Open MSc/PhD positions are available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Alberta. The research projects will involve computational and experimental study of soft material mechanics, with an emphasis on fracture.  Students with background in solid mechanics or materials science are encouraged to apply.  Interested candidates please send resume to Dr. Rong Long (rlong2@ualberta.ca).

For more information about the research group and the application process please visit:

http://www.ualberta.ca/~rlong2/

http://www.mece.engineering.ualberta.ca/Graduate/HowtoApply.aspx

I would like to bring your attention to the Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Adhesion Science, which will be held from July 24 – 29, 2011, at Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, U.S.A.  This conference is chaired by Chung-Yuen Hui at Cornell University and Kenneth Shull at Northwestern University.