Journal Tittle: Acta Mechanica Sinica
Article Tittle: Mechanical characterization of soft silicone gels via spherical nanoindentation for applications in mechanobiology
Author: Yajun Zhang, Xiaoning Yang, Chunyang Xiong
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A new postdoctoral fellow position will be open at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology - starting from July 2021. The research is concerned with the modeling of failure and fracture in soft materials and biological tissues. Potential candidates should have a Ph.D.
One position of “Researcher in Geotechnical Engineering : physical and numerical modelling” is available at the Gustave Eiffel University, Nantes campus, France.
The application is open until the 19th March 2021 (https://www.concours.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/charge-e-de-recherche-du-developpement-durable-de-a126.html).
More information in the attached file.
Additional information:
A two-year post-doctoral position is available at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences. The project is concerned with modeling and simulation of surface phenomena as applied to machining and dry lubrication. The application deadline is March 15th 2021. Please contact Greg Rodin at gjr [at] oden.utexas.edu before formally applying at the Oden Institute web site.
Journal Club for March 2021: Kirigami metamaterials as a robotic matter
Ahmad Rafsanjani, Center for Soft Robotics, SDU Biorobotics, University of Southern Denmark
A new Ph.D. position is available for Fall 2021 in the Department of Mechanical
Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The research will involve
computational modeling of complex fluids and soft matters with particular emphasis
on particle-laden multiphase flows.
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Dear colleagues,
We would like to draw your attention to the 2nd International Workshop on Plasticity, Damage and Fracture of Engineering Materials, which will take place online organized from Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey on 18-20 August 2021.
Dear fellow iMechanicians,
Here is our recent paper published in EML on novel anti-icing materials based on propylene-glycol (PG) gels. This work was performed in collaboration with Xi Yao, Baohong Chen and myself while working in Zhigang Suo's lab at Harvard, and provides new solutions for anti-icing purposes (i.e. throug blankets design) without large and costly release of PG in the environment.
Anti-icing propylene glycol materials
Xi Yao, Baohong Chen, Xavier P. Morelle and Zhigang Suo*
Two postdoctoral positions are available in Israel for one year, with the possibility of renewal for up to three years. The projects will be conducted in AU and BGU, under close collaboration, and will be jointly mentored by Dr. Pavel Trapper (BGU) and Dr. Avshalom Ganz (AU).
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Research topics include:
On the mechanics of mother of pearl: A key feature in the material hierarchical structure, Barthelat, Tang, Zavattieri, Li, Espinosa, JMPS, 2007
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