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PhD position in Soft Robotics
We have a fully-funded 3-year PhD position in Soft Robotics starting in early 2021 in the Center for Soft Robotics at SDU Biorobotics, University of Southern Denmark (SDU).
If you have any questions about this position please contact Associate Prof. Ahmad Rafsanjani (ahra [at] mmmi [dot] sdu [dot] dk).
Apply online: https://bit.ly/3keWgsk
Deadline: December 1, 2020
PhD openings in mechanics and adaptive structures at Stony Brook University
Several fully funded Ph.D. positions are available in the Dynamic Structures Laboratory at Stony Brook University. The intended starting semester is Spring/Fall 2021.
A good applicant has a background in engineering, physics or math, and is passionate about mechanics and its application to structural systems at various lengthscales. An ideal applicant has also coding experience, likes "DIY" and/or arts&crafts and is open to writing in LaTeX.
a Quasi-Static Contact Algorithm applicable on the structures with Interfaces
A new quasi-static contact algorithm is developed in this paper for 2D and 3D cases.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0020740320303647#abs…
Discussion of fracture paper #27 - Phase-field modelling of cracks and interfaces
Landau and Ginzburg formulated a theory that includes the free energy of phases, with the purpose to derive coupled PDEs describing the dynamics of phase transformations. Their model with focus on the phase transition process itself also found many other applications, not the least because many exact solutions can be obtained. During the last few decades, with focus on the bulk material rather than the phase transition, the theory has been used as a convenient tool in numerical analyses to keep track of cracks and other moving boundaries.
EML Webinar on October 21, 2020: 3D Printing Functional Materials and Devices
EML Webinar on 21 October 2020 will be given by Michael Mcalpine, University of Minnesota. Discussion Leader: Sheng Xu, UCSD.
Title: 3D Printing Functional Materials and Devices
Time: 7 am California, 10 am Boston, 3 pm London, 10 pm Beijing on 21 October 2020
Zoom Link: https://harvard.zoom.us/j/271079684
Fully funded PhD positions available in Materials Science and Engineering at Tampere University, Finland
Fully funded, four year PhD positions in Materials Science and Engineering available at Tampere University, Finland.
Application deadline: 29th Oct 2020 (apply as soon as possible!)
Refer: https://tuni.rekrytointi.com/paikat/?o=A_RJ&jgid=3&jid=723 for more details and to apply for these positions.
Funded PhD position available at Penn State
Interested students can apply here . A multi-year fully funded PhD research assistantship in the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics is available. The project focuses on in situ monitoring of microstructure variation and residual stress during the powder bed fusion additive manufacturing process.
SES Virtual Technical Meeting Poster Winners Announced
Congratulations to the winners of the SES Virtual Technical Meeting 'poster competition' for most watched prerecorded video in 8 topic categories, with hundreds of views! Winners are announced on https://socengsci.org/virtual-technical-meeting/. These videos can still be viewed by logging in at https://morressier.com.
[Call for Abstracts] 2021 APS March Meeting (virtual, March 15-19) 02.01.15 Physics of Bio-Inspired Materials (Due: October 23, 2020)
Dear Colleagues,
We are organizing a focus session on "02.01.15 Physics of Bio-Inspired Materials (DSOFT, DBIO, DPOLY) [same as 04.01.42, 01.01.54]" for the 2021 American Physical Society Meeting (March 15-19), which will be an online meeting. This session covers most of the classical and emerging research topics of bio-inspired materials.