PhD Studentship at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow,UK in the Area of Peridynamics
Applications are invited for a PhD studentship on PERIDYNAMIC MODELLING in the Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering at the University of Strathclyde under the supervision of Dr Julia Race and Dr Selda Oterkus.
Polymer constitutive modelling: Formulation and computational aspects
- This work formulates an elasto-viscoplastic model at finite strains.
- A particularly efficient numerical integration algorithm is presented.
- A closed-form analytical expression is derived for the consistent tangent operator.
- The non-linear behaviour of polymers is captured in the numerical examples.
- Quadratic rate of convergence is successfully achieved.
doi:10.1016/j.compstruc.2016.01.002
Computational Biomechanics of a Subject-specific Brain: Postdoctoral Fellowship at The Johns Hopkins University
A Postdoctoral Fellowship is available at The Johns Hopkins University, Whiting School of Engineering, in the area of Computational Brain Biomechanics under accelerative conditions. The goals include modeling the dynamic response of the brain and modeling subject-to-subject variability. The approach will develop computational head model using finite element method, considering advanced mathematical and computational techniques and up-to-date mechanics-based understanding of the brain biomechanics.
Mechanics, Education and Research Universities: Perspectives for the 21st Century
A Symposium to celebrate Choon Fong Shih on the occasion of his 70th birthday
11 May 2016, 5pm-7pm. Reception at the Harvard Faculty Club (20 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138)
12 May 2016, Symposium at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (taxi entrance at 200 Beacon Street, Somerville, MA).
8:00-8:30 Buffet breakfast
PhD and Postdoc Fellowships in Rock Mechanics at Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris France
The Rock Mechanics group at the laboratoire de Géologie of Ecole Normale Supérieure, in Paris France, is opening the following three positions:
Geometry and mechanics of thin growing bilayers
Matteo Pezzulla, Gabriel P. Smith, Paola Nardinocchi, and Douglas P. Holmes, Soft Matter, 12, 4435-4442, (2016).
New 2016 PhD call at IMT Lucca on cyberphysical systems and computational mechanics
The International 2016 call for PhD applications at IMT Lucca (Italy) is now open!
Applicants may apply online at:
https://www.imtlucca.it/phd/prospective/admission
For people interested in computational mechanics, please select the CSSE Track and specify MUSAM as the research unit to be enrolled in.
Postdoc position - wave dynamics/metamaterials
We are seeking a highly motivated postdoctoral fellow in the fields of mechanical engineering for a duration of 12 months in the wave dynamic lab (http://www.micromechanics.cn/en/) at Beijing Institute of Technology in China. Any candidates with strong experience in wave dynamics of periodic structures, metamaterials and soft structures are welcome. Gross salary 30,000USD annually.
PhD Position in experimental and theoretical damage mechanics
A fully funded PhD position for Fall 2016/ Spring 2017 is available in the area of experimental and computational damage mechanics at North Dakota State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Candidates are expected to (preferably) have a Master’s degree in Civil (Structures), mechanical, material science or any relevant engineering discipline with strong interest in mechanics, numerical methods, experimental techniques and programming.