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Hutchinson will teach for 2 additional years

Zhigang Suo — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:50:00 -0500

John Hutchinson will teach for 2 additional years, and will possibly retire in the Fall of 2011. Although he has not recruited student himself, he has been active in research, and in interacting with students. Surely you can mention that you would like to work with him.

Hi, I am a masters

dan_wong — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:49:21 -0500

Hi, I am a masters student currently at Rutgers U. studying micromechanics and ferroelectrics under Dr. G.J. Weng. I have a strong interest in solid mechanics and I am currently applying to Harvard for the Fall 2009. I just want to say that am interested in your research along with the research of John Hutchinson but unfortunately for me he is retiring.

Would it be okay if I mentioned him as someone I would like to work with in my statement of purpose anyway? Thanks.

Ph.D. study of fracture mechanics at Harvard University

Zhigang Suo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:50:00 -0400

Sorry to see this message so late. Yes, fracture mechanics is a traditional strength here at Harvard. Quite a few projects are concerned with fracture. There will be some changes in coming years:

David Clarke, an expert on the mechnaical behavior of materials, will join the faculty of Harvard in January 2009.
John W. Hutchinson will retire in the Fall 2009.
We have just started a search for additional faculty members in mechanics.

A rare opportunity

gautambalaram — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:50:09 -0400

I am a masters student presently from Imperial College London. I am working on alternative modeling of fracture and more specifically the Rice-Tracey model. I am using this to model adhesive fracture on a DCB specimen using FEA. I have a very keen interest in pursuing a PhD in the field of fracture mechanics and specifically in modeling of fracture. I would be glad if you could enlighten me whether there are any openings in this field. If yes, then I would be honoured to apply for this rare opportunity.

This is a great opportunity

gordman — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:47:48 -0500

This is a great opportunity for bright young students, Harvard is a reall landmark for the universitary environment world wide. Everyone would work hard for such an opportunity.

Nouveau Riche

Thanks

Ahmed_Elbanna — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 22:37:01 -0500

Dear Zhigang

Thanks for the valuable information you have provided here.

Best,

Ahmed

Solid Mechanics and other positions at Harvard

Zhigang Suo — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 07:43:43 -0500

Ahmed: As you probably know well, at Harvard Jim Rice is active in the field of earth science. You may want to contact him directly. If you are interested in other fields where solid mechanics plays roles, you may want to contact other faculty memebers as well. Here are annoucements of two positions:

Hi Zhigang I am currently

Ahmed_Elbanna — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:13:24 -0500

Hi Zhigang

I am currently a PhD student in Caltech. I have strong interests in Applied Mechanics with special focus on solid mechanics and physics of earthquake rupture. I am expecting to graduate by 2009. Are there any opportunities for Post Doc. positions available at Harvard Solid Mechanics?

Best,

Ahmed