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DIC course, 11-15 June 2018 in Philadelphia

Submitted by Fabrice Pierron on

The 6th edition of the intensive course on Digital Image Correlation (DIC) will take place on 11-15 Jne 2018 à Drexel University in Philadelphia, USA. The course is composed of a number of lectures, data processing sessions and labs. The number of participants is limited to 20 for maximal interaction with the teaching team. More information here.

PhD position in computational solid mechanics

Submitted by A.Tabarraei on

A PhD position is available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The research project is in the multiscale modeling of damage and fracture. Candidates should have a strong background and interests in continuum mechanics and finite elements modeling. Programming experience in Fortran or C++ is a big plus. The starting date for this position is August 2018.

PhD student position in Mechanical Engineering - George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA

Submitted by ali_beheshti1 on

A Doctorate student position is available for Summer/Fall 2018 in Mechanical Engineering. The applicant must have a master in Mechanical or Material Engineering or equivalent field. It is highly preferred that the applicants are specialized in solid mechanics. Knowledge in Surface Mechanics, Tribology and Additive Manufacturing is a plus.  The position is directed by Multiscale Contact Mechanics and Tribology Laboratory at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, USA. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply ASAP. 

April 10, 2018 Web Workshop - Introduction to Simpleware Software

Submitted by Simpleware on

Join us for this interactive web workshop where we will demonstrate the ease of obtaining high fidelity models from 3D image data using Simpleware. We will walk you through the workflow of how to build models from 3D data for a variety of applications.

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Symposium on "Mechanics of Granular Media: Experiments, Theory and Modelling" at SES 2018

Submitted by David Henann on

We encourage you to contribute an abstract to the symposium "Mechanics of Granular Media: Experiments, Theory and Modelling" (Symposium 2.10) at the 55th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) to be held in Madrid, Spain, October 10-12, 2018. The symposium description may be found below. For further details and to submit an abstract, please see the meeting website.

Meeting website: http://www.ses2018.org