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Two PhD/PostDoc positions open for Fall 2025 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on: 

(1) Multiphysics modeling of biological systems and/or neuronal mechanics (NSF and ONR funded)

(2) Microstructure modeling in metal Additive Manufacturing (ONR funded).

Both positions focus on extensive computational mechanics and multiphysics modeling, and involve modeling phenomena across length scales. Prospective students with interest in numerical modeling, solid mechanics, multiphysics and/or biomechanics may email CV's to shiva dot rudraraju at wisc dot edu

The present EFM paper selected for discussion applies artificial intelligence (AI) to fatigue crack growth. The subject is on the outskirts of my competence. To say the least, I am on thin ice when it comes to AI, machine learning, neural networks and similar. Still, I get the feeling that the selected paper describes an interesting step forward. I am sure that it will, sooner or later, be a reliable tool for predicting closing and opening loads at fatigue crack growth. 

There are currently two openings in my group, the Mechanics of Materials Lab, at the University of Oxford. One is a PhD student post on hydrogen embrittlement testing, associated with my ERC Starting Grant project ResistHfracture, see details here.

Dear Colleague,

If you have an account on Bluesky posting about mechanics and academic life, please reach out to me 

https://bsky.app/profile/oliveroreilly.bsky.social

If you are already there, please reach out. I hope in time, there will be a community of mechanicans on Bluesky sharing posts and thoughts about their academic lives and research.

Best wishes,

Oliver

I am pleased to share our latest open-access article, just published in Extreme Mechanics Letters.

Blue Halo, in support of the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has multiple exciting postdoc opportunities in computational mechanics (available to US citizens). Interested candidates should visit the link(s) below for more information, and to send their CV / cover letter.

A common, yet hazardous, method of transporting cylindrical tanks used to carry compressed gas involves rolling both tanks at opposite angles of inclination to the vertical. By propelling one of the tanks while maintaining point contact between the tanks, both tanks can be moved such that their centers of mass move in a straight line as demonstrated in the video below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgn5fv__LAk

In a paper that has just been published