The Italian prime minister faces big protests against liberalisation, and the biggest one who is about to explode is the "abolishment of legal value" of Italian Universities. See how Economist describes the Italian Reforms of Premier Monti .

The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (HSEAS) seeks applicants for an appointment at the level of tenured professor in the field of computational mechanical and materials engineering. The ideal candidate will have high expertise in computation, and will also have a demonstrated commitment to significant and innovative applications in mechanical engineering and/or materials engineering.

Successful candidates will have enthusiasm for teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in engineering and applied computational science, and work with HSEAS faculty to develop a curriculum for our ABET-accredited engineering program.

The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (HSEAS) seeks applicants for an appointment at the level of tenure-track assistant professor in the field of fluid mechanics. The ideal candidate will have high expertise in fluid mechanics and will also have a demonstrated commitment to significant and innovative applications in engineering.

The position requires a Ph.D. in engineering or a closely related field, the ability to develop a leading research program, and enthusiasm for teaching both graduate and undergraduate courses in engineering. Successful candidates will work with HSEAS faculty to develop a curriculum for our ABET-accredited engineering program.

Mechanical energy can be converted to electrical energy by using a dielectric elastomer generator.  The elastomer is susceptible to various modes of failure, including electrical breakdown, electromechanical instability, loss of tension, and rupture by stretch.  The modes of failure define a cycle of maximal energy that can be converted.  This cycle is represented on planes of work-conjugate coordinates, and may be used to guide the design of practical cycles.

You are cordially invited to attend a reception in honor of Professor John W. Hutchinson during the ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition.  Download a printable version of this invitation.

Monday, 3 November 2008, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

Room: Fairfax A/B, Sheraton Boston Hotel & Towers, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA, Phone:  617-236-6039

The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (HSEAS) seeks applicants for openings at the level of tenure-track assistant professors in mechanics in association with all areas of engineering. The ideal candidate will have high expertise in fluid and/or solid mechanics and will also have a demonstrated commitment to significant and innovative applications in engineering.  Here is a pdf file of this advertisement.  We would be grateful if you could print and post it in your Department.

This is the last problem set this semester. It is due on Friday, Dec. 14, 2007.

See attachment for ES 240 lecture notes on plasticity.

See attachment for ES 240 lecture notes on viscoelasticity.

This problem set is due Friday, Dec.7, 2007.

ES 240 notes for Bending of plates is attached.

This problem set is due Monday, Nov.26, 2007.

This computer assignment is due Friday, Nov. 16, 2007

ES 240 notes for Principle of virtual work and FEM. Please see attached.

This problem set is due on Nov.2, 2007.

Each year, several new students begin their studies of Solid Mechanics for PhD degrees at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.  The students come from all over the world.  We have no constraint on where they come from.

Faculty members in Solid Mechanics.   The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is not divided into departments, but faculty do assemble into programs.  Faculty members directly responsible for the program of Solid Mechanics are 

This Problem Set is due on Friday, Oct. 26. 

This problem set is due on Friday, Oct. 19

This problem set is due on Friday, Oct. 12.

To all students in ES 240 this semester,

Due to popular demand my office hour is moved from Tuesday to Thursday 4~5pm starting from this week. The location is changed to Rm. 123, Maxwell Dworkin (33 Oxford Street).

Nanshu

This problem set will be due on Friday, Oct. 4th.

This problem set is due on Friday, Sep. 28, 2007 in class.

The lecture notes are prepared by Prof. Joost Vlassak based on a set of course notes put together by Prof. Suo when he taught ES 240 in 2006, as well as on course notes developed by Prof. Vlassak for ES 246.

Please see attached. 

I wish that this thought had come to me earlier, so that I could have posted it on April First.  No, I'm unaware of such a program.  Instead, Harvard faculty have just emerged from a multi-year review of curriculum, and reaffirmed the commitment to liberal education, after voting out a president not too long ago.

On the other hand, the thought of Google videotaping all Harvard classes may not be so crazy.  Let me quote the mission of Google:

"Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful."

The New York Times carried an article the other day, reporting on a document titled "A Compact to Enhance Teaching and Learning at Harvard".  I happened to be at the faculty meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences when the documment was discussed.  I heard eloquent speeches, but couldn't say that I heard anything really innovative.   Many of my colleagues spend much time teaching and find the experience rewarding.  So, what is the problem?