Dear Colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit abstract and attend the minisymposium titled "10-4 Elastomeric Fracture" in the 2023 SES Annual Techinical Meeting, October 8-11, 2023, University of Minnesota. https://2023ses.com/
Abstract submissions are due Friday, May 5, 2023
10-4 Elastomeric Fracture
TL;DR: Back on MIT campus, in person, with technical lectures, group work, interactive labs and clinics, networking sessions, and participant talks! Materials design has endless applications in countless industries, and its impact is growing especially at the nexus of creating more sustainable, functional and efficient materials platforms. MIT Predictive Multiscale Materials Design short course will be held during the week of June 12-16, 2023, at MIT. Participants will earn an official MIT certificate.
An elastic cloak hides a hole (or an inhomogeneity) from elastic fields. In this paper, a formulation of the optimal design of elastic cloaks based on the adjoint state method, in which the balance of linear momentum is enforced as a constraint, is presented. The design parameters are the elastic moduli of the cloak, and the objective function is a measure of the distance between the solutions in the physical and in the virtual bodies. Both the elastic medium and the cloak are assumed to be made of isotropic linear elastic materials.
The Computations for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Laboratory (CAMML) in the College of Engineering and Physical Science at the University of Wyoming has an opening for a Ph.D. student for Fall 2023, in the area of multiscale modeling of heterogeneous materials under inelastic deformation and damage.
A PhD position at Western University, Ontario, Canada.
We are looking for an enthusiastic student with a MSc degree to conduct research in the area of Machine Learning and Finite Element modelling of materials. Students with a degree in mechanical or materials engineering or mathematics are encouraged to apply.
Prospective candidates will be assessed based on how well they meet the following criteria:
§ Excellent degree in their relevant discipline.
University of Oxford, Department of Engineering Science is currently seeking two Associate Professors in Solid Mechanics and Materials Engineering. These positions may appeal to postdoctoral research associates and early-career academics seeking the next step in their careers. For details see the following links:
A newly launched journal is calling for papers in the field of intelligent construction. The Editors-in-Chief are Prof. Peng Lin from Tsinghua University and Dr. Jinsheng Jia from China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research.
The University of Trento opens the first call for applications for the admission to the 39th Cycle (Academic Year 2023/2024) of the Doctoral Programme in “Civil, Environmental and Mechanical Engineering” as follows: Deadline for application: May 10th, 2023, hrs. 4.00 PM (Italian time, GMT +2)
It is announced on the UniTrento website: https://www.unitn.it/ateneo/663/concorso-di-ammissione
Postdoc position “Understanding structure-property relations in deformation of disordered granular solids”
Check out our new work at Advanced Materials Technologies
Simuli-responsive hydrogels that swell under constraints such as spatial geometric confinement are commonly employed in many applications to perform mechanical work. In this contribution, we present a simple 3D-printing based method to quantify the mechanical interactions between the gels and their environment. Our findings underscore the potential of gels in the design of actuators, sensors, biomedical devices, etc…
