Topic 11-17, ASME IMECE 2017, Tampa, Florida

This symposium will provide a forum that highlights exciting scientific developments in the modeling, simulation, and design of multifunctional materials, hybrid materials, and engineering material systems. Topics of interest include but are not limited to:        

1. Novel concepts of multifunctional materials, hybrid materials, and engineering material systems.         

Maybe because I am proud of Betti's theorem being italian, I am curious about this big emphasys on systems violating it.  They may "open avenues for energy absorption, conversion and harvesting, soft robotics, prosthetics and optomechanics".... ?  I'd be curious to hear some comments.   Anyway, the last author Andrea Alu is anyway italian like Betti.

A postdoctoral associate position is available at Department of Petroleum Engineering, Texas A&M University in the area of resistivity characterization of geomaterials. Experimental characterization at nano-scale will be combined with modeling techniques to get insight into electrical properties of geomaterials at fundamental length scales. 

Expected qualifications:
A Ph.D. in materials science, engineering or a related field is required. The candidate should have a strong background

Given a distribution of defects on a structured surface, such as those represented by 2-dimensional crystalline materials, liquid crystalline surfaces, and thin sandwiched shells, what is the resulting stress field and the deformed shape? Motivated by this concern, we first classify, and quantify, the translational, rotational, and metrical defects allowable over a broad class of structured surfaces. With an appropriate notion of strain, the defect densities are then shown to appear as sources of strain incompatibility.

 We are looking for a Research Fellow to work on the penetration resistance of concrete subjected to high velocity projectile impact (see description in attached file). To apply, please send a single pdf file including cover letter, cv, list of publications and the contact details of 2 references, to ceeplh [at] nus.edu.sg

We are looking for capable and responsible candidates for a Research Scientist position in Computational Mechanics of Composite Materials:

• PhD in Mechanical Engineering / Materials Science

• Strong background in Mechanics of Composite Materials (CFRP, GFRP, Nanocomposites, and/or CMCs)

• Specialization in Computational Mechanics, Materials Modeling, and/or Multi-scale Methods

• Expertise in Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis 

• Good coding skills for  Scientific Computing  

A PhD/masters position is available in AMMI Lab at University of Hawaii at Manoa in the field of surgical robotics. Interested and outstanding candidates should visit my website at http://uhatmanoa.wixsite.com/ammi. Information about general admission process could be found on http://uhatmanoa.wixsite.com/ammi/prospective-students.

Dear Fellow mechanicians, if your work is related with composites, you might want to consider presending your work on the American Society for Composites Annual Conference to be held on Purdue campus. The abstract is due this Friday (Feb. 17).

A post-doctoral position is available in the Mechanics of Composite Materials (MCM) Lab at the Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University (TAU), Israel.  The candidate will engage in multiple related projects in the areas of nonlinear micromechanics and multi-scale modeling. 

Please make sure to read the attached PDF file for detailed requirements and description.