iMechanica

I would like to advertise several openings for Ph.D. students in my recently-established research group, the Dynamic Structures Laboratory at Stony Brook University. The intended starting semester is Fall 2020.

Our recent work introduces a microscopically motivated model for the swelling response of polymer networks with non-covalent cross-linking bonds.

A new PhD position is available immediately in my group in the area of computational atomistic modeling of grain-boundary segregation and plasticity mechanisms in nanocrystalline alloys. Full description available in the attached file. 

Assistant Professor-Mechanical Engineering

There are several openings for faculty positions in the field of Mechanics and Materials in our Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Eindhoven University of Technology in The Netherlands. The department is seeking for outstanding faculty members at all levels and in particular the fields of Function integration in material systems and Development, optimization and behaviour of new advanced materials. At present, talented people with an experimental profile are strongly encouraged to apply.

I am looking for motivated students to join my research group and work towards their PhD in the area of computational biomechanics.

Description

Almost 30% of all deaths globally are related to cardiovascular diseases, and most of these are related to changes in the stiffness of tissues making up the system. There is an urgent need for new computational tools that can help detect, understand, and treat these diseases. There are four specific projects available under his broad topic:

Influence of gas pressure on the effective thermal conductivity of ceramic breeder pebble beds

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2017.03.073

Static friction at fractal interfaces

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2015.09.016

Contact stiffness of multiscale surfaces by truncation analysis

In this concise piece of work, an effective method is shown to gain new understandings into the role of surface structure in the field of contact mechanics. In particular, normal contact stiffness is correlated to parameters of surfaces' fractal dimension and amplitude. 

Dynamics of Viscous Entrapped Saturated Zones in Partially Wetted Porous Media

Available also here

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3D printable geomaterials

https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.15.P.034

This work, dating back to 2015 demonstrates the simulation of grain morphologies for subsequent fabrication of surrogate geomaterials 

FEA Simulation Engineer We are looking for creative, talented and experienced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and test data analysis FEA Engineer to Join our FEA Consulting Team.In this Finite Element consulting position, you will be responsible for performing FEA analysis

The Biomechanics Research Centre (BioMec) at NUI Galway is seeking applications for a funded-PhD position in Multiscale Mechanics of Bone Fragility in Type-2 Diabetes for a project funded by the European Research Council Starter Grant Scheme, under the supervision of Dr. Ted Vaughan (Google Scholar).

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mechmat.2019.103200

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Just submitted a paper on electroadhesion of rough surfaces, greatly simplifying the recent theory of the great Bo Persson , with hot application to touch screens :  see here. 

Comments welcome.

Job Description:

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in solid mechanics at the assistant professor level beginning Fall 2020.  Candidates must have a PhD in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related field. 

The Additive Microstructure Engineering Laboratory (AddME Lab) in the school of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at NTU (Singapore) is a young, diverse, and interdisciplinary research group with interests in in-line microstructure control and assessment during selective laser melting (SLM) processes. In this framework, we are collaborating with the Institute of High Performance Computing under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), to simulate the microstructure of metals produced during SLM.

Dear Colleagues, 

Please consider submitting abstracts to our mini-symposium at the 14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XIV), Paris, France. The abstract submission deadline is December 15, 2019. 

MS397: COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS AND MULTISCALE MODELING IN MANUFACTURING OF LOW-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

The NUMISHEET conference series is the most significant international conference on the area of the numerical simulation of sheet metal forming processes. Within Numisheet 2020, we are organizing a mini symposium on “Challenges and Opportunities in Forming Aluminum”.

Additive manufacturing of ceramics from preceramic polymers

Following extensive research by our outstanding doctoral candidate here, Dr. Wang, a publication in the journal Additive Manufacturing is now in press.

Nanostructural insights into the dissolution behavior of Sr-doped hydroxyapatite

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2018.07.056

Improved oxidation resistance of high emissivity coating s on fibrous ceramic for reusable space systems

Here novel disilicides were explored for use in heat shields. 

WSi2 and MoSi2 were applied as coatings on an insulating zirconia substrate.

The high emissivity of these compounds and their mixtures, makes them very attractive for use in spacecraft.

Compressive performance and crack propagation in MAX phase composites 

Here micro CT was used to reveal the structure performance relationships in metal/ceramic composites based on Ti2AlC / Al alloy combinations.

The results show the promise of infiltrated max phase materials in the production of high performance composites.