Blog posts

Lithium ion batteries with solid state electrolytes are prone to degradation by a range of mechanisms including dendrite formation, void formation and swell-induced fatigue and micro-cracking. The topology of the battery plays a role over a number of length scales, from macro scale geometry of battery to the microstructural scale of the mixing of the negative electrode in the electrolyte. Topology has a major effect both on performance and on the failure mechanisms.

Dr Liya Zhao from the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of New South Wales is seeking PhD students to work on projects related to the following topics. Full scholarship will be provided (Tuition waiver + stipend).

• Nonlinear dynamics
• Vibration energy harvesting (harnessing renewable energy from base vibration or wind-induced vibration, ocean wave, etc.; developing efficiency enhancement innovations)
• Smart structures and systems for vibration/noise suppression (metastructures, adaptive structures with composite smart materials)

Amit Acharya

A methodology for defining variational principles for a class of PDE models from continuum mechanics is demonstrated, and some of its features explored. The scheme is applied to quasi-static and dynamic models of rate-independent and rate-dependent, single crystal plasticity at finite deformation.

Martin Horák is searching for two postdoctoral researchers to work with him on unraveling constitutive modeling, computational simulations, or mathematics of soft materials with surface energies. To learn more and apply, please visit the link below:

https://euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/155443

The call closes on 30 November 2023.

The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level.

Two fully funded Ph.D. positions are available in the Dynamic Structures Laboratory at Stony Brook University. The intended starting semesters for both is either Spring 2024 or Fall 2024.

One PhD position is available in the Computational Cardiovascular Bioengineering Lab (C2BL) at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University for Summer/Fall 2024 entry. The position will focus on cardiac imaging, inverse modeling, and machine learning. Candidates with a strong background in mechanics and computational modeling/programming and an interest in cardiovascular medicine are encouraged to send their CV to rezaavaz [at] tamu.edu.

We are seeking two highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellows with interests in experimental and/or computational studies of dynamic deformation mechanisms of concrete. Successful candidates will be appointed as Postdoctoral Fellows in the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute (HEMI) at Johns Hopkins University, and will be associated with the Materials Science in Extreme Environments University Research Alliance (MSEE URA). HEMI is an interdisciplinary institute which seeks to develop the science and technology to protect people, structures, and the planet.

Greetings IMECE COMMUNITY! We are excited to meet you again in person at the International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition and to announce:

WOMEN IN ME AND ASME

MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2023 - ROOM 396, CONVENTION CENTER

PANEL: 5:00PM – 6:00PM

RECEPTION: 6:00PM – 7:00PM

MODERATOR: Caterina Rizzi, University of Bergamo, Italy

PANELISTS/SPEAKERS:

- Judith Bamberger, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

- Karen Ohland, Princeton University Art Museum, ASME Past President

- Assimina Pelegri, Rutgers University

This article will appear in Soft Matter (https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SM00664F)

A Dimensionally-Reduced Nonlinear Elasticity Model for Liquid Crystal Elastomer Strips with Transverse Curvature

Kevin LoGrande (1, 2), M. Ravi Shankar (3) and Kaushik Dayal (1, 4, 5)

1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University

2Computation and Information Sciences Directorate, CCDC Army Research Lab