Controlled Fracture and Mode-Mixity Dependence of Nanoscale Interconnects
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Hydrogel Interferometry for Ultrasensitive and Highly Selective Chemical Detection
Dear Colleagues,
Here you can find our recent paper about hydrogel sensor for chemical detection.
Hydrogel Interferometry for Ultrasensitive and Highly Selective Chemical Detection
Authors: Mo Sun, Ruobing Bai, Xingyun Yang, Jiaqi Song, Meng Qin, Zhigang Suo, Ximin He
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Plasticity implies the Volterra formulation: an example
A demonstration through an example is given of how the Volterra dislocation formulation in linear elasticity can be viewed as a (formal) limit of a problem in plasticity theory. Interestingly, from this point of view the Volterra dislocation formulation with discontinuous displacement, and non-square-integrable energy appears as a large-length scale limit of a smoother microscopic problem. This is in contrast to other formulations using SBV functions as well as the theory of Structured deformations where the microscopic problem is viewed as discontinuous and the smoother plasticity formulation appears as a homogenized large length-scale limit.
Faculty Positions in the MIT Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) invites applications for several tenure-track faculty positions to begin July 2019 or thereafter. Appointments will be at the assistant or untenured associate professor level. In special cases, a senior faculty appointment may be possible.
The influence of anisotropic surface stresses and bulk stresses on defect thermodynamics in LiCoO2 nanoparticles
The demand for higher specific capacity and rate capability has led to the adoption of nanostructured electrodes for lithium-ion batteries. At these length scales, surface effects gain an appreciable impact not only on the electrochemical and mechanical behavior of the electrode material, but also on defect thermodynamics. The focus of this study is the distribution of surface-induced bulk stresses in a LiCoO2 nanoparticle and their impact on the migration of Li vacancies. LiCoO2 is a prototypical cathode material, where the diffusion of Li is mediated by the vacancy mechanism.
A Ph.D. student position in the research area of atomistic and multiscale simulation modeling at the Louisiana Tech University
The College of Engineering and Science at Louisiana Tech University is seeking self-motivated candidates for a Graduate Research Assistant (Ph.D. student) position, with the earliest starting date in Winter 2018.
Successful candidates will join the research group of Dr. Xiang (Shawn) Chen, who is in the research area of atomistic and multiscale simulation/modeling. A list of related publications can be found below: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=qdz0cy4AAAAJ&hl=en
PhD positions in solid mechanics/ vibration
Re: The two positions in the areas of solid mechanics and structural vibration that I advertised earlier (links inside the link below)
http://imechanica.org/node/22666
The deadline is now extended to October 01, 2018.
Atul Bhaskar
Professor of Applied Mechanics
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
University of Southampton
SO17 1BJ, UK
Mini-symposium on Current and Future Needs in Sub-microscale Vibration Analysis
We would like to invite contributions to a session on current and future needs in sub-microscale vibration analysis at the 2019 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference at the California Institute of Technology.
Please see call for presentations attached.
Thank you.
Arzhang Alimoradi, Ph.D., P.E.