Block copolymer additives for toughening 3D printable epoxy resin
Dear Colleagues,
Please see our recent article on toughening 3D printable resins with block copolymer additives:
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Superior Energy Dissipation by Ultrathin Semicrystalline Polymer Films Under Supersonic Microprojectile Impacts
Distinct deformation mechanisms that emerge in nanoscale enable the nanostructured materials to exhibit outstanding specific mechanical properties. Here, we present superior microstructure- and strain-rate-dependent specific penetration energy (up to ∼3.8 MJ/kg) in semicrystalline poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-trifluoroethylene) (P(VDF-TrFE)) thin films subjected to high-velocity (100 m/s to 1 km/s) microprojectile (diameter: 9.2 μm) impacts.
Call for Abstract Submission to SES2020 Symposium on Damage and Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling in Polymers
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit your relevant work to a mini-symposium on “Damage And Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling In Polymers” (full description below) at the 2020 Society of Engineering Science. SES 2020 will be held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, September 28-30th.
We also like to announce that Prof. Ellen Arruda will give the keynote of this symposium.
Journal Club for March 2020: Molecular Simulation-Guided and Physics-Informed Multiscale Modeling of Polymer Viscoelasticity
Journal Club for March 2020: Molecular Simulation-Guided and Physics-Informed Multiscale Modeling of Polymer Viscoelasticity
Ying Li, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
1. Introduction
Call for Abstract Submission to SES2020 Symposium on Damage and Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling in Polymers
Dear Colleagues,
We invite you to submit your relevant work to a mini-symposium on “Damage And Thermo-Chemo-Mechanical Coupling In Polymers” (full description below) at the 2020 Society of Engineering Science. SES 2020 will be held at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, September 28-30th.
The abstract submission deadline is March 17th, 2020. You can find us under Track 5. https://ccaps.umn.edu/SES/abstract-submission
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Multiple PhD Open Positions in Polymer Modeling and Machine Learning at University of Connecticut
PhD Open Positions
PhD positions with financial support in the form of research assistant/teaching assistant are available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut (UConn).
Postdoctoral Research position in Polymer composite materials at NTU, Singapore
Please see the attached job description. The position will be for 1 year initially and can be extended based on the performance and funding availability.
Achieving Enhanced Interfacial Adhesion and Dispersion in Cellulose Nanocomposites via Amorphous Interfaces
Wenjie Xia, Xin Qin, Yao Zhang, Rober Sinko, Sinan Keten
Macromolecules (2018), https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.macromol.8b02243
Structure and Dynamics of a Graphene Melt
Wenjie Xia, Fernando Vargas-Lara, Sinan Keten, Jack F. Douglas
ACS Nano (2018), https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsnano.8b00524
Phd / PostDoc position Additive Manufacturing - Polymers
A postdoc or a PhD position are available immediately at the Laboratoire de Mecanique des Solides (Solid Mechanics) at https://www.polytechnique.edu/. The project is focused on understanding the impact of UV polymerization on the constitutive behaviour of printed polymer composites. The position is part of an ongoing collaboration with a german academic partner. The offers are detailed both in english and french on the job site of the CNRS (www.cnrs.fr):