iMechanica

The 3rd Global Conference on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency for Desert Regions (GCREEDER 2011), supported by the Energy Center of the University of Jordan, Jordan Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (Scientific Research Fund) and the Jordan Engineers Association (JEA),  was held in Amman, Jordan, April 26-28, 2011. 

The project consists of developing new computational and modeling tools to address solid-multiphase fluid coupled problems using Isogeometric Analysis.

1-year contract. Renewable one more year

Annual gross allowance: From 25000 to 30000 Eur depending on the candidate's qualifications.

This position will support all activities in a SEM/microscopy lab including sample preparation, inspection, documentation, and elemental analysis by SEM-EDS as well as managing the operation of the lab. The candidate may be required to teach courses in related areas.

See attached flyer.

The Laboratory for Computational Biology and Biophysics at MIT (http://lcbb.mit.edu/) is seeking a highly motivated recent PhD graduate with expertise in nonlinear finite element analysis, ideally in the area of beam theory, with a keen interest in applying this knowledge to molecular modeling of DNA-based nanostructures. The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, PhD-level training in finite element analysis, and a strong record of publishing archival journal articles.

Soft dielectric elastomer is able to generate an
electromechanical response in terms of reversible shape
changing, which is a muscle-like behavior. The deformation
and electromechanical stability of dielectric elastomers,
classified by their deformation modes, uniaxial extension,
equal biaxial expansion and pure shear, are investigated.
Pull-in instability occurs in equal biaxial and uniaxial modes
at a small stretch ratio, while the pure shear mode features
wrinkling instability after a large stable deformation. The

The Computational Bioengineering Group in the School of EPS at Heriot-Watt University, UK has two new PhD scholarship available.

*Please indicate which studentship you want to apply for when making informal enquiry to Dr Y Chen (y.chen@hw.ac.uk)

*Please note that ONLY UK/EU applicants may apply for the studentship#2 due to funding restrictions.

PhD Studentship #1

Recently accepted for publication in Soft Matter:

(http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2013/SM/C2SM27375F)

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2sm27375f)

At CAMP-Nano, the postdoctoral experience is an opportunity for further scientific training and professional development for individuals who have recently completed a doctoral degree. Postdoctoral fellows bring expertise and creativity that enrich the research environment for all members of the center community, including graduate and undergraduate students.

Purdue University is actively recruiting for a Software Engineer in the Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems (PRISM).  As a Software Engineer you will create solutions to meet advanced computing needs by designing and developing applications that require high performance and distributed computing resources, scientific datasets, web and internet technologies, and graphical user interfaces.   The successful candidate(s) will work on large-scale

These two papers have recently been published on-line in ZAMP:

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00033-012-0205-0

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00033-012-0273-1

Congratulations to Professor Yildiz Bayazitoglu

The International Summer School “Advanced Problems in Mechanics”

July 1 – 6, 2013, St. Petersburg, Russia

www.apm-conf.spb.ru

The interdisciplinary Materials
Science and Engineering program at the University of Colorado Boulder seeks to
hire four exceptional candidates as tenure-track assistant
professors; exceptionally well-qualified candidates with outstanding
credentials may be considered for appointment at a higher academic level. 
The MSE program offers tenure-track appointments in science and engineering
departments across the campus.  Candidates in all materials research areas
will be considered. Successful candidates must have a strong commitment to

The Department of Mechanical Engineering
at the University of Colorado Boulder invites applications for a full-time
tenure-track position at the rank of assistant professor in design and
manufacturing; exceptionally well-qualified candidates with outstanding
credentials may be considered for appointment at a higher academic level.
Candidates are expected to complement and strengthen existing departmental
research in the areas of micro-/nano-systems engineering, energy and
environmental engineering, materials, or biomechanical/biomaterials

Dear colleagues,

We are organizing a symposium titled "Fundamentals of Fracture" at the 2013 Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society, taking place in Regensburg, Germany.

The aim of this international symposium is to bring together specialists from the fields of solid state physics, materials science, continuum mechanics, statistical physics and mathematics to discuss  the latest scientific developments related to fundamental mechanisms and physics of fracture.

The University of Oklahoma School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering is currently seeking outstanding candidates to fill the Perkinson Chair as a tenured Associate Professor or
Professor. Please see attached document for details.

The Department of Civil Engineering at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for an Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor who will strengthen existing departmental efforts in Structures and/or Mechanics of Materials and complement efforts in Systems. 

A review article of our research at IBM TJ Wason Research Center in piezoelectronic transistor, an exploratory device beyond silicon, is published in MRS Bulletin, Volume 37, Issue 11, November 2012, pp 1071-1076. Your future computer may depend even more on the mechanics.

http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid...

Abstract

This classic paper is attached

Subjects

1. Mathematical modeling of therapeutic systems at the nano-scale

2.Mathematical modeling of morphogenesis in biological systems

Duration: 24 months (12+12), ideally starting on Jan./Feb. 2013

Place: MOX Laboratory, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

Project: the grant is an early initiative of the newly developing European Centre for Nanomedicine (CEN)

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