iMechanica

The deadline for submitting abstracts has now been extended to 15 November. To submit, go to http://www.tc4pca.elsevier.com/abstractsubmission.asp

The Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at the University of Minnesota Duluth has two post-doc openings in the areas of (1)Multifunctional nano materials/devices (2)Smart materials and structures. 

TO APPLY: Your complete application must include a cover letter, a curriculum vita, a one-page research plan, and contact information for three current references, which must be submitted online on the Employment System at:http://employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=91230

I wrote these notes about 10 years ago to supplement a course of lectures at Ecole Polytechnique.  There might be errors in the notes, but I hope they can help you learn this fascinating subject of lasting value. 

(Journal of Elasticity, Carlson memorial Volume)

A methodology is devised to utilize the statistical mechanical entropy of an isolated, constrained atomistic system to define the dissipative driving-force and energetic fields in continuum thermomechanics. A thermodynamic model of dislocation mechanics is discussed. One outcome is a definition for the mesoscale back-stress tensor and the symmetric, polar dislocation density-dependent, Cauchy stress tensor from atomistic ingredients.

The Institute of Structural Analysis (ISD) of Leibniz Universität Hannover organizes the ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on the Mechanical Response of Composites, from 21st - 23rd September 2011, in cooperation with the Graduate School on Multiscale Methods for Interface Coupling (MUSIC) of Leibniz Universität Hannover, the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and REpower Systems AG. 

What a methodology and a software designed for large-scale engineering problems have to do with carbon nanotubes? See J. Nanotechnol. Eng. Med. 1, 041009 (2010).

  11th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics


July 27-29, 2011. Minneapolis, Minnesota

Abstract Submission Link 

The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (HSEAS) seeks applicants for an appointment at the level of tenure-track assistant professor in the field of fluid mechanics. The ideal candidate will have high expertise in fluid mechanics and will also have a demonstrated commitment to significant and innovative applications in engineering.

In 2008 I wrote about ResearcherID, a service provided by the publisher of the Web of Science.  The service is now used by many mechanicians.  Here are several examples:

Important Dates

deadline for submitting the two-pages abstract           Dec,1,2010

announcement of acceptance                                    Dec,15,2010

Nov.5, 2010

Openingfor Research Fellow Position in Composite Structures

The Research Center for Aircraft Parts Technology in Gyeongsang National University (Jinju, South Korea) has opened a postdoctoral research fellow position for the research on composite structures.

6th International Conference on Mechanics and Materials in Design

to be held in American University in Cairo, Egypt

November 15- 18, 2011

The Mechanics and Aerospace Design Laboratory of the University of Toronto has immediate vacancies for postdoctoral applicants with outstanding training in mechanical/aerospace engineering with emphases on engineering design, modelling and analysis.  Applicants may select and give their reasons to work on one of the following projects: 

Hello everyone,

DEPARTMENT CHAIR POSITION

Mechanical Engineering

University of South Florida 

The institute of Modelling and Simulation in Mechanics and Materials is looking for a post-doctoral researcher with less than 10 years experience (post-PhD) to work in the area of lubricated contact at the theoretical and computational level. The selected candidate will be supervised by Prof. Evans and Prof. Borodich.

The position is for 12 months and the salary in the vicinity of €35,000.

Please contact stephane dot bordas at gmail dot com for more information.

 Regards,

 Stephane

Dear Mechanicians,

I would like to draw your attention to the Focus Session **Extreme Mechanics: Elasticity and Deformation** that will  take place at the upcoming March Meeting of the American Physical Society in Dallas, TX (March 21-25, 2011).

Each of the sessions will include an invited talk, followed by a series of contributed talks. This year's invited speakers are:

CORNELL UNIVERSITY School of Civil and Environmental Engineering announces a tenuretrack faculty position in structural engineering starting in Fall 2011.

The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of
California, Irvine invites applications for a tenure-track faculty
position in geotechnical engineering/geomechanics. The ad can be found at:

http://www.eng.uci.edu/node/2195.

Final call for papers - deadline 5 November 2010

There are only a few days left to submit your papers, if you haven't already done so. All you have to do is go to http://www.tc4pca.elsevier.com/abstractsubmission.asp

We are inviting authors to submit 300 words abstract for oral and poster presentation at the conference. New developments and innovative applications are especially welcome in the following subject areas:

A postdoctoral position is available at the Mechanical Engineering Department of the University of Connecticut in the area of coarse-grain molecular dynamics simulation of cellular membranes and filaments. Extensive experience in molecular dynamics simulation of soft materials and parallel coding is required. Experience in the use of force fields and LAMMPS is highly desirable.

We are
looking for a Postdoctoral fellow to strengthen our
Research Training Group 1462 Model Qualities that
consists of 12 PhD students. This is a fixed-term position for a
period of one year. A renewal for a further year is possible.

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