The Laboratory for Computational Biology and Biophysics at MIT (http://lcbb.mit.edu/) is seeking a highly motivated recent PhD graduate with expertise in nonlinear finite element analysis, ideally in the area of beam theory, with a keen interest in applying this knowledge to molecular modeling of DNA-based nanostructures. The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, PhD-level training in finite element analysis, and a strong record of publishing archival journal articles.

Soft dielectric elastomer is able to generate an

electromechanical response in terms of reversible shape

changing, which is a muscle-like behavior. The deformation

and electromechanical stability of dielectric elastomers,

classified by their deformation modes, uniaxial extension,

equal biaxial expansion and pure shear, are investigated.

Pull-in instability occurs in equal biaxial and uniaxial modes

at a small stretch ratio, while the pure shear mode features

wrinkling instability after a large stable deformation. The

The Computational Bioengineering Group in the School of EPS at Heriot-Watt University, UK has two new PhD scholarship available.

*Please indicate which studentship you want to apply for when making informal enquiry to Dr Y Chen (y.chen [at] hw.ac.uk (y[dot]chen[at]hw[dot]ac[dot]uk))

*Please note that ONLY UK/EU applicants may apply for the studentship#2 due to funding restrictions.

PhD Studentship #1

Recently accepted for publication in Soft Matter:

(http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2013/SM/C2SM27375F)

(http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2sm27375f)

At CAMP-Nano, the postdoctoral experience is an opportunity for further scientific training and professional development for individuals who have recently completed a doctoral degree. Postdoctoral fellows bring expertise and creativity that enrich the research environment for all members of the center community, including graduate and undergraduate students.

Purdue University is actively recruiting for a Software Engineer in the Center for Prediction of Reliability, Integrity and Survivability of Microsystems (PRISM).  As a Software Engineer you will create solutions to meet advanced computing needs by designing and developing applications that require high performance and distributed computing resources, scientific datasets, web and internet technologies, and graphical user interfaces.   The successful candidate(s) will work on large-scale multi-resolution, multi-physics simulations of microsyst

These two papers have recently been published on-line in ZAMP:

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00033-012-0205-0

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00033-012-0273-1

Congratulations to Professor Yildiz Bayazitoglu