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We are looking for a PhD researcher to work at numerical simulations of the electro-mechanical response of nano-reinforced polymers. The position is fully funded including tuition fees and a competitive maintenance/salary (of approximately 3k euros/month), as well as additional benefits for those with a family. The researcher will work towards a PhD in Mechanics of Composites at Imperial College London, Department of Aeronautics, under the supervision of Dr V.L. Tagarielli and Dr S.T. Pinho and in collaboration with several research groups in London and across Europe.

We are looking for a PhD researcher to work at numerical simulations of the electro-mechanical response of nano-reinforced polymers, within the Marie Curie training network “TheLink”. The position is fully funded for 36 months and funding includes tuition fees and a competitive maintenance/salary, as well as additional benefits for those with a family. The researcher will work towards a PhD in Mechanics of Composites at Imperial College London, Department of Aeronautics, under the supervision of Dr V.L. Tagarielli and Dr S.T.

Dear modellers

do you work with electrostrictive polymer actuators and need their properties for your simulations? If so, you will find the paper below interesting: we have tested the most popular material for EAP applications.

Tagarielli, Hilldick-Smith and Huber, 2012, Electro-Mechanical Properties and Electrostriction Response of a Rubbery Polymer for EAP Applications, IJSS
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020768312003198

enjoy!

V

Dear all,
I am proud to present to i-mechanicians some recent work by my student Andreas Schiffer. We provide a new experimental technique and detailed analytical models to explore one-dimensional underwater blast problems in deep water.
  
Schiffer et al, 2012, The Response of Rigid Plates to Deep Water Blast: Analytical Models and Finite Element Predictions, J. App. Mech

http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4006458

Dear i-mechanicians, we are recruiting 4 students for PhD courses in Mechanical Engineering / Solid Mechanics. These positions are ONLY open to UK or EU applicants. Please read the requirements of the specific position before you apply! All positions will cover fully university/college fees and a tax-free maintenance stipend, paid at the standard EPSRC rates. Please do not reply to this post but follow the specific instructions for each of the positions if you would like to apply. 

1 PhD student @ Imperial College London, Dept of Aeronautics

Dear iMechanica commmunity,

we are looking for 3 PhD students at Oxford, starting from the 1st of October 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter. The closing date for the application is the 26th of July. The 3 students are required for two different research projects, namely:

1) Underwater blast on composite structures - open only to EU nationals; 2 PhD students are required. The studentships are advertised here

Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Oxford - Department of Engineering Science

Grade 7: Salary £28,839 - £35,469 p.a.

A fully funded PhD research studentship is available at the University of Oxford, in the Solid Mechanics Group.

Dear All,

I would like to bring to your attention seven new research opportunities at the University of Oxford and at the Fraunhofer Institute in Freiburg (DE).

These are for four Post-Doctoral Research Assistantships (one at Oxford, three at Freiburg) and three PhD
Studentships (all at Oxford).

The details can be found here: http://www.eng.ox.ac.uk/NP/RESEARCH/VACANCIES/vacancies.html

Many thanks,