Call for Abstracts, ASME 2017 IMECE, 3-9 November 2017, Tampa, Florida
Track: Materials: Genetics to Structures
Symposium: 11‐6 Phase Transformations in Materials Processing and Their Effects on Mechanical Properties
Highly porous alumina-zirconia ceramics were produced by adding space-holder materials during freeze casting. To increase the strength of porous ceramics, different amounts of nanoadditives (silicon carbide-SiC, silica-SiO2, and multi-wall carbon nanotubes-CNTs) were added. Space-holder materials were removed by preheating, and solid samples were produced by sintering. Up to 68% porosity was achieved when 40% space-holder was added to the solid load of slurry. Wall thicknesses between pores were more uniform and thinner when nanoadditives were added.
Advances in fabrication technologies are enabling the production of architected materials with unprecedented properties. Most such materials are characterized by a fixed geometry, but in the design of some materials it is possible to incorporate internal mechanisms capable of reconfiguring their spatial architecture, and in this way to enable tunable functionality.
A research group at Iowa State University (https://www.aere.iastate.edu/lmxiong/) is looking for research assistants in the field of solid mechanics, computational mechanics, computational materials science and engineering. Research topics will fall into a broad area of modeling and simulation of mechanical and transport behaviors, such as plasticity, fracture, phase transformation, thermal transport, or mass transport, in a variety of engineering materials.
The Mechanics Department at École Polytechnique invites applications for a faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in all areas of mechanics. See details in joint document.
2D materials are fascinating for numerous reasons. Their geometrical and mechanical characteristics along with other associated physical properties have opened up fascinating new application avenues ranging from electronics, energy harvesting, biological systems among others. Due to the 2D nature of these materials, they are known for their unusual flexibility and the ability to sustain large curvature deformations. Further, they undergo noticeable thermal fluctuations at room temperature.
Dear Friends,
in addition to the PhD studentship available in my group posted before, there is another PhD opportunity available for Chinese students.
Details here
https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/research/studentships/?sid=248
ESSENTIAL requirements are a strong background in Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, Finite Element Methods and practical skills in Computer Programming (either C, C++, Fortran or Matlab).
The deadline is the end of the month.
Dear All,
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship on PERIDYNAMIC MODELLING at the University of Strathclyde under the supervision of Dr Julia Race and Dr Selda Oterkus.
