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1 Visiting assistant professor (tenure-track) at Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis Department of Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
The Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis Department at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) invites applications for one full-time Visiting Assistant Professor position, starting on September 1st, 2022.
Information and registration: UC3M recruitment website
Droplets on lubricated surfaces: The slow dynamics of skirt formation
Dear iMechanicians,
I would like to share our recent work published in Phys. Rev. Fluids on the statics and dynamics of droplets on lubricated surfaces:
Droplets on lubricated surfaces: The slow dynamics of skirt formation
Zhaohe Dai and Dominic Vella
Two Fully Funded Ph.D. Position in Multiscale Modeling of Additive Manufacturing and 2D Materials
Two fully supported Ph.D. positions are available starting Fall 2022 in Advanced Hierarchical Materials by Design Lab at the University of Alabama on multiscale modeling of materials and processes. The objective of one project is to model the synthesis of 2D materials to design new processes to improve synthesis efficiency, as well as synthesis by the design of these materials, and to use machine learning algorithms to design materials and their synthesis process. The other is focused on modeling the additive manufacturing processes for in-space manufacturing.
Postdoc position at University of Southern California
The Zhao Research Group at USC has a postdoc position starting in Summer or Fall 2022 in the area of mechanics and manufacturing of flexible electronic sensors. Candidates with experience in finite element simulation, material characterization, and sensor design and fabrication are encouraged to apply by sending a CV to Dr. Hangbo Zhao (hangbozh [at] usc.edu).
Size effects and failure regimes in notched micro-cantilever beam fracture
Notched micro-cantilever beam fracture (MCF) experiments are increasingly being used to measure fracture toughness of materials at the micro-scale and draw conclusions about size-effects in them. In our recent paper published in Acta Materialia, 'Size effects and failure regimes in notched micro-cantilever beam fracture', we elucidate the failure regimes in MCF experiments and discuss the conditions for validity of MCF tests.
Experimental Mechanics of Thin Films & Multilayers
Colleagues: Please consider submitting an abstract to the symposium, "Thin Films and Multilayers: From Microstructure to Device Characteristics" to take place in Porto, Portugal, 2-7 July, 2023. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Topical areas:
• Film thickness and microstructure effects on elasticity, plasticity, fracture and fatigue as well as electrical and dielectric properties
• Strain/light/magnetic field engineering of sensors, electronics
• Mechanics of multi-layered systems (from thermal barrier coating to microelectronics)
SEM graphs to CAD Files
Dear all,
we are trying to convert SEM graphs with good resolutions to CAD Files (in any possible formats, IGES, DXF, STEP ...) to mesh for a commercial FEM software. Which software can be used for this task?
Thank you,
Atilim
Postdoc Position in Computational Mechanics of Materials
We are looking for a postdoctoral researcher with a background in developing continuum models for large-scale deformations. Furthermore, experience in modeling multi-physics systems (e.g., chemo-mechanical coupling, magneto-mechanical coupling) would be a great plus. Please email me (renukaba [at] usc.edu) with your CV and a 3-line statement on your past (and relevant) research experience.