Postdoc position in the filed of biofilm mechanics at Syracuse University
Postdoc Open Position
A postdoc position is available in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Syracuse University (SU). The research project, supported by NIH, aims to uncover the fundamental mechanics of preventing biofilm formation and fracturing biofilms with actively controlled surface topographies. The postdoc research associate will focus on the modeling and simulation aspects and closely collaborate with experimental groups at SU. The appointment will be 12 months, renewable based on performance and funding availability.
USACM virtual workshop on Computational Nanomechanics - Student/postdoc competition for invited talk
We are writing to invite the mechanics community to participate in the upcoming U. S. Association for Computational Mechanics (USACM) virtual thematic workshop on “New Trends and Open Challenges in Computational Mechanics: from nano to macroscale”, to be held online on March 25th and 26th, 2021.
Call for Abstracts: Virtual Mach Conference
Please consider submitting an abstract to the Symposium Mechanics and Manufacturing of Architected Materials for the 2021 Virtual Mach Conference which will take place on April 7-9, 2021
The deadline for abstract submission is January 30.
Organizers: Stavros Gaitanaros (JHU), Jamie Guest (JHU), Jochen Mueller (JHU)
Mechanics of Sodium-ion Battery Electrode
Measurement of Volume Changes and Associated Stresses in Ge Electrodes Due to Na/Na+ Redox Reactions
Prof. René de Borst’s TAFMech webinar scheduled for 29th of January has been cancelled!
Esteemed Colleagues,
this post is to inform you that, due to personal reasons, unfortunately, Prof. René de Borst will not be able to deliver his presentation this Friday. Accordingly, the webinar scheduled for Friday 29/01 has been cancelled.
We look forward to welcoming you all to the next TAFMech webinar:
Prof. Reinhard Pippan
Title of seminar: Crack closure: frequently asked questions
Date/time: 5 February 2021 at 9 am (GMT)
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On optimal hierarchy of load-bearing biological materials, Zhang, Zhang, Gao, Proceedings of The Royal Society B, 2011
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Ph.D position at the Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences
Duration: 36 months
There is an available PhD position at the Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague to work under the design, modelling, preparation and characterization of smart structures.
On the origin of supercontraction in spider silk
Spider silk is a protein material that exhibits extraordinary and nontrivial properties such as the ability to soften and decrease its length by up to ∼60% upon exposure to high humidity. This counter-intuitive process is commonly called supercontraction and is the result of a transition from a highly oriented glassy phase to a disoriented rubbery phase. In our new paper (published in biomacromolecules) we derive a model that explains the origins of the supercontraction phenomena. The insights from this work motivate the development of novel biomimetic materials.
Review article on elastic instabilities, microstructure transformations, and pattern formations in soft materials
Dear Colleagues,
We recently published a review article on "Elastic instabilities, microstructure transformations, and pattern formations in soft materials" in Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science.
In the paper, we have reviewed the state of the art in: