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    Graphene as a typical two dimensional (2D) crystal membrane attracts tremendous interest. Geometrical distortion such as nanoscale buckling morphology is widely observed in these 2D materials and is crucial to modulating the electronic properties [1]. The calculated bending stiffness of graphene is found to be the same order as that of the lipid bilayer [2], therefore buckling instability may easily occur in graphene leading to non-planar configurations.

Description

(1) Computational mechanics and multiphysics modelling of relevant areas, including the soft matter, 3D printing, fuel cell, bio-fluid and cell in microfluidics

(2) Supervision of undergraduate/postgraduate students

Job requirements

1)  PhD degree in Mechanical/Material Engineering or related fields

(2) Strong background in computational physics and solid/fluid mechanics

(3) Analytical and independent problem solving skills and ability to develop theoretical models and to implement large-scale numerical computation

This special issue has recently been published in Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics in honor of Prof. John Eshelby’s 100th Birthday.

The Editorial Forward by Prof. Shaofan Li is available at:

http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S242491301602001X

The 13 papers included in the special issue can be viewed and downloaded at:

ORR EARLY CAREER AWARD

The Materials Division of ASME calls for nomination for Orr Early Career Award. The award recognizes young researcher within 7 years of terminal degree working in experimental, computational, or theoretical fatigue, fracture, or creep. For more information please see https://www.asme.org/about-asme/get-involved/honors-awards/unit-awards/…

A fully funded PhD position (Tuition + stipend) for Summer/Fall 2017 is available in the area of experimental and computational damage mechanics at North Dakota State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Over the next two years Loughborough University, UK plans to appoint up to 100 new academics across a wide range of disciplines. There will be opportunities for individuals and world-leading research groups to join us at our Loughborough or London campuses.

For details, please consider

http://www.lboro.ac.uk/join-us/excellence100/

The Computational Design & Manufacturing Laboratory (CDM) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is inviting applications for a post-doctoral researcher position in the general area of computational design. 

Candidates with strong background in finite element analysis, structural optimization, and/or high-performance computing are encouraged to apply.

To motivate students to attend the conference, ASC 2017 offers up to 20 travel scholarships including free registration and travel expenses up to $500. The top six will also receive additional cash prizes. Details can be found at https://cdmhub.org/groups/asc2017/scholarship. Professors, please encourage your students to apply. The abstract due date is Feb. 17.  More details about the conference can be found at https://cdmhub.org/groups/asc2017.

This post is a part of my notes on linear algebra.

A Sankey diagram is a visual display of the flow of a scalar.  In a Sankey diagram, the width of each branch of the flow is proportional to the magnitude of the scalar.