Recent years have witnessed intense interest in multifunctional surfaces that can be designed to switch between different functional states with various external stimuli including electric field, light, pH value, and mechanical strain. The present paper is aimed to explore whether and how a surface can be designed to switch between superhydrophobicity and superhydrophilicity by an applied strain.

FINAL CALL: Position for a Marie-Curie PhD student in Computational Mechanics at Valencia, Spain.

Final selection closing date 10-May-2012

1 position for a Marie Curie PhD

Gross monthly retribution 2,000€/month  +  mobility allowance. Two extra pays.

The Corinth Rift in Greece is one of the most active extensional regions in the Mediterranean area (Fig. 1). The Corinth Rift Laboratory project (CRL, http://crlab.eu) is based on the cooperation of various european institutions that merge their efforts to study fault mechanics and related hazards in this natural laboratory where numerous continuous observations are made. The present rift is asymmetric and deformation is very localized.

Research Associate in Clean Steel Processing

Imperial College London - Department of Materials

Salary:  £31,300 per annum

Fixed term appointment for 36 months

The Department of Materials at Imperial College London wishes to appoint a Research Associate to explore the electropulsing-assisted clean steel processing science and technology. The project is funded by EPSRC for 36 months, and is associated with TATA Steel UK Technology Centres 

Ph.D. studentships are available in the Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing
Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Canada. The research projects involve the
development of numerical modelling and parallel computer codes for studying
turbulent heat, mass and fluid flows within an environment with
complex geometries.



Successful candidates should have experience and/or interest in the following areas:
turbulence theory, LES, RANS, DNS, numerical algorithms, FORTRAN 90/95 and C

There is an opening for a research professor position in Advanced Engineering Mechanics Lab at KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea. Research topics include multiscale and multiphysics simulations and DIC experiments at high speeds. Applicants need to send a copy of Curriculum Vitae and a reference list to Prof. J.W. Hong (j.hong [at] kaist.ac.kr).

I have an open position for a Post-doctoral researcher in the area of the mechanics of biological materials and novel biomimetic materials, starting immediately. The projects involve mechanics of biological and engineered nano and micro-interfaces, mechanics of fish scales, and design, fabrication and testing of composite materials inspired from nacre. The successful candidate will lead 1-2 projects and will be involved in another 2-3 ongoing projects in these areas, in collaboration with graduate students (more below).   

THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA

RESEARCH ASSSOCIATE/SENIOR RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Department of Petroleum Engineering

The Tulsa University Drilling Research Projects invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate. The selected candidate will work under general supervision of the Director of Drilling Research Projects on diversified projects related to drilling fluids and mechanics that are sponsored mostly by the oil and gas industry.

The Institute of Materials Research in Geesthacht, Germany, invites applications for a PostDoc Position m/f.
The position is initially limited for two years with the possibility of a further extension (starting as soon as possible).