The 6th International PhD Student Workshop on Durability of Reinforced
Concrete will be held in Delft, The Netherlands, during July 4 and 5,
2013, hosted by TUDelft. After a series of successful workshops, most
recently in Espoo (2012), Madrid (2010) and Guimarães (2009), IPSW2013
will be held under the auspices of RILEM EAC (Educational Activities
Committee), aiming to bring together young researchers in the field of
durability of concrete.

This workshop, aimed at PhD students dealing with concrete durability (in a broad sense), is free of charge.

More info can be found at: http://www.citg.tudelft.nl/actueel/congressen-en-symposia/events-materia...

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Colleagues,

The Thirteenth
Pan-American Congress of Applied Mechanics (PACAM XIII) will be held in
Houston, TX, USA. The conference dates are May 22-24th, 2013.

Each year, the Editor-in-Chief and Regional Editors of the International Journal of Refrigeration select two articles of special merit, to be awarded prizes as Best Paper and Very Highly Commended Paper. The awards are sponsored by Elsevier, with prizes of USD1,500 and USD750. Papers are freely available untill 31 December 2012. To access them, go to: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-refrigeration/latest-news/best-paper-and-very-highly-commended-papers-for-20112012/

Two postdoctoral positions in Computational Chemistry/Materials are to be filled in the group of Peter Kroll in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UT Arlington, Arlington, TX. The position is available immedeately and should be filled until January 2013. 

One project focuses on boron nitride and addresses the conversion from an amorphous pre-ceramic state to cubic boron nitride. The second project is on oxidation mechanisms and kinetics of high-temperature ceramics, with a goal to bridge between atomistic computations and kinetic simulations.

Post-Doc Position:

Multiscale Simulations of Domain Structures in Thermoelectric Materials

My co-organizers and I invite you to submit an abstract to the upcoming symposium “Multiscale Perspectives on Plasticity in Metals” at the ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition (IMECE), to be held November 9-15, 2012 in Houston, Texas. This symposium will explore the unique challenges to understanding plastic deformation in metals and formulating material models that can accurately predict thermo-mechanical deformation. Presentations will cover experimental and modeling investigations of the physical mechanisms that control plasticbehavior in metals, and insight gained on incorporating these mechanisms into high-fidelity models and simulations.

PhD and Master's Studentships
Fuel Cell Modeling and Experimentation
Simon Fraser University Fuel Cell Laboratory
Vancouver, Canada

Post-Doctoral Fellow Position
Microstructural Modeling of PEM Fuel Cell Materials
Simon Fraser University Fuel Cell Laboratory
Vancouver, Canada

There are several openings for semiconductor process integration at IBM Microelectronics. The reqiured background is quite broad, specifically mechanical engineering background, reliability, failure analysis and modeling with experience in BEOL process and integration. To see more details and to apply online, please click the link below.

https://jobs3.netmedia1.com/cp/job_summary.jsp?job_id=STG-0424220

Top candidates are sought for a collaborative research project between Dr. Sandra Shefelbine (Department of Bioengineering, Imperial College London) and Dr. Markus Buehler (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology).  This project will use molecular modelling techniques and associated experimental methods to explore the collagen-apatite interface in bone. 

Shefelbine’s research group experimentally examines the structure and mechanics of bones (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/people/s.shefelbine).  Buehler’s research group focuses on computational materials science of structural protein materials (http://web.mit.edu/mbuehler/www/).

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The Micromechanics of Materials group at the Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials in the Netherlands is looking for a qualified PhD student to unravel irradiation-induced embrittlement in nuclear materials. A detailed description can be found in the attachment. Ideally, candidates have an MSc degree in mechanical or nuclear engineering, (applied) physics, material science or a related field, but holders of a BSc with the highest ranks may also be considered.

Apply before it's too late: June 1. 

Submissions for Poster Presentation
The deadline for Poster submissions is fast approaching. To submit your 250 word abstract, go to the online submission system.

Interested applicants should send their materials to Professor Paul W. Leu at pleu@pitt.edu.  http://www.pitt.edu/~pleu/Research/index.html 

Graduate Students Openings

We are currently looking for ambitious graduate students to perform experimental and theoretical studies related to nanostructures.  Students must possess a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or relevant field. The following materials are required for application.

There is a Post doctoral Position available with my supervisor Prof.Sridhar Idapalapati.  The candidate should have PhD degree with background in  impact mechanics, fracture mechanics and exposure to finite element modeling packages such as AUTODYN software. Exposure (handson) to drop tests or Hopkinson bar tests is an added advantage.

If u are interested plz contact him directly @ msridhar@ntu.edu.sg

The Lurie Nanofabrication Facility (LNF) is the University of Michigan site of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network (NNIN) and is hiring a new domain expert in computation and modeling.