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One hundred years of toughness

Submitted by Zhigang Suo on

The year 2021 marks the centennial of the publication of paper, The Phenomena of Rupture and Flow in Solids, by Griffith. To fracture or to flow, that is the question. The question has been asked and answered in so many ways, which are recounted and celebrated in this Twitter thread:

https://twitter.com/zhigangsuo/status/1290570290657996800

Applied Mechanics Reviews Associate Editors

Submitted by Yashashree on

Applied Mechanics Reviews, the flagship review journal of the ASME, is launching a search for two Associate Editors with expertise in fluid dynamics/turbulence and mechanics of materials, respectively, to join its editorial board. Please see the attached document for further details. All interested individuals are encouraged to apply.

Post-doc position in stochastic simulations of heterogeneous materials

Submitted by ludovicnoels on

 

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As part of a collaborative project between different industrial partners, research center and Universities, the main objective of the post-doctoral position will be to develop methodologies in the context of stochastic simulations.

Papers of interest for this position are available on

 

Free registration links for AMD Awards Event and the Koiter lecture

Submitted by Executive Comm… on

The AMD-ASME Executive Committee is delighted to provide free registration links for the AMD awards event and the Koiter medalist lecture, which will take place on November 3rd, 2021, between 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm Eastern Time. The AMD awards event includes the Timoshenko medalist lecture by Prof. Huajian Gao; while the Koiter medalist lecture will be given by Prof. Gerhard Holzapfel.

Free registration links for AMD Awards Event and the Koiter lecture

Submitted by Executive Comm… on

The AMD-ASME Executive Committee is delighted to provide free registration links for the AMD awards event and the Koiter medalist lecture, which will take place on November 3rd, 2021, between 6:30 pm and 9:00 pm Eastern Time. The AMD awards event includes the Timoshenko medalist lecture by Prof. Huajian Gao; while the Koiter medalist lecture will be given by Prof. Gerhard Holzapfel.

Announcement of the 2021 Haythornthwaite Grants Recipients

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The AMD-ASME Executive Committee is delighted to announce the 2021 recipients of the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grants, each to be awarded at $20,000. The five selected recipients are:

Static and dynamic mechanical properties of wire and arc additively manufactured SS316L and ER70S6,

Submitted by D.Rittel on

In a new paper, we report our observations of the mechanical response (quasi-static and dynamic) of woire arc additively manufactured steels. An interesting alternative to the "conventional" powder based 3D printing. The paper is temporarily available on:

ETH ALIVE Doctoral Fellowships (as part of the MaP Doctoral School)

Submitted by Laura De Lorenzis on

 

We welcome applications to complete a doctoral training in Advanced Engineering with Living Materials (ALIVE) as part of the MaP Doctoral School (www.doctoral-school.ethz.ch) hosted by the ETH Zurich Competence Center for Materials and Processes (MaP). We offer up to 20 full-time doctoral researcher positions to start early 2022.