I would like to know which software is people using for meshfree simulation. Is there any more or less "standard" one  that people tend to use?  I'm interested in knowing about any one for any kind of problem.

A post-doc position is available at the University of Notre Dame in Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. The project focuses on nanocomposite deformation modeling and performing corresponding experiments using primarily atomic force microscope and X-ray diffractometer. Initial position is for one-year and is extensible for another year contingent upon continued funding. The position offers attractive collaborative opportunities with national labs and material synthesis groups across different universities. Salary is negotiable.

A postdoc position is available immediately in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Gerogia Tech.  Interested persons with atomistic/molecular level simulation of metal/polymer interfaces are invited to contact Jianmin Qu at jq [at] gatech.edu (jq[at]gatech[dot]edu)

I am looking for two postdocs in the analytical and computational modeling areas. One position will focus on the theoretical and computational modeling of microstructure-modulated failure processes, with an emphasis on nanocrystalline materials. The other will focus on hypervelocity impact fragmentation problems, including planetary scale impact and fragmentation. The latter position is available immediately, and the former is available as of June 1, 2008.

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As part of the 2008 ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition (IMECE), this symposium is being organized by Technical Committee of Integrated Structures (TCIS) of the ASME Applied Mechanics Division (AMD).

When and Where: October 31 - November 6, 2008, Boston, Massachusetts.

Abstract submission deadline: March 3, 2008 

Evolving from earlier meetings on erosion, the International Conference on Liquid and Solid Impact (ELSI-IX) and the International Conference on Erosive and Abrasive Wear (ICEAW-II), the 1st International Conference on Abrasive Processes (ICAP-I) will be held in the historic city of Cambridge, England, 21-25 September 2008.

You are invited to join international delegates for this fully residential conference by submitting an abstract by 27 January 2008. Details can be found at www.icap.elsevier.com

Ting Zhu, Ju Li, Amit Samanta, Austin Leach and Ken Gall, “Temperature and strain-rate dependence of surface dislocation nucleation”, Physical Review Letters, 100, 025502 (2008).