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Multiple Phd. positions are available in the area of computational solid mechanics with an emphasis on multiscale modeling of polymer nanocomposites, high strain rate characterization of novel nanocomposite materials,  in Mechanical Engg. Dept. in North Carolina A & T State University. Interested candidates are encouraged to communicate via email to tsain@ncat.edu and/or mannur@ncat.edu

 There are several graduate positions available in thermal fluid and control area also.

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East Lake International Forum for Outstanding Overseas Young Scholars

Dec 27th – 29th, 2013

Wuhan, China

 Likun Tan, Amit Acharya and Kaushik Dayal (To appear in JMPS)

Controllable viscoelastic behavior of vertically aligned carbon nanotube arrays

Kilho Eom, Kihwan Nam, Huihun Jung, Pilhan Kim, Michael S. Strano, Jae-Hee Han, Taeyun Kwon

Abstract

M. Steven Greene, Ying Li, Wei Chen, Wing Kam Liu

5th International Conference of Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues 
8-12 December, Sitges, Spain

To check the program or to register, go to  http://www.mechanicsofbiomaterials.com/conference-Program.html

An exhibition will run alongside the conference sessions. Companies already registered as exhibitors include: Asylum Research, Biomomentum, Bose, CSM Instruments, PCS Instruments.

The Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (IVT) at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) announces one vacant PhD position in the field of Fracture of Ni-alloys.

We successfully synthesized a family of alginate/polyacrylamide hydrogels using various multivalent cations. These hydrogels exhibit exceptional mechanical properties. In particular, we found that the hydrogels cross-linked by trivalent cations are much stronger than those cross-linked by divalent cations. We demonstrate stretchability and toughness of the hydrogels by inflating a hydrogel sheet

The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks an outstanding individual for a tenure-track faculty position in Mechanics of Solids and Structures.  The appointment is expected to be at the assistant professor level; in an exceptional case, a senior faculty appointment may be possible. Faculty duties include teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels, development of an independent, internationally-recognized research program, and supervision of student research.

In appendix A of my PhD thesis, I share a MATLAB code to get coordinates of carbon atoms in a graphene sheet. The code also generates the data file required for LAMMPS. In addition, I included a sample input and the corresponding output files from LAMMPS. I hope this will be useful for those who would like to learn MD simulations.

The Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE) at North Carolina State University (NCSU) expects a tenure track faculty position to be filled in the area of Structural Engineering and Mechanics. Exceptional candidates in all areas within structural engineering and mechanics are encouraged to apply; applicants with expertise in modeling of structural systems or materials are of particular interest.

This paper presents a theoretical and
experimental study on lateral compression of square and rectangular metal
columns. Some theoretical relations are derived to predict the absorbed energy,
the specific absorbed energy and the instantaneous lateral load during the
lateral compression. Analytical relations are obtained in two stages: elastic
and plastic parts. In the plastic zone, the total absorbed energy by the column
is calculated, based on the energy method. Then, an analytical equation is
derived to predict the instantaneous lateral load. In the elastic part, the
instantaneous load is obtained by linear behavior assumption. To verify the

The Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department at the University of Connecticut invites applications for multiple tenure-track faculty positions at the assistant /associate /full professor level, with an expected start date of August 23, 2014. The attachments include both long and short ads.

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The mechanical behavior of dough, gluten, and
starch was studied in an effort to investigate whether bread dough can be
treated as a two phase (starch and gluten) composite material. Mechanical
loading tests revealed rate-dependent behavior for both the starch and the
gluten constituents of dough. There is evidence from cryo-scanning electron
microscopy that damage in the form of debonding between starch and gluten
occurs when the sample is stretched. In addition, the Lodge material model was
found to deviate from the tension and shear stress-strain test data by a

THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
DEPARTMENT OF AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND MECHANICS

Seeks applications for three tenure-track faculty positions

The recently founded Group of Appleid mechanics in Enviormental & Civil Engineering Department at Michigan State University has a few openings for PhD positions to work on Multiscale Modeling of Soft Materials starting Fall 2014.

There are two opening postdoc positions in mechanics at Northwestern University. Background in either
mesoscale numerical simulations or electron microscopy is preferred. Please contact Jianmin Qu at j-qu@Northwestern.edu

This Virtual Specail Issue deals with papers on CFD simulation of pedestrian-level wind conditions around buildings, published in the Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics (JWEIA).

Hydrogels that undergo a volume phase transition in response to an
external stimulus are of great interest because of their possible use as
actuator materials. The performance of an actuator material is normally
characterized by its force–stroke curve, but little is known about the
force–stroke behavior of hydrogels. We use the theory of the ideal
elastomeric gel to predict the force–stroke curves of a
temperature-sensitive hydrogel and introduce an experimental method for
measuring the curve. The technique is applied to PNIPAm hydrogels with
low cross-link densities. The maximum force generated by the hydrogel
increases with increasing cross-link density, while the maximum stroke

Applications are invited for a tenure-track faculty position at the assistant or associate professor level in the area of computational materials science and engineering. Candidates from a range of disciplines such as materials science, chemistry, physics, chemical engineering, and mechanical engineering are all welcome to apply.