Applications are invited for PhD positions at the Algorithms in Medicine and Neuro-Technology Lab (AIMAN Lab) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA. "Research" The AIMAN Lab pursues fundamental breakthroughs in biomedical cyber-physical systems.
Professor Yonggang Huang of Northwestern University will receive the 2019 Theodore von Karman Medal from ASCE. The Theodore von Karman Medal recognizes distinguished achievement in engineering mechanics, applicable to any branch of civil engineering.
More information about the medal and the past winners can be found via the following link:
https://www.asce.org/templates/award-detail.aspx?id=1602&all_recipients…
CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS
Proposal Submission Deadline: May 31, 2019
Next Generation Paradigms for Additive Manufacturing and Metallic Printing
A book edited by Prof. H. A. Abdel-Aal (Drexel University)
https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/4042
Introduction
Dear imechanicians
I hope that this paper is of interest to you. The phase field fracture code developed in FEniCS is available at www.empaneda.com/codes
Phase field modelling of crack propagation in functionally graded materials
Hirshikesh, S. Natarajana, R.K. Annabattula, E. Martínez-Pañeda
Composites Part B: Engineering 169, pp 239-248 (2019)
There is an opening for a PhD student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University in Waco, TX, USA for Fall 2019 or Spring 2020 (negotiable). The position comes with 3 years of research assistantship with support that includes monthly stipend and tuition remission. The general area of interest is in composite materials including both polymeric and ceramic matrix composites. Scope of work includes composite manufacture, testing (environmental/high temperature), characterization and computational modeling.
Dear colleagues,
It is with great pleasure that we encourage you to submit an abstract to the symposium on “Mechanics of multifunctional materials for sensing, actuation, adaptation and remodeling” (symposium 7.7 under the Track 7: Mechanics and Physics of Materials) at the Society of Engineering Science (SES) that will be held at Washington University in St. Louis October 13-15, 2019.
Symposium synopsis:
Two 3-year PhD graduate research assistant position on Concrete Fracture Mechanics and Soil-Structure Interaction
Two 3-year PhD graduate research assistant position is available immediately in the Department of Civil Engineering, Chonnam National University, South Korea in the fields of concrete fracture mechanics and soil-structure interaction, Candidates should have a Bachelor/Master’s degree in Civil engineering or Mechanical engineering with good academic standing and should have one or more experiences in the following:
I am pleased to share some good news pertaining to one of our mechanicians...Professor Huajian Gao was recently elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: https://www.amacad.org/newly-elected-members.
