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Deadline for EuroSuperalloys approaching fast!

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Dear members of the iMechanica community,

The deadline for abstract submission for the 
EuroSuperalloys - THE symposium for all things superalloy,
including modeling, DFT,  atomistic simulations and machine learning approaches for 
superalloys and metallic or intermetallic materials beyond superalloys -
is approaching fast: 31. March 25

For more information, see:
https://eurosuperalloys.sciencesconf.org/?lang=en

Looking forward to your contributions!

Erik

10 PhD positions in Sustainable Metallurgy (Simulation & Experiments)

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The International Max Planck Research School for Sustainable Metallurgy (IMPRS SusMet) offers 10 fully funded PhD positions in Sustainable Metallurgy for three years (Simulations & Experiments). Excellent candidates with a Masters degree in Materials Science, Physics, Mechanical Engineering or similar fields are invited to apply. Experience in atomistic simulations (e.g.

Symposium "Mechanics and Physics of Fracture" at ESMC2025

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We are pleased to announce the organization of the Mini-Symposium 3-4 "Mechanics and Physics of Fracture" at the 12th European Conference on Solid Mechanics (ESMC25), under the auspices of the European Society of Mechanics (EUROMECH), from 7 to 11 July 2025 in Lyon, France.

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 20 November 2024.

PhD Position in Atomistic Simulation of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties

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LAMMPS
molecular dynamics
grain boundaries
dislocations
cracks

The Microstructure and Mechanics Group at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials (formerly known as Max Planck Institut für Eisenforschung) welcomes applications for a PhD position on 

“High-Throughput Atomistic Simulations of Microstructure-Induced Failure”

The funding through DAAD is particularly targeting candidates from Eastern Europe, Africa, Central and South America, the Near and Middle East, as well as Asia.

PhD Position in Atomistic Simulations of Microstructure-Induced Failure

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#phd
#Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung
#Atomistic simulation
#microstructure
#defects
#Failure
#fracture

The mechanical properties of alloys, and thus their susceptibility to damage and failure, are determined by their chemical composition as well as by their process-dependent microstructure. While microstructural modifications are well-known to improve, e.g., the yield stress or fatigue lifetime by orders of magnitudes, no thorough atomistic methods for systematic high-throughput exploration of the microstructure space have been performed yet. 

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