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A PhD position in the field of computational biomechancis is available in University of Rhode Island

Submitted by Hongyan Yuan on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 15:32

A PhD position in the field of computational biomechancis is available in the Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems engineering at University of Rhode Island. Interested candidates are encouraged to send a CV to Dr. Yuan at (hongyan_yuanhongyanyuan [at] seas.harvard.edu (@uri.edu)).

China Scholarship Council (CSC) Fee Waiver available in my group - Chinese applicants ONLY - Queen Mary University of London

Submitted by Ettore Barbieri on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 12:43

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PhD Studentship

China Scholarship Council

Dear iMechanicians,

I have a fee waiver for CSC holders.

For more information, please refer to this page
http://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/research/studentships/?sid=234

How does it work?

Under the scheme, Queen Mary will provide scholarships to cover all tuition fees, whilst the CSC will provide living expenses and one return flight ticket to successful applicants.

Recruitment of new members

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 05:24

Composite/abaqus

Submitted by Rund A. Al-Masri on Sun, 12/06/2015 - 15:53

Hello,

I am trying to plot strain vs thickness of a composite in abaqus but evrytime i plot it i just have the thickness and values for the firts ply, can anyone tell me how i can plot strain vs whole thickness of the composite?

Professor Thomas JR Hughes Elected to the Grade of Distinguished Member of ASCE- USA.‏

Submitted by shaofanli on Sun, 12/06/2015 - 14:54

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Professor Thomas JR Hughes Elected to the Grade of Distinguished Member of ASCE- USA.

Anderson acceleration of the Jacobi iterative method: An efficient alternative to Krylov methods for large, sparse linear systems

Submitted by Phanish Suryan… on Sun, 12/06/2015 - 01:02

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Linear systems of equations; Fixed-point iteration; Jacobi method; Anderson extrapolation; Nonsymmetric matrix; Poisson equation; Helmholtz equation; Parallel computing

Abstract

Invitation to WCCM2016 MS610 "Multi-resolution modeling with Generalized Continua"

Submitted by L.H.Poh on Sat, 12/05/2015 - 04:52

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Dear colleagues

As part of the 12th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XII) and 6th Asia-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM VI) which will be held in Seoul, Korea on 24-29 Jul 2016, we will be organizing mini-symposium MS610 titled “Multi-resolution Modeling with Generalized Continua”.

Computational Solid Mechanics Faculty Position in Cornell Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Submitted by Meredith N. Si… on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 22:19

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Faculty

computational

We're searching for a tenure-track faculty member in Computational Solid Mechanics at Cornell. Full description attached. The deadline for full consideration is 12/31/15.

Ph.D. positions in Mechanical Engineering at Temple University

Submitted by Haijun Liu on Fri, 12/04/2015 - 21:35

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Ph.D. position

There are open positions for two Ph.D. students in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Temple University to start in Fall, 2016 . The successful applicants will work with Dr. Haijun Liu in his LISTEN Lab (http://sites.temple.edu/listen) on interdisciplinary research topics that involve mechanics, biology, acoustics, and sensor technology. One of the two positions may start as soon as Spring, 2016. Interested candidates are invited to email Dr.