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The deadline for submitting abstracts has now been extended to 15 November. To submit, go to http://www.tc4pca.elsevier.com/abstractsubmission.asp

The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth has two post-doc openings in the areas of (1)Multifunctional nano materials/devices (2)Smart materials and structures. 

TO APPLY: Your complete application must include a cover letter, a curriculum vita, a one-page research plan, and contact information for three current references, which must be submitted online on the Employment System at:http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=91230

I wrote these notes about 10 years ago to supplement a course of lectures at Ecole Polytechnique.  There might be errors in the notes, but I hope they can help you learn this fascinating subject of lasting value. 

(Journal of Elasticity, Carlson memorial Volume)

A methodology is devised to utilize the statistical mechanical entropy of an isolated, constrained atomistic system to define the dissipative driving-force and energetic fields in continuum thermomechanics. A thermodynamic model of dislocation mechanics is discussed. One outcome is a definition for the mesoscale back-stress tensor and the symmetric, polar dislocation density-dependent, Cauchy stress tensor from atomistic ingredients.

The Institute of Structural Analysis (ISD) of Leibniz Universität Hannover organizes the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites, from 21st - 23rd September 2011, in cooperation with the Graduate School on Multiscale Methods for Interface Coupling (MUSIC) of Leibniz Universität Hannover, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and REpower Systems AG.