Based on the assessment of IUTAM, the General Assembly in Cambridge, UK (August 2002) agreed to establish nine Working Parties. A Working Party in a certain sub field of the mechanics is meant to structure the overlapping activities between IUTAM on the one hand and the relevant Affiliated Organizations and sister International Unions on the other. Also, Working Parties should identify important growth areas of the field. More detailed background information on Working Parties, including their Terms of Reference, is given in the IUTAM Report on Working Parties, whose latest pdf version can be obtained from the Secretary General. A listing of the Working Parties and their current membership is given below.

WP-1 (Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics and Rheology)
Chair: Prof. L.G. (Gary) Leal

Additional members:

Prof. A.N. (Antony) Beris Prof. J.R.A. (Anthony) Pearson Prof. T. (Tam) Sridhar Prof. D. (Dimitri) Vlassopoulos Prof. H. (Hiroshi) Watanabe

WP-2 (Dynamical Systems and Mechatronics)
Chair: Prof. H.Y. (Hiroshi) Yabuno

Additional members:

Prof. F.L. (Felix) Chernousko Prof. R. S. (Robin) Sharp Prof. M. (Masayoshi) Tomizuka

More info: For the 2009 report of WP-2 press here

WP-3 (Mechanics of Materials)
Chair: Prof. O. (Olivier) Allix

Additional members:

Prof. C.T. (Carl) Herakovich Prof. T. (Tatsuo) Inoue Prof. S. (Stelios) Kyriakides Prof. Y. (Yulong) Li

More info: For the 2006 report of WP-3 press here

WP-4 (Materials Processing)
Chair: Prof. R.M. (Robert) McMeeking

Additional members:

Prof. S. (Shigeo) Asai Prof. Y. (Yves) Brechet Prof. R. (René) Moreau Prof. A. (André) Thess Prof. C.L. (Charles) Tucker, III

More info: For the 2003 report of WP-4 press here

WP-5 (Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics: this WP acts as link between IUTAM and IACM)
Chair: Prof. J. (Jacob) Fish

Additional members:

Prof. R. (Eduardo) de Arantes e Oliveira Dr. S. R. (Sergio) Idelsohn Prof. J.T. (John Tinsley) Oden Prof. M.W. (Mingwu) Yuan

More info: For the scope of WP-5 press here
For the 2006 report of WP-5 press here

WP-6 (Biomechanics)
Chair: Prof. G.A. (Gerhard) Holzapfel

Additional members:

Prof. D. (Dominique) Barthès-Biesel Prof. J.E. (Joan) Bechtold Prof. R.W. (Ray) Ogden Prof. K. (Kazuo) Tanishita

More info: For the 2006 report of WP-6 press here

WP-7 (Nano- and Micro-Scale Phenomena in Mechanics)
Chair: Prof. W. (Wei) Yang

Additional members:

Prof. F. (Fernand) Ellyin Prof. Y. (Yonggang) Huang Dr. G. (Graham) Weir

More info: For the 2005 report of WP-7 press here

WP-8 (Geophysical and Environmental Mechanics )
Chair: Prof. P.F. (Paul) Linden

Additional members:

Prof. H. (Hervé) Le Treut Prof. J.W. (John) Rudnicki Prof. J. () Srinivasan Dr. P. (Luis) Thomas

More info: Appointment additional member in progress

WP-9 (Education in Mechanics and Capacity Building)
Chair: Prof. H.K. (Keith) Moffatt

Additional members:

Prof. L. (Luiz) Bevilacqua Dr. I. M. A. (Igle) Gledhill Prof. H. Y. (Haiyan) Hu Prof. K. R. (Katepalli) Sreenivasan

More info: For the 2006 report of WP-9 press here