August 18, 2017

Dear Colleagues:

The Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG) announces a nationwide search to fill a Program Director position for the Mechanics of Materials and Structures (MOMS) program.

Formal consideration of interested applications will begin September 15, 2017, and will continue until a selection is made with an intended start date of January, 2018.

We present theoretical and experimental descriptions of the elasticity of cylindrical micellar filaments using micro-mechanical and continuum theories, and Atomic Force Microscopy. Following our micro-mechanical elasticity model for micellar filaments [Asgari, Eur. Phys. J. E 2015, 38(9)], the elastic bending energy of hemispherical end caps is found. The continuum description of the elastic bending energy of a cylindrical micellar filament is also derived using constrained Cosserat rod theory.

The Boston University Department of Mechanical Engineering anticipates two openings for tenure-track junior faculty positions, pending approval by the Provost. These positions are in Emerging Areas of Mechanical Engineering such as Additive Manufacturing, Multifunctional Materials, Photoacoustic Imaging, and Sustainable Energy Systems. 

Dear Colleagues,

Attached please find our recent paper “Localized Deformation in Plastic Liquids on Elastomers”.

Title: Localized Deformation in Plastic Liquids on Elastomers

Authors: Xavier P. Morelle, Ruobing Bai and Zhigang Suo

A PhD position is available in the Soft Robotic Matter group @AMOLF, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The PhD focusses on the development of a complete soft artificial biocompatible heart. For more information and to apply, please visit the AMOLF website.

We have an immediate opening for a research assistant in the Mech Engng department at IISc Bangalore. 

Requirements:

• Strong background in Finite element methods
• Skill in C++ programming
• Masters degree with specialization in computational mechanics, applied mathematics or related areas.
• Open only to Indian citizens.

Interested candidates satisfying ALL the above requirements can write to

rram at mecheng dot iisc dot ernet dot in

Dear All,

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship on inverse Finite Element Method (iFEM) at the University of Strathclyde under the supervision of Dr Selda Oterkus and Dr Erkan Oterkus for UK/EU students. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to  selda.oterkus [at] strath.ac.uk (selda[dot]oterkus[at]strath[dot]ac[dot]uk) . 

Best Regards,

Erkan

It is my pleasure to solicit nominations for the "Eshelby Mechanics Award for Young Faculty". This award, launched in 2012, 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. While interdisciplinary work that bridges mechanics with physics, chemistry, biology and other disciplines is encouraged, the ideal awardee will demonstrate clear inspiration from mechanics in his/her research.

EMI 2018, the 2018 conference of the Engineering Mechanics Institute of ASCE will be held on May 29-June 1, 2018 at M.I.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  The conference is organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. 

We are looking for a highly motivated research scientist to work in the area of applied mechanics and materials at A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC) in Singapore. The topic is on soft active materials and soft robots. You are expected to work on theoretical modeling and numerical implementation of finite element procedures.