Faculty Positions in Mechanical Engineering at MIT
Faculty Positions in Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
Abstract Deadline Extended: SEM 2020 Call for Papers
Dear Colleagues,
The SEM 2020 annual conference abstract deadline has been extended to Monday, October 28, 2019. Please see the Call for Abstracts below and consider submitting an abstract.
ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture at IMECE 2019
Professor Yonggang Huang from Northwestern University will deliver the ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture during the IMECE 2019 at Salt Lake City, Utah. The time and location of this lecture is as follows:
TIME: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, November 13 (Wednesday)
LOCATION: Room 151 G, 1st Level, Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center
More information about this lecture can be found in the attached flyer.
PhD openings in solid/structural mechanics at Stony Brook University
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.
A good applicant has a background in engineering, physics or math, and is passionate about mechanics and its application to structural systems at various lengthscales. An ideal applicant has also coding experience, likes "DIY" and/or arts&crafts, and is open to writing in LaTeX.
Drastic swelling-induced softening of polymer networks with non-covalent cross-linking bonds
Our recent work introduces a microscopically motivated model for the swelling response of polymer networks with non-covalent cross-linking bonds.
As opposed to the classical theories of rubber, we show that the uptake of water in polymer networks comprising hydrogen cross-linking bonds can lead to the dissociation of cross-links. This phenomenon leads to a reduction in the chain-density, an increase in entropy, and a decrease in the free energy. As a result, the network experiences significant softening and exhibits a different mechanical response.
PhD Position in Nanocrystalline Alloys at the University of Vermont (USA)
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.
Multiple faculty positions in Mechanics and Materials at TU/e Eindhoven
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.