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ASCE EMI-PMC 2020: Call for Mini-symposia
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Local Organizing Committee and the International Scientific Committee, we would like to invite you to organize mini-symposia for the upcoming ASCE joint EMI-PMC 2020 conference at Columbia University in the City of New York, May 26-29, 2020.
6-month research internship at SRMP, CEA/Saclay, France, starting from Feb. 2020
Title: Mobility of dislocations decorated by carbon atoms in iron
Research area: Solid State Physics, Materials Science
Summary of the project:
PhD positions in mechanics of metamaterials at the University of Minnesota
PhD positions are available at the University of Minnesota in the group of Prof. Stefano Gonella. The positions are in the general area of mechanics and physics of solids and structures, with emphasis on mechanical metamaterials. Topics of current interest are:
1) Topological metamaterials;
2) Nonlinear waves in metamaterials and architected solids;
3) Tunable and programmable metastructures.
Call for Abstracts SEM 2020: 'Shock & Blast'
We would like to invite you to submit an abstract for the ‘Shock & Blast’ session under Track 1: Dynamic Behavior of Materials. This symposium is part of the 2020 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics (Orlando, FL, USA, June 8-11, 2020).
PhD/MS position at AMMI Lab, University of Hawaii at Manoa Fall 2020
One PhD / MS research position is available in Advanced Manufacturing and Medical Instruments (AMMI) Laboratory at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Hawaii at Manoa for Fall 2020.
The research program focuses on robotic (autonomous/automatic) smart needle insertion for therapeutic or diagnostic cancer interventions. The research involves robotic instrumentations, programing, closed loop feedback control, image processing, etc. For more information go to: https://uhatmanoa.wixsite.com/ammi
Riemannian and Euclidean Material Structures in Anelasticty
In this paper we discuss the mechanics of anelastic bodies with respect to a Riemannian and a Euclidean geometric structure on the material manifold. These two structures provide two equivalent sets of governing equations that correspond to the geometrical and classical approaches to nonlinear anelasticity. This paper provides a parallelism between the two approaches and explains how to go from one to the other. We work in the setting of the multiplicative decomposition of deformation gradient seen as a non-holonomic change of frame in the material manifold.
MIT Faculty Positions
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Faculty Positions in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) invites applications for several tenure-track faculty positions to begin July 1, 2020 or on a mutually agreed date thereafter. Faculty appointments will be at the assistant or untenured associate professor level. In special cases, a senior faculty appointment may be possible.
Novelis and Georgia Tech Establish Novelis Innovation Hub
Atlanta-based Novelis Inc. and Georgia Tech have announced a new collaboration to establish the Novelis Innovation Hub at Georgia Tech. The company has committed $2.5 million to initiate research, faculty, student, and educational program support. The collaboration will promote basic and translational research, innovative business models, and related educational endeavors at Georgia Tech and will serve as a cross-functional hub connecting Novelis’ technical and business innovators with Georgia Tech’s students and faculty.
Postdoctoral Position Available at Khalifa University: Characterizing the Failure Modes of Flexible Skin for Morphing Wings
A Postdoctoral Research Fellow position is available immediately in the aerospace department at the Khalifa University of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The research project focuses on characterizing the failure modes of flexible skin and their supporting structures for morphing wing applications. Those with a background in aerospace structures, composites material, fatigue and damage accumulation, morphing wings, and compliant/flexible structures are encouraged to apply.
Application submittal information: