CISM SUMMER COURSE in Italy: Materiomics: Multiscale Mechanics of Biological Materials and Structures
June 4, 2012 — June 8, 2012 (Udine, Italy @ CISM)
Subra Suresh elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Subra Suresh, material scientist and the Director of the National Science Foundation, is elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. He is iMechanica user 190. Congratulations!
IRIS 2012 2nd International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors 2012
IRIS 2012
2nd International Symposium on Robotics and Intelligent Sensors 2012
4 - 6 September 2012
Kuching, Sarawak MALAYSIA
visit: http://www.iris2012.org/
Organiser:
Universiti Teknologi MARA, MySET/MyRAIG (Malaysia) and
Nagoya University (Japan)
Post Doctoral Appointment in Deformation-Microstructure Modeling
Professor Gregory B. Thompson at the University of Alabama seeks post doctoral applicants for projects related to deformation modeling and oxidation in high temperature ceramic systems. The qualified candidate will use modeling to explain and help direct experimental studies.
Strain-Controlled Switching of Hierarchically Wrinkled Surfaces between Superhydrophobicity and Superhydrophilicity
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: PhD position in Computational Mechanics at Valencia, Spain
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.
Deformation rates and localization of an active fault system
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.