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Challenge of Biomechanics

The application of mechanics to biology
– biomechanics – bears great challenges due to the intricacy of living things.
Their dynamism, along with the complexity of their mechanical response (which
in itself involves complex chemical, electrical, and thermal phenomena) makes
it very difficult to correlate empirical data with theoretical models. This
difficulty elevates the importance of useful biomechanical theories compared to
other fields of engineering. Despite inherent imperfections of all theories, a

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Residual Stress Summit 2013 - discounted registration until September 6

The 2013 Residual Stress Summit will take place October 8 - 10,
2013 at the Hilton Garden Inn Idaho Falls, in Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA. You can get more information at http://www.rssummit.org

Conisdering recommending this event to your industrial colleagues.

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Computational Solid Mechanics Research Engineer - Champaign, IL

Position
Opening — Immediate Availability

Computational Solid Mechanics Research
Engineer

                                                                                                                                             

Ph.D. in Robot Design

 

The iCub humanoid robot

The iCub Facilty at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (Italian
Institute of Technology) is recruiting Ph.D. students to work on the
design of the iCub humanoid robot (www.icub.org), starting January 2014.

ERC Advanced Grant 2013 to Professor Davide Bigoni

Join us to congratulate Professor Davide
Bigoni, who has just been awarded with the ERC Advanced Grant
Proposal 340561 - Instabilities and nonlocal multiscale modelling of
materials, years 2014-2018, 2.4 M.

Congratulations Davide!

 

 

More on Davide's research:

www.ing.unitn.it/~bigoni/

http://ssmg.unitn.it/

Vikram Gavini's picture

Higher-order adaptive finite-element methods for Kohn-Sham density functional theory

Dear Colleagues,

I wish to share with you our recent article on "Higher-order adaptive finite-element method for Kohn-Sham density functional theory", which will soon appear in the Journal of Computational Physics. Below is the abstract and attached is a preprint of the article.

P. Motamarri, N.R. Nowak, K. Leiter, J. Knap, V. Gavini, Higher-order adaptive finite-element methods for Kohn-Sham density functional theory, J. Comp. Phys. 253, 308-343 (2013).

Patrick Onck's picture

PhD position available at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands

A four-year computational Ph.D. position on "MD modelling of unfolded proteins in aging nuclear pores" is available at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands.

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Overall Mechanical Response of Particle-Reinforced Elastomers at Finite Strains

[img_assist|nid=15079|title=Elastomers Reinforced by Spherical Particles Under Different Loading Conditions|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=300|height=264]Abstract An approximate homogenization method is proposed and used to obtain estimates for the effective constitutive behavior and associated microstructure evolution in hyperelastic composites undergoing finite-strain deformations. The method yields a constitutive relation accounting for the evolution of characteristic features of the underlying microstructure in the composites, when subjected to large deformations.

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Engineering and Scientific Simulation Consultant

We are looking for a full time Engineer to assist with
simulation and analysis of nonlinear problems, sometimes with multiphysics
content. Responsibilities include engineering analysis and design. Ph.D. or
Masters Degree in mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, aeronautical
engineering, or physics with some industrial experience preferred. Strong
academic record and references necessary. Experience with finite element method
necessary, and experience with Abaqus or COMSOL desirable. Will collaborate
with other engineers on a range of engineering projects that require strong

G. A. Holzapfel's picture

Two PhD Positions in Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria

 Two PhD positions (each for 4 years, to fill this year)

  1. Computational Biomechanics (modeling and simulation) of biomechanical systems from the cellular to the tissue level; implementation of algorithms and material models into finite element codes such as FEAP
  2. Experimental Biomechanics; mechanical/optical investigations of soft biological tissues at the macro and microscopic level

Payment: the monthly minimum gross salary for this employment is EUR 2,562.00 (14x per year)

G. A. Holzapfel's picture

Postdoctoral Position in Biomechanics, Graz University of Technology, Austria

PostDoc (for 6 years, to fill this year)

Requirements: PhD in (Computational) Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering or a related field; the candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills, a strong academic and publication record, and the abillity to work independently.

Activities: To teach two autonomous classes per year (Mechanics for Biomedical Engineers, Computational Biomechanics); research to be performed on an international level within the field of "Cardiovascular Solid Mechanics"; to be interested in a habilitation.

2 Post Doctoral/Research Associate Positions in Computational Polymer Sc at the Indian Inst of Technology Kanpur

Applications are invited for two
postdoctoral research associate positions for
a project funded by the Boeing Co., USA, which is being executed jointly by the
Mechanical Engineering and Chemistry Departments of Indian Institute of
Technology Kanpur. The project involves performing extensive large scale
ab-initio and Molecular Dynamic computations on certain high performance polymers
with a view to understanding their mechanical properties. The research groups
involved in the project have excellent computational facilities for carrying
out these computations. Moreover, both groups have extensive research

PhD studentship in computational mechanics available (UK/Luxembourg)

Two PhD studentships available (Subject to subsequent obtention of AFR funding from the FNR in Luxembourg): http://www.fnr.lu/en/AFR-PhD-Postdoc-Grants/PhD-Grants
Contact: stephane.bordas AT gmail DOT com

Contact: andreas.zilian AT uni DOT lu

Possibility of a joint programme with Cardiff University institute of Mechanics and Advanced Materials.

Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub's picture

Postdoctoral Position in Hydraulic Fracture Mechanics Available at Masdar Institute in Abu Dhabi

Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in hydro-fracturing (fracking) is
available immediately at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu
Dhabi in United Arab Emirates. Masdar Institute is established in collaboration
with Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The research project focuses on
using advanced computational fracture and damage mechanics for simulating
hydro-fracturing of rocks in hydrocarbon fields. The candidate is expected to
have a PhD in the field of geomechanics, or civil engineering with solid
knowledge of hydraulic fracture mechanics and excellent theoretical and

PhD on surgical simulation and artificial skin design

A fully funded PhD studentship is available at Cardiff University within the College of Physical Sciences in collaboration with Computational Mechanics and Computer Sciences and with the opportunity to work jointly with Inria, France.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYBRKbEiHj8
CONTACT stephane DOT bordas AT GMAIL dot COM & Sam Evans <EvansSL6 AT cardiff.ac.uk>

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