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Nano Lett. DOI: 10.1021/nl202088h

I am looking for a Ph.D. student to work on geometric mechanics of growing bodies (both surface and bulk growth). Candidates with strong math and mechanics backgrounds are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should email me (arash.yavari [at] ce.gatech.edu) their CV along with the names of three references.

This position has been filled.

There is an immediate opening for a postdoctoral research position in the Advanced Computational Research Laboratory at RPI, Troy NY to work on Multiscale Computational Mechanics. Encouraged to apply are creative, self-motivated candidates with a sound background in computational mechanics. RPI is home to the CCNI, one of the most powerful university-based super-computational research facilities in the world.



Qualifications:

1.    PhD in Computational/Applied Mechanics/ Computational Materials Science or related topic.

This paper uses the thermodynamic data of aqueous solutions of uncrosslinked poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAM) to study the phase transition of PNIPAM hydrogels.  At a low temperature, uncrosslinked PNIPAM  can be dissolved in water and form a homogenous liquid  solution.  When the temperature is increased, the solution separates into two liquid phases with different concentrations of the polymer.   Covalently crosslinked PNIPAM, however, does not dissolve in water, but can imbibe water and form a hydrogel.  When the temperature is changed

Adv. Funct. Mater.  DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201101224

As one of the biggest Departments of its kind in the UK, the Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering has an international reputation for being at the forefront of technological innovation and for maintaining extensive links with industry.

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