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NYT most popular article in December features MIT physics professor

Submitted by Teng Li on

At 71, Physics Professor Is a Web Star

Most frequently e-mailed by NYTimes.com readers in the past 30 days, the above article features MIT physics professor, Walter H. G. Lewin, on how his free physics lecture videos online have won him devotees all over the world.

Faculty Position in Structural Engineering at EPFL

Submitted by jfmolinari on

EPFL continues to strengthen its School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC). We are recruiting an assistant professor (tenure track) in structural engineering. In special cases, a senior faculty appointment could be considered. We are seeking exceptional candidates with a strong interest in teaching and an outstanding record of scientific accomplishments.



WCCM8-ECCOMAS 2008: Deadline (31-December-2007)

Submitted by Shailendra on

Dear Colleagues:

We invite you to submit an abstract in our mini-symposium titled

Length Scale Effects in Dynamic Failure of Materials

at

8th. World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM8)

5th. European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2008)

June 30 - July 4, 2008

Lido Island, Venice, Italy

 

developing a Matlab software to get the natural frequency , and dynamic parameters (modal shape for each mode)

Submitted by sherifgebaly on

i am trying to develop a matlab program to calculate the natural frequency anf the model shapes for beams

using the finite element method , as i will need to change the stiffness in the beam sections to model cracks.

 i am sure there an easy ready method to perform this , i am happy if some one provided me with the method or the basic code

 

The concept of multifractal elasticity

Submitted by Balankin on

A new type of elasticity of random (multifractal) structures is suggested. A closed system of constitutive equations is obtained on the basis of two proposed phenomenological laws of reversible deformations of multifractal structures. The results may be used for predictions of the mechanical behavior of materials with multifractal microstructure, as well as for the estimation of the metric, information, and correlation dimensions using experimental data on the elastic behavior of materials with random microstructure.

Professor Y. C. Fung is the recipient of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize of 2007

Submitted by Ji Wang on

Professor Y. C. Fung, Professor Emeritus of Bioengineering at UC San Diego's Jacobs School of Engineering, is the recipient of the Fritz J. and Dolores H. Russ Prize of 2007.

The Russ Prize is presented biannually to an outstanding candidate in the field of bioengineering who has made significant contributions to improving the human condition through research, development, teaching, or management. The recipient receives a $500,000 cash award and an engraved gold medallion.