Jiang Ke. Orthotropic metamaterials with freely tailorable elastic constants. AIP Advances, 2023, 13 (9): 095205.

Hi,

The 37^th edition of the Robert J. Melosh Competition for the best Ph.D. paper in Computational Mechanics will take place on October 9^th 2026. Important dates are provided below, a flyer is attached, and further information can be found on the competition website (https://cee.duke.edu/about/awards-honors/melosh-medal/call-for-papers):

🚨 We are looking for a Postdoctoral Research Associate in Multifunctional Metamaterials and Smart Textiles to join the European project SUBBIMATT – Bioinspired And Biomimetic Materials For Sustainable Textiles.

📍 Duration: 24 months

Our group at the University of Georgia is seeking a postdoctoral researcher with expertise in solid mechanics.

Requirements:
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, or a related field
• Strong background in solid mechanics, including theory, simulation, and/or experimental mechanics
• Experience with architected materials, impact mechanics, or additive manufacturing is a plus

Start date: Flexible

The Center of Quantitative Genetics and Genomics at Aarhus University has an exciting position for a one-year postdoctoral research, with possibility for a one-year extension, in quantitative genetics applied to organic oat breeding, expected to start on November 1st, 2026. The postdoc will contribute to deciphering the adaptation of oat varieties to organic farming. If you’re interested in applying the latest bioinformatic and statistical tools for advancing organic breeding in oat, feel free to reach out to Guillaume Ramstein.

Job description

Can a transverse load with zero resultant buckle an elastic rod like an axial load? Theory, simulations, and experiments show that it can, producing Euler-type instability and postbuckling even in the vanishing-thickness limit.

Watch the video here.

Maybe you are interested in the JMPS paper here.

🚨 PhD Opportunity in Structural Mechanics 🚨

I am looking for a talented and motivated student interested in pursuing a PhD in Structural Mechanics.

📍 Starting date: November 1, 2026

💰 Net salary: approximately €3,000/month for 36 months

📌 PhD Project

Self-tuning Variable Length Systems for the Vibration Reduction of Wind Turbine Blades

The research project focuses on the development and analysis of self-tuning Variable Length Systems (VLS) for mitigating vibrations in wind turbine blades.

Main research activities include:

[NOTE: Posting on behalf of my colleague William Stewart at Stony Brook University]

PET is everywhere: bottles, packaging, fibers, films.

When we pull it, it can neck. What appears to be damage or the end of useful deformation can instead become the beginning of a new material state.

I had lots of fun learning about the key role of mechanics in the important area of neurogenerative diseases, so I thought I would share with the iMechanica community our recent paper on this area.

 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-026-02313-5

A computational framework to predict the spreading of Alzheimer’s disease