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RA in Computational Mechanics - Cambridge

Submitted by Hilde F on

The Cambrige Solid Mechanics Group are starting a new project with the aim to transform the design of engineering components from one based on selecting a best single material to one in which material properties and compositions are treated as continuous, spatially varying quantities.

Tenure-Track Position in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley

Submitted by oliver oreilly on

Dear Colleague,

I'm pleased to annouced that my home department of Mechanical Engineering has an opening for a tenure-track position in the area of Advanced Manufacturing. All qualified applicants working on contemporary topics in Advanced Manufacturing will be considered, with example areas of interest including additive manufacturing, micro/nano fabrication, processing of electronic materials, processing of biomaterials, and sustainable materials and processes.

 

For additional information on the position, please see the website below:

National Medal of Science awarded to Prof. Subra Suresh

Submitted by Ming Dao on

Prof. Subra Suresh has just been awarded the National Medal of Science by President Biden in a ceremony that took place recently at the White House. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/IgtG2lCiQDU 

Links to some related news reports:

Four from MIT awarded National Medals of Technology, Science | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ICTAM 2024, Mini-Symposia on Soft matter, theory meets experiment

Submitted by Lihua Jin on

The 26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM2024) will be held in Daegu, Korea, on August 25-30, 2024 (http://www.ictam2024.org). ICTAM congresses are organized under the auspices of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) and traditionally gather the mechanics community from around the world every four years. 

WCCM 2024 - Advances in discretization techniques, element technology, mesh adaptivity, and solution strategies for inelasticity, localization, and failure

Submitted by mrbuche on

We are organizing a Minisymposium "Advances in discretization techniques, element technology, mesh adaptivity, and solution strategies for inelasticity, localization, and failure" for the upcoming 16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics (https://www.wccm2024.org/) taking place July 21-26 (2024) in Vancouver, Canada.

RE-ADVERTISEMENT: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor in Design & Manufacturing Engineering

Submitted by info@signatur.dk on

<div style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: #0a0a0a; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 14.3px; background-color: #fefefe;">The Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering (MPE) at Aarhus University is expanding its research and teaching activities and invites applications for an open Tenure-Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor position within the Section of Design &amp; Manufacturing Engineering.<br style="box-sizing: inherit;" /><br style="box-sizing: inherit;" />The MPE Department seeks innovativ

A funded PhD position in Sensor Research and Signal Processing within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Texas at San Antonio

Submitted by morteza.seidi on

A funded Ph.D. position is available within the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at San Antonio in the area of impact biomechanics and sensor research focusing on head injury prevention technologies. Strong background in sensor technology and signal processing is highly desired. Successful applicants will have a B.S. or M.S. degree in either Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related engineering field.

POST_DOC Position “A digital framework for the cutting of soft tissues. A first step towards virtual surgery” @ University of Brescia (Italy)

Submitted by diego.misseroni on

The Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics (DICATAM) of the University of Brescia (UNIBS) is offering a post-doc position within the 2-years reasearch project PRIN PNRR 2022 “A digital framework for the cutting of soft tissues. A first step towards virtual surgery” focused on analytical and computational methods for the modelling of brain tissues.

POST_DOC Position “A digital framework for the cutting of soft tissues: A first step towards virtual surgery” @ University of Genoa (Italy)

Submitted by diego.misseroni on

The Department of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering (DICCA) of the University of Genoa (UNIGE) is offering a post-doc position within the 2-years reasearch project PRIN PNRR 2022 “A digital framework for the cutting of soft tissues: A first step towards virtual surgery” focused on multiscale modeling of the complete cutting process in human brain tissues. 

PhD Positions at the Duke University (Salahshoor Research Group)

Submitted by hsalahshoor on

We invite applications for multiple PhD openings in the Salahshoor Research Group (https://salahshoor.pratt.duke.edu) at the Duke University. We are building a team of exceptional researchers who are driven by passion and curiosity and are excited by fundamental questions about physics of solids. Our lab operates at the intersection of mechanics, data science, material science and biology, and applied mathematics. Current areas of interest include: