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Active twisting for adaptive droplet collection

Submitted by Fan Xu on

Many xeric plant leaves exhibit bending and twisting morphology, which may contribute to their important biological and physical functions adapted to drought and desert conditions. Revealing the relationships between various morphologies and functionalities can inspire device designs for meeting increasingly stringent environmental requirements.

Postdoc Position in Topological Mechanics

Submitted by Harold S. Park on

I am looking to recruit a highly motivated an independent postdoctoral researcher to study, using theoretical and computational techniques, topics related to the dynamics of metamaterials, with specific interest in topological insulators.  The position is available immediately, available for at least 1.5 years.  

 

USACM Student Chapter Seminar. Title: A micromechanical model of fracture in piezoelectric composites using a cohesive-zone phase field approach. Speaker: Dr. Saikat Dan

Submitted by USACM_Student_… on

USACM Student Chapter Monthly Seminar.

Saturday, April 26, at 2PM - 3PM (Eastern time - New York). 

SpeakerSaikat Dan, Johns Hopkins University

Title: A micromechanical model of fracture in piezoelectric composites using a cohesive-zone phase field approach

PhD Position: Machine Learning potentials (Groningen, NL)

Submitted by Francesco Maresca on

A PhD opening is available in my group, focusing on the development and testing of machine learning potentials for multi-component systems, with focus on predicting dislocation plasticity and grain boundary mechanics in green steels. Motivated candidates with a strong mechanics background are warmly encouraged to apply.

More info about the post and how to apply at:

https://www.rug.nl/about-ug/work-with-us/job-opportunities/?details=003…

PhD Opportunity in Next-generation Metafoundations for Enhanced Seismic Protection of Nuclear Power Plants considering Soil-Structure Interaction

Submitted by oreste.bursi on

Prof. Oreste Bursi, Full Professor at the University of Trento (Italy) and Dr. Davide Noè Gorini, Assistant Professor at the University of Trento, are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join their research group on Hazard protection of Civil Engineering Structures.

A nonlinear toroidal shell model for surface morphologies and morphogenesis

Submitted by Fan Xu on

Biological tissues with core–shell structures usually exhibit non-uniform curvatures such as toroidal geometry presenting interesting features containing positive, zero, and negative Gaussian curvatures within one system, which give rise to intriguing instability patterns distinct from those observed on uniformly curved surfaces. Such varying curvatures would dramatically affect the growing morphogenesis.

EML Editorial Policy Update

Submitted by Extreme Mechan… on

Length of regular research papers should be less than 4000 words; total number of figures is limited to 6.

Submissions not in compliance with the limits will be automatically “rejected without review”.

If the editors feel the submission has scientific merits but over the page/figure limits, they can suggest that the authors reformat the article (reduce or combine figures, reduce length) and resubmit. In that case, the authors should resubmit to the same editor since the submission may be flagged for “duplicate submission”.

Join Our Team at Daedalus - Georgia Tech

Submitted by christos_edward on

We are hiring PhD students!

Daedalus, our research group at Georgia Institute of Technology, has an opening for two PhD students with interest in experimental solid mechanics and intrumentation development to work towards developing high throughput fracture testing methods as well as mechanics of green structures. Starting date: Fall 2025 or Spring 2026.

Keywords: mechanics, physics, materials engineering, instrument development

PhD position at the Otto von Guericke University in Magdeburg, Germany

Submitted by djuhre on

I have an opening PhD Position at my Chair of Computational Mechanics, Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg (Germany).
The candidate should work on a research project including physics-based modeling of wafer-to-wafer bonding.
The application is open until 24th of April.

Please follow the link for the application: Apply here