Journal Club for May 2018: Icephobic Materials
Icephobic Materials
Yizhi Zhuo, Jianying He
NTNU Nanomechanical Lab, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
Novel silicon nanowire-based 3-dimensional devices and systems
A new approach for monolithic integration of silicon nanowires with 3-dimensional devices (for more details of the project see:https://www.researchgate.net/project/Novel-silicon-nanowire-based-3-dim…).
PhD position available in the area of elastic wave propagation for materials characterization at Penn State
A PhD position is available beginning at the start of the Spring 2019 semester in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics at Penn State. The PhD student is to conduct research within the scope of ultrasonic wave propagation in polycrystalline materials for materials characterization. Specific areas of interest include:
Bioinspired Hydrogel Interferometer for Adaptive Coloration and Chemical Sensing
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201800468
Meng Qin, Mo Sun, Ruobing Bai, Yiqi Mao, Xiaoshi Qian, Dipika Sikka, Yuan Zhao, Hang Jerry Qi, Zhigang Suo, Ximin He
Abstract:
Materials-by-design: computation, synthesis, and characterization from atoms to structures
https://doi.org/10.1088/1402-4896/aab4e2 In the 50 years that succeeded Richard Feynman’s exposition of the idea that there is "plenty of room at the bottom" for manipulating individual atoms for the synthesis and manufacturing processing of materials, the materials-by-design paradigm is being developed gradually through synergistic integration of experimental material synthesis and characterization with predictive computational modeling and optimization.
Combined experimental and numerical study on micro-cube indentation splitting test of cement paste
Our group has recently published a paper describing a new method for micromechanical testing of cement paste. The paper was published in "Engineering Fracture Mechanics". Full paper can be accessed at:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/324510125_Combined_experimenta…
Regards
Biomechanical Testing
Biomechanics & Biomechanical Testing
Full blog post can be found here.
Key concepts for medical device design include biomechanics, biocompatibility, and biofunctionality. This post will go over the mechanics of an exemplar biological tissue, the bone, and mechanical testing of biomaterials that are used in developing medical devices and equipment.
PhD position in Computational Materials and Mechanics
As requested - on behalf of Dr. Leslie T Mushongera
(As received)
We are currently looking for motivated candidates who are interested in pursuing their Ph.D. degrees in Materials Science and Engineering Department at University of Nevada, Reno starting from Fall 2018.
Interests can be in any one of the following
1. Phase field modeling of microstructural evolution in metallic alloys (with a core focus on solidification and solid-state transformations),