CMMM2019, 29 - March 2019, Suzhou, China
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the Conference Chair (Prof. K.M. Liew), I am very pleased to announce the 2nd International Conference on Modeling in Mechanics and Materials will be held from 29 - 31 March 2019 in Suzhou, China.
Composite Materials & Dynamics Laboratory (http://cmdl.missouri.edu/) at University of Missouri develops innovative solutions for Solid Mechanics and Structured Materials, in particular the new frontiers of structural dynamics, wave propagation, micromechanics, topological and quantum mechanics, smart materials and dynamical behaviours of multi-functional materials, both man-made and formed naturally, and understanding relationship between microstructures and material macroscopic properties.
Here are some definitions which I have in my mind about the hierarchy of field theories of any kind. Please read them and correct me if there is any misunderstanding. Then I shall raise two questions based on this model of thought about the Mindlin's strain gradient and Eringen's nonlocal linear elasticity theories.
Definition 1. Two field theories are the same if and only if the field equations of one can be obtained from the other.
We are soliciting applications from outstanding candidates for a postdoctoral research position in the Computational & Experimental Materials Engineering Laboratory, at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University starting immediately.
The position is available immediately and applications will be reviewed until position is filled. This will be a one year position renewable depending on performance.
The candidate must have:
A fully-funded PhD position is available in the Fluids, Particles and Interfaces Group led by Lorenzo Botto at Queen Mary University of London, in the area of fluid-structure interaction in 2D nanomaterials. The goal is to study with simulation and theory how flexible 2D nanoparticles suspended in sheared liquids deform, delaminate and break. Further details are given below.
Weizhu Yang, Qingchang Liu, Zongzhan Gao, Zhufeng Yue, and Baoxing Xu
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/11/1806769115
Play with your matchsticks for assembling extremely soft or hard 2D structures.
Abstract:
The abstract submission to the bi-annual AIAA Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Prize) has been extended to August 24. The best project will be selected and honored at 2020 SciTech conference along with $1500 cash award. To participate, you need to submit a description of your project which will be reviewed by the ICME prize committee. More details can be found at Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) Prize : The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Xavier P. Morelle, Widusha R. Illeperuma, Kevin Tian, Ruobing Bai, Zhigang Suo, Joost J. Vlassak
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201801541
Abstract:
Wafer-recyclable, Environment-friendly Transfer Printing for Large-scale Thin-film Nanoelectronics - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018
Abstract
I am looking to fill a few project positions in the next couple of months on the following topics in Fracture Mechanics at the Department of Applied Mechanics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi:
Required skills for all positions are excellent fundamentals in solid mechanics and good technical writing skills. Desirable skills are bracketed.
P-1. Molecular dynamics simulation of fracture in amorphous solids (Programming and LAMMPS)
P-2. XFEM simulation of fracture in brittle solids (Programming and FEM)
