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PhD Dissertation Positions in Nanomechanics at Northwestern University
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Applications are invited for graduate studies within the Micro and Nano Mechanics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University. The successful candidate will join a vibrant interdisciplinary research group and be involved in projects addressing atomic scale experimentation and modeling of advanced materials. We seek motivated, talented and independent individuals interested in pursuing a PhD in one of the following areas:
• Mechanics of Graphene and applications
PhD Dissertation Position in Dynamic Failure of Advanced Materials at Northwestern University
Description
Applications are invited for a research assistant position within the Micro and Nano Mechanics Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University. The successful candidate will join a vibrant interdisciplinary research group and be involved in projects addressing multiscale experimentation and modeling of advanced materials. We seek a motivated, talented and independent individual interested in conducting research on the characterization of material instabilities and failure.
Measurements of near-ultimate strength for multiwalled carbon nanotubes and irradiation-induced crosslinking improvements
For more than 15 years, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been the flagship material of nanotechnology. Researchers have conceived applications for nanotubes ranging from microelectronic devices to cancer therapy. Their atomic structure should, in theory, give them mechanical and electrical properties far superior to most common materials.
The 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics
Dear Colleagues:
The 13th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics (ICEM13, http://www.icem13.gr) will be held on July 1-6, 2007 in Alexandroupolis, Greece. It is our pleasure to announce that the Conference will include a special symposium organized by us entitled, “Plasticity, Fracture and Fatigue at the Micro and Nano Scales,” which will focus on recent developments in this area within the larger scope of assessing research needs in a variety of applications of interest.