Haimin Yao's blog
Size-dependent heterogeneity benefits the mechanical performance of bone
Submitted by Haimin Yao on Sun, 2010-10-31 15:14.
中山大学工学院诚邀海内外英才加盟
Submitted by Haimin Yao on Mon, 2010-05-10 07:46.Dear Colleagues,
I am very glad to inform you that multiple faculty openings are now available in the School of Engineering at Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU). As one of the top ten universities in China, SYSU has been a cradle of talents and also an environment that abounds with opportunities to be intellectually challenged to research professional interests and to excel in one's chosen endeavor.
Material like snail shell has been selected to be shown at Expo 2010 in Shanghai at Youth Innovation Center
Submitted by Haimin Yao on Tue, 2010-05-04 23:03.Dear Colleagues:
I am very happy to let you know that our innovation of material like snail shell has been selected to be presented at EXPO 2010 in Shanghai at Youth Innovation Center (中国2010年上海世博会全球青年创新之旅).
Protection mechanisms of the iron-plated armor of a deep-sea hydrothermal vent gastropod
Submitted by Haimin Yao on Tue, 2010-01-19 20:52.Dear Colleagues,
I would like to bring your attention to our latest PNAS paper which
was just published on-line in Early Edition. This paper focused
on the protection mechanism of the unique snail (Crysomallon squamiferum) shell from deep-sea hydrothermal environment. It is an Open Access Article. You can download it freely by clicking HERE or the attachment.
Science Channel Tonight at 9:00pm
Submitted by Haimin Yao on Mon, 2009-09-07 13:08.Dear Colleagues,
May I have your attention please? It's air time for the second episode of "Popular Science's Future of...Combat". The show will air on The Science Channel (science.discovery.com) at 9pm ET/PT on 9/07/09. The research on biological armors by Christine Ortiz's group from MIT will be reported.
Enjoy.
Question: 3D implicit surface mesher
Submitted by Haimin Yao on Wed, 2008-02-27 15:16.I want to mesh a 3D surface given as an implicit equation into triangle elements. For example, cos(x)+cos(y)+cos(z)+0.2=0 with -pi<x<pi, -pi<y<pi,-pi<z<pi. Is there any software can do it?
Research Scientist Positions (in Singapore)
Submitted by Haimin Yao on Fri, 2007-05-25 12:47.-
The Institute of High
Performance Computing (IHPC), a member of the Agency for Science,
Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, invites applications for
eight available positions for research scientists in the field of
theoretical and computational mechanics and materials science. These
positions are in conjunction with the A*STAR-sponsored Visiting
Investigatorship Program (VIP) led by Prof. Huajian Gao from Brown University who is the Principle Investigator.


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