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Brief overview of electronic structure calculations

Submitted by Vikram Gavini on

I am attaching a brief overview of electronic structure theories (ab-initio theories) with emphasis on the various approximations that form a basis for these theories. It also contains references that provide a comprehensive introduction to the field.

An ethnobotanist in the mechanical wilderness

Submitted by Peter Matthews on

Hi, I am just making an entry here to introduce myself.

 I am an ethnobotanist studying the origin, domestication, and dispersal of taro, a semiaquatic herb (in nature). My role is historian to the crop, so I try to learn anything and everything I can about the plant, from all points of view.

How to combine or embed a link into an area in ANSYS?

Submitted by samueltcw on

Using ANSYS, I'm trying to create a single 2D cell model that has 3 components - nucleus (represented by a circular area), cytoplasm (represented by a circular area) and cytoskeleton (represented by a line). When I apply a load on the model, the link element of the cytoskeleton does not deformed whereas the rest of the solid elements (nucleus and cytoplasm) deform.  I can't find a function that i can use to glue the line to the area of interest. Does anyone know how to combine or embed a link into an area?

Miniature disk bend testing

Submitted by durgamadhaba on

hii

I  need a bit help in preparing my seminar topic on the subject "Miniature disk bend testing".If anyone can help me out from this problem i will be indebted for life time.

    You can post me the link, sites, any information on my email  id- bapu285 [at] gmail.com.

waiting for a reply.

please help me out from this problem

PostDoc Positions at the Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore

Submitted by Tomas Karasek on

The Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), a member of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, invites applications for available position for Research Engineer / Research Officer in the field of Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI).

Ali H. Nayfeh is the inaugural winner of the Thomas K. Caughey Dynamics Award

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

Ali Hasan Nayfeh, University Distinguished Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

For seminal analytical and experimental contributions to nonlinear dynamics and structural mechanics

Thomas C.T. Ting won the Daniel C. Drucker Medal

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

Thomas C.T. Ting, Professor Emeritus, the University of Illinois at Chicago; and Consulting Professor, Stanford University

For significant contributions to the development of the Stroh formalism of anisotropic elasticity, and to the analyses of several fundamental inelastic and wave propagation problems

53rd Congress of ISTAM (2008)

Submitted by Ajit R. Jadhav on

Hello,

The 53rd Congress of the Indian Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (an International Meet) is slated to be held during last week of December 2008, in Hyderabad, India. The last date for sending in both the abstracts and the full-length papers is 30th September, 2008.

People from outside India are especially encouraged to participate. Hyderabad is well connected by flights. Usually, the ISTAM conferences are low on budget but high on enthusiasm. The ISTAM conferences typically cover a broad range of topics.