Osama R. Bilal's blog
Curvature Matters!
In this recent EML paper, we show the stark effect of curvature on the performance of metamaterials, both in the static and dynamic domains. Read more at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eml.2024.102285
Multiple Pos-Doc, PhD and Master's positions (open immediately)
The lab of Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent matTEr (We-Xite) has multiple openings for Pos-Doc, Ph.D. and M.Sc. positions. We are looking for exceptional and highly motivated candidates with background in Engineering, Physics, Materials or Mathematics. The research will have a balance between experimental characterizations, numerical simulations, and analytical derivations. Interested applicant should send a brief (one paragraph) description of their research interests and their resumes (including educational background, test scores and experience). Please send your emails to osama.bilal [at] uconn.edu with title including [iMechanica].
Multiple Ph.D. positions open
The lab of Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent matTEr (We-Xite) has multiple openings for Ph.D. positions. We are looking for exceptional and highly motivated candidates with background in Engineering, Physics, Materials or Mathematics. The research will have a balance between experimental characterizations (non-destructive evaluation of samples fabricated using additive and subtractive methods), numerical simulations (finite element modeling) and analytical derivations (nonlinear dynamics of spring-mass systems). Interested applicant should send a brief (one paragraph) description of their research interests and their resumes (including educational background, test scores and experience). Please send your emails to we.xite.group [at] gmail.com
Multiple fully funded Ph.D. positions at UConn
The lab of Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent matTEr (We-Xite) has multiple openings for Ph.D. positions. We are looking for exceptional and highly motivated candidates with background in Engineering, Physics, Materials or Mathematics. The research will have a balance between experimental characterizations (non-destructive evaluation of samples fabricated using additive and subtractive methods), numerical simulations (finite element modeling) and analytical derivations (nonlinear dynamics of spring-mass systems).
Multiple fully funded Ph.D. positions at UConn
The lab of Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent matTEr (We-Xite) has multiple openings for Ph.D. positions. We are looking for exceptional and highly motivated candidates with background in Engineering, Physics, Materials or Mathematics. The research will have a balance between experimental characterizations (non-destructive evaluation of samples fabricated using additive and subtractive methods), numerical simulations (finite element modeling) and analytical derivations (nonlinear dynamics of spring-mass systems).
Ph.D. positions in Mechanical Engineering at University of Connecticut (UCONN)
The lab of Wave Engineering for eXtreme and Intelligent matTEr (We-Xite) has multiple openings for Ph.D. positions. We are looking for exceptional and highly motivated candidates with background in Engineering, Physics, Materials or Mathematics. The research will have a balance between experimental characterizations (non-destructive evaluation of samples fabricated using additive and subtractive methods), numerical simulations (finite element modeling and topology optimization) and analytical derivations (nonlinear dynamics of spring-mass systems).
Architected Lattices for Simultaneous Broadband Attenuation of Airborne Sound and Mechanical Vibrations in All Directions
Since their inception, more than two decades ago, phononic crystals and metamaterials have led to advanced materials with exceptional acoustic and elastic characteristics, such as negative effective mass and stiffness. In these materials, the dispersion properties and the energy transfer are controlled by selecting the geometry of the lattices and their constitutive material properties. Most designs, however, only affect one mode of energy propagation, transmitted either as acoustic airborne sound or as elastic structural vibrations.
No motor, no battery, no problem
New robot concept uses responsive materials to swim through water
When we think of robots, we normally think of motors and batteries and electronics, but engineers at Caltech and ETH Zurich have created a swimming robot that's powered by material deformation. That means it's made using materials that change shape in response to temperature swings, and that deformation pushes the device through water.
First Reminder: Extreme Mechanics Letters – Special Issue on ‘Frontiers of mechanical metamaterials’
This themed issue on mechanical metamaterials invites contributions from different perspectives with the aim of highlighting the latest advances in the field.
The themed issue will focus on mechanical metamaterials in the general sense. This includes acoustic and elastic metamaterials as well as other types of metamaterials with unique mechanical and/or thermal properties at any length scale.
Topics of interest include the following: