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Faculty Positions in Civil & Systems Engineering at Johns Hopkins University

Submitted by Deborah Lantry on

The Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Civil Engineering (currently transitioning to the Department of Civil and Systems Engineering) seeks applicants for tenure-track/tenured faculty positions at all levels and across all areas of Civil and/or Systems Engineering.

ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture at IMECE 2019

Submitted by Yihui Zhang on

Professor Yonggang Huang from Northwestern University will deliver the ASME Robert Henry Thurston Lecture during the IMECE 2019 at Salt Lake City, Utah. The time and location of this lecture is as follows:

TIME: 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, November 13 (Wednesday)

LOCATION: Room 151 G, 1st Level, Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace Convention Center

More information about this lecture can be found in the attached flyer.

PhD openings in solid/structural mechanics at Stony Brook University

Submitted by Paolo Celli on

I would like to advertise several openings for Ph.D. students in my recently-established research group, the Dynamic Structures Laboratory at Stony Brook University. The intended starting semester is Fall 2020.

A good applicant has a background in engineering, physics or math, and is passionate about mechanics and its application to structural systems at various lengthscales. An ideal applicant has also coding experience, likes "DIY" and/or arts&crafts, and is open to writing in LaTeX.

Drastic swelling-induced softening of polymer networks with non-covalent cross-linking bonds

Submitted by noyco on

Our recent work introduces a microscopically motivated model for the swelling response of polymer networks with non-covalent cross-linking bonds.

As opposed to the classical theories of rubber, we show that the uptake of water in polymer networks comprising hydrogen cross-linking bonds can lead to the dissociation of cross-links. This phenomenon leads to a reduction in the chain-density, an increase in entropy, and a decrease in the free energy.  As a result, the network experiences significant softening and exhibits a different mechanical response.

PhD Position in Nanocrystalline Alloys at the University of Vermont (USA)

Submitted by Fred Sansoz on

A new PhD position is available immediately in my group in the area of computational atomistic modeling of grain-boundary segregation and plasticity mechanisms in nanocrystalline alloys. Full description available in the attached file.