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Size-dependent mechanical behaviour of nanowires: an overview

Submitted by MNasr on

A recent study reviews achievements made in the determination of the size‐dependent mechanical properties of nanowires. Covering both measurement techniques and computational approaches, data reported in the literature are summarized for a variety of nanowires.

Postdoctoral positions at University of Illinois Chicago

Submitted by Hamed Hatami on

There exist positions for postdoctoral students in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in the areas of a) computational solid mechanics and b) experimental methods including biomechanical characterizations, biochemistry and molecular biology.

PhD positions - University of Illinois Chicago

Submitted by Hamed Hatami on

There exist multiple PhD positions in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in the areas of a) computational solid mechanics and b) experimental methods including biomechanical characterizations, biochemistry and molecular biology.

To apply, please send CV with a brief cover letter to hatami [at] uic.edu (hatami[at]uic[dot]edu) and put "PhD Application" in the subject line.

 

2019 Warner T. Koiter Medal – Professor K. T. Ramesh

Submitted by Executive Comm… on

The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor K.T. Ramesh, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, as the recipient of the 2019 Warner T. Koiter Medal.

2019 Daniel C. Drucker Medal - Professor John Bassani

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The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor John Bassani, Richard H. and S. L. Gabel Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics, University of Pennsylvania, as the recipient of the 2019 Daniel C. Drucker Medal.

2019 Stephen P. Timoshenko Medal - Professor J. N. Reddy

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The Executive Committee of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division is pleased to announce and congratulate Professor J. N. Reddy, Oscar S. Wyatt Jr. Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, as the recipient of the 2019 Timoshenko Medal.