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This research focuses on the development of model order reduction methods to speed up the (repeated) multiscale prediction of permeability in composite manufacturing processes. The permeability of a composite material has a very large impact on the production process of components. It is therefore required to have an accurate knowledge and understanding of the permeability, which depends on the micro- and meso-scale geometry, in order to have a robust manufacturing process.

Applications are invited for a graduate studentship position in Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, focused on the thermoplastic composite material induction welding process. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and researchers at the McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research. The research involves experimental processing of thermoplastic induction welding to establish heat generation, heat transfer and residual stresses in thermoplastic composites. 

Applications are invited for a graduate studentship position in Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, focused on the multiphysics modeling of thermoplastic composite material induction welding process. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and researchers at the McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research. The research involves studying computational modeling using finite element techniques to predict heat generation, heat transfer and residual stresses in thermoplastic composites. 

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina, focused on hybrid multiscale modeling and experimental method to predict ballistic performance of soft armor systems. The successful applicant will join an interdisciplinary team of faculty and researchers at the McNAIR Center for Aerospace Innovation and Research. The research involves studying multiaxial failure mechanisms of textile fabrics at different length scales. 

Quasibrittle materials are becoming increasingly important for modern engineering. They include concretes, fiber composites, tough (coarse-grained) or toughened ceramics, rocks (including shale), sea ice, wood, carton, stiff soils, rigid foams, glass, bone, dental and biomaterials, as well as all brittle materials on the micro or nano scale. Their salient feature is that the size of fracture process zone is non-negligible compared to the structural dimensions.

Ph.D. position in the area of computational modeling of advanced material systems is available in the Composites Laboratory, Department of Aerospace Engineering and engineering mechanics at Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA. Qualified applicants should contact Dr. Azadeh Sheidaei  by email at Sheidaei [at] iastate.edu