Post-doctoral research associate and Graduate student openings

A postdoctoral and graduate student openings with the main focus on the mechanics of composites materials are available immediately in Shakiba's group. We are looking for strongly motivated candidates to work on an AFOSR supported project on 1) thermo-mechanical damage coupling in FRPs, 2) simulation of additively manufactured composites and 3) sensitivity and machine learning for damage predictions. The ideal candidates will have a background in solid mechanics with expertise in finite element simulations, in particular, numerical implementation of non-linear material models. The preferred start date is Nov. 2020 to Jan. 2021.  

If interested, please send your CV with the names of three references to mshakiba@vt.edu