We are deeply sorry to report that Fred Leckie died on Friday, 14 June 2013, at the age of 84. A brief description of Fred's career is contained in the 2000 ASME Materials Division Newsletter, when Fred received the Nadai Medal.
Hi Everyone:
We wanted to make sure everyone knew about this symposium, tucked away under the nanotechnology category, for the fall 2013 MRS meeting. Abstracts are due soon. We expect a heavy mechanics component for this symposium.
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MRS Symposium VV: Designed Cellular Materials—Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Applications
Ying Li , Brendan C. Abberton , Martin Kröger and Wing Kam Liu
The School of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, Ningbo University, is looking for cadidates for all subjects in the broad field of mechanical engineering and mechanics. In addition to traditional field of impact and shock waves, piezoelectric devices, material durability, and metal forming, the school are also initiating new directions like vechicle engineering, fluid mechanics, occean engineering, and other related subjects.
Positions in ALL ranks are available. Currently we are taking applications for 2014 school year.
Call for postdoctoral applications in solid mechanics
"Electro-Mechanical modeling of electrical contacts"
Dear colleagues,
I wanted to draw your attention to a paper published last year in PNAS
http://www.pnas.org/content/109/44/17874
where we analyze physical aspects of how euglenoids move
http://euglena.msu.edu/public_html/Movies/Eutreptiella/eutrep2.mov
Skin, the largest organ of the human body, acts as a
multi-functional biophysical interface to the external environment. The serial
interfacial phenomena along the skin/environment conjunction, particularly when
interacting with cosmetic and consumer goods (e.g. razor and shave preparation)
is determined by the interplay between the chemical structure and arrangement
of stratum corneum lipids,
environmental factors (e.g. hydration level) and also the physical
characteristics of skin surface relief. Therefore, the chemical and biophysical
properties of the stratum corneum
need to be considered jointly to approach the complexity of skin tribo-physics.
These technical challenges present outstanding opportunities for high quality
Mechanical losses account for 15% of total energy loss in an
IC engine where 45% of these losses result from friction of piston-ring
assembly. An increase in mechanical efficiency of 10% could lead to improved
fuel consumption of 1.5%. Taking into account the large number of vehicles on
road (30 million in the UK in 2010 according to the Society of Motor
Manufacturers and Traders) and fuel
consumption of 12.5 miles/litre, the potential fuel saving would accrue to
approximated £647 million/annum, which is substantial to the country's economy.
