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Society of Engineering Science (SES) Board of Directors---Call for Nominations

Submitted by Pradeep Sharma on

On behalf of the Board of Directors of SES, we are soliciting nominations to fill 2 positions in the SES Board of Directors. The SES members will elect the directors from the nominees. The Board plays an important role in defining the vision of SES, organizing various SES events, managing society finances, and evaluating nominations for the SES awards. Please nominate your colleagues to serve the Board. All we need are the name of the nominee and 1-2 sentences on why you think he/she might be appropriate for the SES Board.

ECCOMAS Thematic Conference “Computational modeling of complex materials across the scales (CMCS2017)”, 7 - 9 Nov. 2017 Paris, France.

Submitted by Julien Yvonnet on

 Dear colleagues,

The ECCOMAS thematic conference "Computational Modeling of Complex Materials Across the scales" (CMCS 2017) will be held in Paris, from 7th to 9th November 2017.

https://cmcs2017.sciencesconf.org/

A simplified model for railway catenary wire dynamics

Submitted by Flavio Stochino on

In this paper, a simplified analytic model for the dynamic behaviour of railway catenary wire is presented. The model is discussed and validated with the help of numerical results obtained by a finite element code, for the case of a typical Italian railway installation. The simplified model is convenient from the computational point of view and is useful for sensitivity analysis. Some parametric studies have been developed by considering as free parameters the velocity and the distance of the train pantographs and looking at their effect on catenary dynamics.

SES-2017 -- Call for abstracts: Symposium VII-B: Experimental and Computational Trauma Biomechanics

Submitted by Feng Zhu on

The 54th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES), a joint event with the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, will be hosted by Northeastern University, on July 25-28, 2017 at its Boston campus.

You are invited to submit abstracts to 

Symposium VII-B:

Multiple Postdoctoral Positions at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) SG in computation mechanics

Submitted by gkekb89 on

Description

(1) Computational mechanics and multiphysics modelling of relevant areas, including the soft matter, 3D printing, fuel cell, bio-fluid and cell in microfluidics

(2) Supervision of undergraduate/postgraduate students

 

Job requirements

1)  PhD degree in Mechanical/Material Engineering or related fields

(2) Strong background in computational physics and solid/fluid mechanics

(3) Analytical and independent problem solving skills and ability to develop theoretical models and to implement large-scale numerical computation

Symposium on "Multi-scale Mechanics of Particulate Media" at the Society of Engineering Science Meeting

Submitted by David Henann on

Dear colleague,

We encourage you to contribute an abstract to the symposium "Multi-scale Mechanics of Particulate Media" (Symposium VIII-A) within the "Contact, Friction and Adhesion" track of the 54th Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES) to be held at Northeastern University in Boston, MA, July 25-28, 2017. The symposium description may be found below. For further details and to submit an abstract, please see the meeting website. 

Postdoctoral position in nanomechanics of 2D nanomaterials

Submitted by exw569 on

The School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary University of London has a vacancy for a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) to develop computational models of ultra-flexible 2D nanomaterials in sheared liquids, using techniques borrowed from computational fluid and solid mechanics.

Scientific assistant – Material characterization and modelling

Submitted by engr.imran2k5 on

With around 8,200 students, Brandenburg Technical University (BTU) Cottbus-Senftenberg is the second largest and the only technical university in the federal state of Brandenburg. It is a research-oriented technical university that offers excellent research opportunities. In the Chair of Mechanical Design and Manufacturing of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, we are looking for a candidate as

Scientific assistant (m/w)

for a fixed term contract with a possibility of obtaining a doctoral degree.

Yihui Zhang will receive the 2017 Journal of Applied Mechanics Award

Submitted by Yonggang Huang on

The Journal of Applied Mechanics Award is provided by the Applied Mechanics Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to honor the best paper which has been published in the Journal of Applied Mechanics during the two calendar years immediately preceding the year of the award. The award will be made annually to the corresponding author of the paper who received their Ph.D. no more than 10 years prior to July 1 of the year of award.  Corresponding authors who have yet to receive a Ph.D. may also be considered.