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Impact energy mitigation characterization of methyl cellulose hydrogels

Submitted by D.Rittel on

Aqueousmethylcellulose solutions are fascinating inverse-freezing materials, known to reversibly form gels upon heating. Recently, these materials have been found to undergo this endothermic solidification upon impact. The imapct-induced solidification was shown to occur in the microseconds’ timescale,  setting the path for examining their functionality for shockabsorption purposes.

Ph.D. Positions in Mechanical Engineering at NJIT

Submitted by Fatemeh Ahmadpoor on

We have opening for two Ph.D. students in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (Multiscale Modeling of Materials Lab) at New Jersey Institute of Technology. Applicants with background in solid mechanics, material science and engineering are encouraged to apply. For further information please refer to our website. If you are interested, please email me at fatemeh.ahmadpoor [at] njit.edu with your most recent CV.

Bending of Multilayer van der Waals Materials

Submitted by Zhaohe Dai on

Dear colleagues, I'd like to share our recent work on blister testing of multilayer 2D materials that gives a direct measurement of Young's modulus and bending rigidity of a multilayer (~10-70 layers). Materials involved include graphene, MoS2, and hBN.

You may access the pdf through Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 116101 or Researchgate

Internship Positions in Schlumberger in Cambridge MA

Submitted by Tianxiang on

Please see below and also the attached document for more details. Feel free to distribute and forward to anyone who may be interested.

Candidates can apply by submitting an application (include resume, coursework transcripts, a presentation not exceeding 20 pages) to mqu [at] slb.com.

 

 

Job Description and Responsibilities

Post-Doc position in “Computational Soft Contact Mechanics”

Submitted by MScaraggi on

-- Please email your statement of interest/motivation letter and CV to Prof. Michele Scaraggi, michele.scaraggi [at] iit.it (michele[dot]scaraggi[at]iit[dot]it) --

Short INFO: We are looking for highly motivated, proactive and talented candidates with backgrounds in (any of the following) computational contact mechanics, fluid dynamics, modelling and simulation of interface mechanics, applied mathematics, or related areas.

NOSA-ITACA code version 1.1b is now available

Submitted by MMSLab-CNR on

The improved version of NOSA-ITACA is now available at www.nosaitaca.it/software/. A more friendly monitor analysis has been implemented. Bugs related to card creation are now fixed. At www.nosaitaca.it/software/ you can find also some tutorials that will guide you through the use of the code. Enjoy !