A postdoctoral position is available immediately in Brinson’s Advanced Materials Lab involving collaborative work on finite element modeling of nanostructured polymer composites. The majority of the work will be split across two projects on the subject.  The first project involves 3D modeling of filled elastomers, with a focus on the viscoelastic properties. Non-linear viscoelastic modeling experience is a plus, but not required.

June 4, 2012 — June 8, 2012 (Udine, Italy @ CISM)

http://www.cism.it/courses/C1202/

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!

Nano Letters , 12, 1392-1397 (2012). DOI:10.1021/nl204063u

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)

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.

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.