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Two PhD/PostDoc positions open for Fall 2025 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on: 

(1) Multiphysics modeling of biological systems and/or neuronal mechanics (NSF and ONR funded)

(2) Microstructure modeling in metal Additive Manufacturing (ONR funded).

Both positions focus on extensive computational mechanics and multiphysics modeling, and involve modeling phenomena across length scales. Prospective students with interest in numerical modeling, solid mechanics, multiphysics and/or biomechanics may email CV's to shiva dot rudraraju at wisc dot edu

AbstractLiNixCoyMn1-x-yO2 (NCM) particles have been used as cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries because of their augmented energy density and elevated operational voltage. However, polycrystalline NCM (PC-NCM) particles exhibit intergranular, intragranular, or hybrid inter/intragranular fractures during electrochemical cycling. In this study, a chemical–mechanical coupling model, an embedded cohesive zone model damage unit, is developed to simulate the fracture evolution of randomly aggregated PC-NCM particles.

The present EFM paper selected for discussion applies artificial intelligence (AI) to fatigue crack growth. The subject is on the outskirts of my competence. To say the least, I am on thin ice when it comes to AI, machine learning, neural networks and similar. Still, I get the feeling that the selected paper describes an interesting step forward. I am sure that it will, sooner or later, be a reliable tool for predicting closing and opening loads at fatigue crack growth. 

There are currently two openings in my group, the Mechanics of Materials Lab, at the University of Oxford. One is a PhD student post on hydrogen embrittlement testing, associated with my ERC Starting Grant project ResistHfracture, see details here.

Dear Colleague,

If you have an account on Bluesky posting about mechanics and academic life, please reach out to me 

https://bsky.app/profile/oliveroreilly.bsky.social

If you are already there, please reach out. I hope in time, there will be a community of mechanicans on Bluesky sharing posts and thoughts about their academic lives and research.

Best wishes,

Oliver

I am pleased to share our latest open-access article, just published in Extreme Mechanics Letters.

Blue Halo, in support of the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has multiple exciting postdoc opportunities in computational mechanics (available to US citizens). Interested candidates should visit the link(s) below for more information, and to send their CV / cover letter.

A common, yet hazardous, method of transporting cylindrical tanks used to carry compressed gas involves rolling both tanks at opposite angles of inclination to the vertical. By propelling one of the tanks while maintaining point contact between the tanks, both tanks can be moved such that their centers of mass move in a straight line as demonstrated in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgn5fv__LAk

In a paper that has just been published

Get ready on Wednesday November 13, 2024 at 14:30, when the event starts online. Access to it is completely free, you must only register (and accept that your name and your home institution will be listed among participants).

Call for Proposals to Host the 

2030 US National Congress on Theoretical & Applied Mechanics

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Houston (UH) invites applications for two Presidential Frontier Faculty positions at the rank of tenure-track Assistant Professor or tenured early Associate Professor, depending on the qualifications of the successful candidates, with appointments beginning in Fall 2025. The Presidential Frontier Faculty program at UH is a university-wide, integrated, interdisciplinary faculty hiring initiative designed to address pressing federal priorities and societal challenges.

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Dear Colleagues:

We would like to cordially invite you to attend the symposium entitled "Discrete Matters" organized at the Mach Conference. The conference will be held April 9–11, 2025, in Annapolis, Maryland.

The Nguyen Lab (nguyenlab.wse.jhu.edu) invites applications for a postdoctoral position in computational biomechanics with applications to ocular biomechanics. The postdoctoral scholar will be involved in an R01 funded project to study the relationship between the structure and mechanical properties of the optic nerve head tissues and remodeling with glaucoma.  The project is highly interdisciplinary and involves long-standing collaborati

The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell University (Ithaca campus) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in the broad area of dynamics related to the mechanics of structures and materials. Our definition of structures is broad and includes buildings, bridges, dikes, wind turbines, and solar devices/solar panels.

Carbone and Pierro (Meccanica 48, 1819--1833 (2013)) discuss that punch shaped ends give less strong adhesion than mushrooms-ended ones because of the stress singularity at the corner. In particular, they assume large friction at the interface, which leads close to the classical Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics singularity, corresponding to the classical scaling with the flat punch shaped pillar radius for what they call mode I of failure, ruled by the so-called Kendall formula. Their calculations are valid assuming perfect bonding for both punch or mushroom shaped ends.

The Mechanics of Functional Ceramics group (https://faculty.hitsz.edu.cn/yanzilin) at HITsz, led by Dr. Zilin Yan, Associate Professor, is seeking highly motivated Ph.D. students  in the following areas.

We did it some 16 months ago - the 1st volume of this new online workshop was run without any budget and without any costs. Simply, a meeting place for researchers focused on a similar topic, and willing to share their experience with a broad auditorium. The content still can be found on our website, including records from all lectures.

We would like to invite you to participate in the Mini-Symposium on "Nonlinear Dynamics of Slender Structures" within "HFSS2025 - 2nd International Conference on Highly Flexible Slender Structures" at Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Mathematics ITWM, Kaiserslautern (Germany), September 22-26, 2025.

The deadline for abstract submission is March 1st, 2025.

We would like to invite you to participate in the Mini-Symposium on "Mechanics and Physics of Structures" within "ESMC2025 - 12th European Solid Mechanics Conference" in Lyon (France), July 7-11, 2025.

The deadline for abstract submission is November 20th, 2024.

If you are attending the

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Multiscale.Sim introduces a new analytical technique that predicts the performance of ASSB more accurately. Curious to learn how this approach can transform the EV landscape? ⇒ Read the article on LinkedIn

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