The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission,Insitute for Energy (IET), in Petten Nehterlands, is looking for a motivated scientist or engineer at post-doctoral level to work on characterization of primarily metallic materials for nuclear reactors using a combination of techniques such as scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM and TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Xray diffraction (XRD), and 3D X-ray tomography.  (see attachment)

Dear all,

Could  anyone help a beginner to solve the following two questions in Qu's book, Fundamentals of Micromechanics of Solids?

Postdoctoral positions are currently available at MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering for individuals with a strong background in materials simulations. Experience in atomistic methods (both classical potential or first principles) or mesoscale methods (e.g. phase field or dislocation dynamics) is preferred. Projects will focus on several different aspects of grain boundary and heterophase interface properties in metals. There are no citizenship requirements associated with these

The objective of the workshop, co-organized by Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and Middle East Technical University, is to discuss the present status of physics based constitutive modelling of metallic materials and associated experimental methods.

The Workshop is funded by the European Commission's Integration and Enlargment Programme.  There is no cost for attending the Workshop. A limited number of scholarships is available for participants from the target countries (see attached flyer).

The Computational Bioengineering Group in the School of EPS at Heriot-watt University, UK has three PhD studentships available.



*Please check following details before apply as they have different values and application procedures as well as closing dates.

*Please indicate which studentship you are interested in when making the informal enquiry to Dr Yuhang Chen (y.chen [at] hw.ac.uk)

Jianyu Li, Yuhang Hu, Joost J. Vlassak, Zhigang Suo. Experimental determination of equations of state for ideal elastomeric gels. Soft Matter. publihsed online.

Published in the June 22, 2012 issue of Science (DOI:10.1126/science.1220335 , download PDF)

In addition to the ASME awards related to the Applied Mechanics Division, some prestigious society awards will be given to mechanicians at the IMECE, Houston, Texas, in November 2012.

Professor Jan Achenbach  of Northwestern University will receive the ASME Medal.  [ASME Medal, established in 1920, is the highest award that the Society can bestow and is to recognize “eminently distinguished engineering achievement.”  Only one ASME Medal may be awarded annually.]