https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.255304
Accelerated Search and Design of Stretchable Graphene Kirigami Using Machine Learning
P.Z. Hanakata, E.D. Cubuk, D.K. Campbell and H.S. Park
I am looking to recruit a highly motivated and independent postdoctoral researcher to study, via the development of new computational techniques, various scientific issues surrounding phononic topological insulators. The position is available for a 1-year duration, with possible extension to future years depending on the availability of funding.
Requirements for the position include:
1. A strong background in computational solid mechanics, and in particular topology optimization techniques (i.e. level set-based)
The Boston University Department of Mechanical Engineering anticipates two openings for tenure-track junior faculty positions, pending approval by the Provost. These positions are in Emerging Areas of Mechanical Engineering such as Additive Manufacturing, Multifunctional Materials, Photoacoustic Imaging, and Sustainable Energy Systems.
The Boston University Department of Mechanical Engineering anticipates openings for multiple tenure-track junior faculty positions. Areas of emphasis include (a) Robotics, particularlyMechanotronics (b) the intersection of Nanofabrication and Soft Robotics and (c) Emerging Areas of Mechanical Engineering such as Multifunctional Materials, Photoacoustic Imaging, or Optomechanics. Additionally, we anticipate hiring a non-tenured Professor of the Practice.
Two-Dimensional (2D) materials have been widely studied since the discovery of graphene in 2004. Many of the initial works on the various 2D materials (graphene, MoS2 and other transition metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorus, and others like the monochalcogenides) by mechanicians focused on issues like ideal strength, and appropriate methods to calculate the bending modulus. Some of these, and other issues, were reviewed by Sulin Zhang in a J-Club from March 2015 (http://imechanica.org/node/17999). That was a nic
The Poisson's ratio characterizes the resultant strain in the lateral direction for a material under longitudinal deformation. Though negative Poisson's ratios (NPR) are theoretically possible within continuum elasticity, they are most frequently observed in engineered materials and structures, as they are not intrinsic to many materials. In this work, we report NPR in single-layer graphene ribbons, which results from the compressive edge stress induced warping of the edges.
Dear Friends and Colleagues:
If you plan on attending the 2016 WCCM (July 24-29, 2016) in Seoul, Korea, please consider giving a talk in our mini symposium on “Nanomechanics”, MS 522. You can register and submit an abstract at the link below:
http://wccm2016.org/sub/sub05_.asp?menu=4
The abstract submission deadline is November 30, 2015. I look forward to seeing you there.
Best regards,
Harold Park (Boston University, USA)
Surface Plasmon Resonance-Induced Stiffening of Silver Nanowires
http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150529/srep10574/full/srep10574.html
Dear Mechanics Colleagues:
A pleasant reminder that we invite you to submit an abstract to a minisymposium on "Nano and Bio
Mechanics" for the 2014 USNCTAM, June 15-20, 2014, to be held at
Michigan State University. This minisymposium will focus on the
development and application of
both experimental techniques and computational models and methods to
problems of interest in the fields of nano and bio mechanics. Topics of
interest will include, but are not limited to:
