I am pleased to share that our new 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 (𝗠𝗗𝗣𝗜) is now open for submissions:

🔹 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴

📘 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀
📊 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝟯.𝟳 | 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝟳.𝟬
🔎 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘, 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘂𝘀, 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗠𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗶 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝘅

This Special Issue aims to bring together recent advances in the 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗳𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴.

We particularly welcome contributions addressing:

The TauMechLab (Biological Tissue Mechanics Lab) at the University of Calgary, co-led by Dr. Tais Sigaeva, Assistant Professor, is currently recruiting Graduate Research Assistants for M.Sc. or Ph.D. positions in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering (MME) or Biomedical Engineering (BME). The Lab’s research focuses on the Characterization and Modeling of Soft Biological Tissues, including skin and aortic tissues, at the intersection of engineering, biology, and medicine.

Anticipated Starting Date: 2027.

Title: Non-Local Models for Dynamic Fracture Simulations (Phase-Field and Peridynamics) Speaker: Prof.-Dr.-Ing. Kerstin Weinberg, University of Siegen Time: August 20, 2026, 2-3PM ET. Location: Online, link can be found here: https://computmech.ornl.gov/seminars.html

Abstract

Generative Al for Materials Discovery: Using Food as a Model System

Speaker: Dr. Vahidullah Taç, Schmidt Science Fellow, Postdoctoral Researcher, Stanford University

Time: Sep. 2, 2026, 11:00 am- 12:00 pm (PT)

Location: online, Meeting ID: 824 6447 8256 , Passcode: 003801

Abstract

What can the perfect burger teach us about discovering the next generation of materials?

The Executive Committee (EC) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the Applied Mechanics Division Awards.

Nominations will be due by September 15, 2026.

The AMD seeks nominations for the awards listed below.

Timoshenko Medal: 

With funding from the Haythornthwaite Foundation*, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME is pleased to announce the 2026 IMECE Student Travel Award Competition.

Nominations will be due by September 15, 2026. 

Please see the attached announcement for further information. 

With funding from the Haythornthwaite Foundation, the Executive Committee (EC) of the Applied Mechanics Division (AMD) of ASME is pleased to announce the Haythornthwaite Research Initiation Grant Program, targeting university faculty engaged in research in theoretical and applied mechanics that are at the beginning of their academic careers. Applicants must hold a tenure-track appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor at a US university on October 1, 2026, and must not be more than 5 years beyond receipt of their doctoral degree at the time the award is made. 

Join us at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Aarhus University for a two-year postdoctoral position focused on physics-driven machine learning for ground-based, airborne, and drone-based transient electromagnetic (TEM) data. The project will build on anEMone, our fully differentiable TEM forward-modelling framework implemented in PyTorch, to develop supervised and self-supervised deep learning models that directly incorporate electromagnetic physics.

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to the next webinar in the Extreme Mechanics Letters (EML) Webinar Series.

Our upcoming seminar will be delivered by Prof. Omar Saleh (UCSB):

"Droplets that stiffen gels"

Date: Friday, 14 August 2026

Time: 10:00 am Boston / 3:00 pm London / 4:00 pm Paris / 10:00 pm Beijing

Discussion leader: Prof. Robert M McMeeking (UCSB)

Prof. Yu Deng of the University of Chicago Department of Mathematics won the Fields Medal in Mathematics for solving Hilbert's Sixth Problem. How does this differ from the Unified Mechanics Theory? I raised this question to Gemini 3.1 Pro Extended Thinking. The answer is attached. I hope you enjoy reading it.