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[Call for Abstract] [SES 2016 Energy Materials Symposium E-1] List of Confirmed Invited Speakers (As of 14 June 2016)
Confirmed invited speakers:
Sheldon Brian (Brown University)
Sulin Zhang (Penn State University)
Ting Zhu (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Matt Pharr (UIUC)
Shuman Xia (Georgia Institute of Technology)
Vivek Shenoy (University of Pennsylvania)
Wayne Chen (Purdue University)
Yue Qi (Michigan State University)
Yuefei Zhang (Beijing University of Technology)
Shengping Shen (Xi'an Jiaotong University)
Siconos 4.0.0 is out !!
Dear Colleagues,
A brand new Siconos 4.0.0 is out !! Siconos is now distributed under Apache 2.0 license.
What is Siconos ?
Siconos is an open-source scientific software primarily targeted at modeling and simulating nonsmooth dynamical systems in C++ and in Python:
+ Mechanical systems (rigid or solid) with unilateral contact and Coulomb friction and impact (nonsmooth mechanics, contact dynamics, multibody systems dynamics or granular materials).
Memorial to Professor William Klug
As many of you know, the scientific community lost William (Bill) Klug to a senseless act of violence on June 1, 2016. A memorial to Bill has been penned by his graduate advisor, Michael Ortiz. It has been posted at the following website:
The page includes information for those interested in making donations in support of the family.
Call for Abstracts: 2016 SES D-2 Mechanics and Materials in the Oilfield
Colleagues-
We would like to invite you to submit abstracts to our Symposium D-2 “Mechanics and Materials in the Oilfield”, at the SES, October 2-5 at University of Maryland in College Park, MD.
Symposium D-2 “Mechanics and Materials in the Oilfield”
Short-Term Marie-Curie ITN Fellowship on Mathematical Modeling of Nanoparticle Penetration into Tissues
Please find the announcement of the position in the EURAXESS link
http://ec.europa.eu/euraxess/index.cfm/jobs/jobDetails/34093164
Best regards,
T. Stylianopoulos
Post-Doc Position in Experimental Impact Mechanics Available at Sandia National Laboratories
Job Title Experimental Mechanics Postdoctoral Appointee
Job ID 653894
Location Albuquerque, NM Department 01528
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PhD position in computational solid / fracture mechanics
Hello,
I have a PhD position available for a project titled "A stochastic and computational approach for fracture modeling of quasi-brittle materials" funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). This project homogenizes material properties using the so-called stochastic volume elements (SVEs). Based on the enderlying statistical properties derived from these SVEs, realizations of certain material properties are generated. These realizations are subsequently used for stochastic characterization of fracture response in quasi-brittle materials.
Simulate graphene layers in Abaqus/Explicit
Dear all, I want to simulate graphene layers in Abaqus/Explicit. To connect two layers, I follow van der Waals forces and apply non-linear spring elements. One problem I have faced is how to choose the unit scale when simulating. If I choose SI(m) or SI(mm), I can not get the visualization of simulation results. I have read some papers which talk about using A, ev/A and eV/A3 for length, force and Young's modulus.
Because I use non-linear spring element, I have to use Abaqus/Explicit. But to run Abaqus/Explicit, I have to define mass density of graphene layers.