How To Choose a Good Scientific Problem
I was pointed to this article, which was a good read. A link to the article in PDF is also provided here (author's home page).
ERC Starting Grant Research Group recruiting 3 post-doctoral fellows
The European
Research Council funded RealTCut Research Group is seeking three Research
Assistants/Associates over a 5 year period on project: “Towards real time multiscale simulation of cutting in
non-linear materials with applications to surgical simulation and computer
guided surgery.”
“ERC grants aim to support
"frontier research", in other words the pursuit of questions at or
beyond the frontiers of knowledge, without regard for established disciplinary
boundaries.”
PhD studentship in Nanomechanics for European (EEA) students
Cardiff
University, School of Engineering.
PhD studentships in
Nanomechanics
You will work on nanomechanical modelling of contact, friction and molecular
adhesion at the nano/micro-scales under the supervision of Prof. F.M. Borodich and
Prof. H.P. Evans. The studies will be applied
to nanotribological systems that are governed by the physical processes applicable
at the nanoscale. These include adhesion caused by van der Waals interactions
and capillary effects, and various surface effects. Fundamental understanding
Nonlinear free and forced vibration analysis of a single-walled carbon nanotube using shell model
Payam Soltani, J. Saberian, R. Bahramian, and A. Farshidianfar
In this Paper, the nonlinear free and force vibration of a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) with simply supported ends is
investigated based on von Karman’s geometric nonlinearity. The SWCNT described as an individual shell and the Donnell’s
equations of cylindrical shells are used to obtain the governing equations. The Galerkin's procedure is used to discretized partial
Modified Saint-Venant's Principe of the Problem of Curved Bars
The proof of
Saint-Venant's Principle for curved bars is discussed and the formulation of
Modified Saint-Venant's Principle of the problem is established. The study
shows that Saint-Venant's decay of stresses is valid only for the curved bars
which are “effectively infinite”. It is essential and significant to develop
Postdoctoral position in the theory of materials
Postdoctoral position in the theory of materials
Materials Department
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Barbara
A new post-doctoral position is open for conducting cross-disciplinary basic research in the theory of heterogeneous structural materials. Candidates are sought with strong background in statistics or statistical mechanics, probability theory, and mechanics. A Ph.D. in Mathematics, Physics, or Engineering might be appropriate.
Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids
Dear Friends:
I would like to encourage you to consider submitting papers to Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids. The focus of this journal is on applications of mathematical techniques to solid mechanics problems. You can find more information in the following link: http://mms.sagepub.com/
Please feel free to contact me (arash.yavari [at] ce.gatech.edu) if you have any questions regarding this journal.
Regards,
WCCM 2012: Minisymposium on Fracture and Contact Mechanics for Interface Problems
Minisymposium on Fracture and Contact Mechanics for Interface Problems
Organizers: Marco Paggi, Alberto Carpinteri, Peter Wriggers
Contact person: Marco Paggi (marco.paggi [at] polito.it)
Postdoctoral position at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University
A postdoctoral position is available immediately at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University for work on a project simulating cardiac mechanics in normal and failing hearts. A PhD in Mechanical or Biomedical Engineering or related field is required. The candidate is required to have strong expertise in modeling soft tissue mechanics. The successful candidate is expected to be able to develop code to simulate the contraction of the heart as well as to conduct simulation research on abnormalities in cardiac contraction. Send inquiries to Dr. N.