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Amorphous intergranular films as toughening structural features

Submitted by Zhiliang Pan on

The ability of amorphous intergranular films to mitigate damage formation at grain boundaries is studied with molecular dynamics simulations. We find that such films can alter both crack nucleation and crack growth rates by efficiently absorbing dislocations, with thicker films being more effective sinks.

PhD call in Computer Science and Systems Engineering - Specialization in Computational Mechanics

Submitted by marco.paggi on

The call for new PhD positions at the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, Italy, is open:

http://www.imtlucca.it/phd/prospective/admission

with deadline for online applications the 29th of June 2015.

A description of the Curriculum in Computer Science and Systems Engineering is available at:

http://www.imtlucca.it/phd/2015-16/computer-science

2015 Melosh Medalist and Finalists

Submitted by John E. Dolbow on

 

The Annual Robert J. Melosh Competition for the Best Student Paper in Finite Element Analysis was held last Friday, April 24, on the campus of Duke University.  

The winner of the 2015 Melosh Medal is Maurizio Chiaramonte, from Stanford University, for his paper “The H-Version of the Method of Auxiliary Mapping for Higher Order Solutions of Crack Problems.”   

Maurizio was selected as the winner on the basis of both his written paper and his oral presentation.  The other finalists at the 2015 competition were:

Post Doctoral Research Associate Position at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Submitted by maniatty on

The Scientific Computation Research Center (www.scorec.rpi.edu) at Rensselaer is seeking a highly qualified post-doctoral research associate to develop and apply automated and adaptive computational solid mechanics methods for multiple application areas with an emphasis on evolving geometry problems such as the modeling of additive manufacturing and material failure.