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A Postdoctoral position will likely be available at The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, U.S.A. in the area of phase field modeling of inelastic deformations, including fracture, under extreme thermomechanical loading conditions. The potential candidate should have a Ph.D. in engineering or physical sciences disciplines, background in numerical methods, intensive experience related to a topic in multiscale simulations of materials.

The aim of the research project is to develop a means of identifying alterations in collagen fibre architecture of arteries in vivo using non-invasive imaging techniques that can be linked with disease progression. DT-MRI has been used to characterise fibre patterns in animal tissue and this project will explore the means by which this can be enhanced in human tissue. Potential applications of the NODDI (neurite orientation dispersion and density imaging) protocol in arterial tissue will be explored.

 Daniel Rittel, Professor of Mechanics and head of the Mechanics of Materials center at the Faculty of Mechanical Eng. Technion, Israel Institute of Technology , has been awarded the Angoila Gili e Cataldo Agostinelli International Prize for 2015, granted by the Academy of sciences of Torino.

Congratulations!

Advancements in additive manufacturing technology have created the ability to design and construct parts with geometries and properties that cannot be achieved through traditional machining processes. This ability has promoted new design strategies whose success relies on close integration of engineering with materials science. Of particular interest is tailoring specific material properties in low-volume production.