Systems

· MS7: Soft Matter Modelling

· MS8: Multistable Morphing Structures: Mechanics, Design, Fabrication, and Applications

· MS9: Nonlinear Mechanics of Media with Multifield Couplings

· MS10: Theory and Application of SD Oscillator and Geometrically Nonlinear Dynamic System

· MS11: Nonlinear Mechanics of Origami and Deployable Structures

· MS12: J. N. Reddy's 80th Birthday

· MS13: Energy Absorption of Novel Materials and Structures