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APS 2024 - Statistical Physics in Constitutive Modeling

Submitted by mrbuche on Mon, 07/31/2023 - 17:34

We are organizing a Focus Topic "Statistical Physics in Constitutive Modeling" for the upcoming 2024 March Meeting of the American Physical Society (https://march.aps.org/). Please consider contributing an abstract once submissions open on August 31, and find the description below. This will be a exciting opportunity to connect with fellow reseachers in this area and discuss recent work. Questions to mrbuche [at] sandia.gov (mrbuche[at]sandia[dot]gov).

Journal Club for August 2023: Attractors in stressed granular materials

Submitted by Yida Zhang on Mon, 07/31/2023 - 16:56

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iMechanica Journal Club

Yida Zhang

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, 80303

Research lab: https://www.yidazhanggroup.com/

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A funded Ph.D. position at University of Alabama on Multiscale Modeling of Materials

Submitted by Kmomeni on Mon, 07/31/2023 - 03:22

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#Job #PhD #Computational mechanics

One fully supported Ph.D. position is open immediately in Advanced Hierarchical Materials by Design Lab at the University of Alabama on multiscale modeling of materials and processes. The goal of this research project is to use machine learning algorithms to design materials and their synthesis process.

Incremental harmonic balance method for multi-harmonic solution of high-dimensional delay differential equations: Application to crossflow-induced nonlinear vibration of steam generator tubes

Submitted by Jinxiong Zhou on Sun, 07/30/2023 - 10:58

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Delay differential equation (DDEs); Incremental harmonic balance (IHB) method; Flow-induced vibration (FIV); Finite element method; Limit cycle

Diverse science and engineering problems are governed by delay differential equations (DDE). Seeking periodic solutions of DDEs is crucial for many nonlinear dynamic systems. The incremental harmonic balance (IHB) method is an efficient semi-analytical ap- proach for periodic solutions of DDE.

Opening for two new Ph.D. students in the Design & Uncertainty Quantification group, Mechanical Engineering Department, The University of Iowa.

Submitted by rjahanbin on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 22:59

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The Design & Uncertainty Quantification group at The University of Iowa, led by Professor Sharif Rahman, is looking for two new Ph.D. students, who are capable of and interested in performing high-quality research on solid mechanics, uncertainty quantification, and design optimization. The research, supported by U.S. National Science Foundation, requires building a solid mathematical foundation, devising efficient numerical algorithms, and developing practical computational tools, all associated with stochastic analysis and design of complex materials and structures.

A Postdoctoral Research Associate Position at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

Submitted by Ramathasan The… on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 20:56

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postdoctoral research associate

hierarchical materials

dimensionally stable space composites

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thermomechanical testing

Composite material design

A Postdoctoral Research Associate Position is available immediately in Professor R. Thevamaran’s laboratory (https://thevamaran.engr.wisc.edu) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The research will focus on design, fabrication, micro/nanostructural characterization, and thermo-mechanical testing, and modeling of carbon nanotube-based hierarchical composites.

PhD call: B2 – Metamaterials and metasurfaces for space applications

Submitted by oreste.bursi on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 20:42

The University of Trento opens the second call for applications for the admission to the 39th Cycle (Academic Year 2023/2024) of the Doctoral Programme in “Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering” as follows: Deadline for application: September 4th, 2023, hrs. 4.00 PM (Italian time, GMT +2).

The selection foresees some short online test starting from the 11 September 2023.