Bioinspired microstructure design simultaneously enhances strain-rate stiffening and toughening of composites, Qi, et al., Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024
Novelty:
Propose and prove that microstructure significantly affects strain-rate dependent mechanical properties of composites, expanding the current knowledge that the strain-rate dependence is mostly due to material attributes.
The Czech Technical University in Prague (CTU) invites applications for up to ten open positions for independent research group leaders under the 2026 ČVUT Starting Grant (StG) scheme. The call is open to applicants in all research fields represented at CTU, including Engineering, Mathematics, Informatics, Natural Sciences, Architecture, and Humanities. Applicants must be early-career researchers (Ph.D. awarded no more than 8 years prior to the deadline) with substantial international experience (Ph.D.
Dear colleagues,
A few years ago, I shared here a short note on inflation-induced twist in geometrically incompatible isotropic tubes, exploring how layered cylindrical structures can develop torsion under pressure without externally applied torque:
https://www.imechanica.org/node/24506
I am pleased to share that this line of thinking has now evolved into a published study in npj Regenerative Medicine:
The 2026 SES Conference will take place at Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, October 11-14, 2026.
The abstract submission for the 2026 SES Conference at Purdue University is now open at
NC State Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering has a tenure-track faculty opening in AI/ML. Applications are encouraged from scholars with strong theoretical foundations in AI/ML and engineering principles, who are passionate about solving a broad range of application problems of high societal impact. The department fosters strong collaborative culture, and the successful candidate can expect opportunities to solve wide ranging problems across the many sub disciplines working with various domain experts.
Are you - or someone you know - interested in applying AI and Machine Learning to brain biomechanics? We’re currently seeking motivated researchers to join us through the DigitalFuture Postdoctoral Fellowship Program in Stockholm to improve brain health!
It gives me great pleasure to announce the outcome of the 2025 competition for the Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty. This award is given annually to rapidly emerging junior faculty who exemplify the creative use and development of mechanics. The intent of the award is to promote the field of mechanics, especially among young researchers. The selection committee consisted of: Vikram Deshpande (Cambridge University), Huajian Gao (Tsinghua University), Guruswami Ravichandra (Caltech), Pierre Suquet (CNRS), and Yonggang Huang (Northwestern University).
Here is the announcement:
https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/407808
Contacts:
pedro.areias [at] tecnico.ulisboa.pt (pedro[dot]areias[at]tecnico[dot]ulisboa[dot]pt)
+351 963496307
Dear colleagues, we are excited to announce that the ASME Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics (JVA) invites submissions for a special issue on Topological Mechanics: Exploiting Geometric Phase in Mechanical & Acoustic Waves.
