Dear colleagues, we are excited to announce that the ASME Journal of Vibrations and Acoustics (JVA) invites submissions for a special issue on Topological Mechanics: Exploiting Geometric Phase in Mechanical & Acoustic Waves.
At the Department of Continuum Mechanics and Theory of Structures, Universidad de Sevilla (Spain) we are seeking for highly motivated scholar to pursue the PhD research under the supervision of Prof. Pilar Ariza.
Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Prof. Pilar Ariza mpariza [at] us.es (mpariza[at]us[dot]es) for further details. A summary of the research project is given below.
An Open Day event is scheduled online on February 20, 2026, at 2:00 PM (CET) to discover our master's degree (more information below), discuss with professors, and get information about services and admission procedures. Registration is needed; please make sure to fill in the form:
The Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (https://engineering.usu.edu/mae/) at Utah State University (USU) invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Solid Mechanics and Material Science, especially with regard to strategic structural or functional materials, enabled by critical minerals. Applicants must have a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering or a closely related field. Candidates will be considered at either the assistant or associate professor level.
This postdoc is funded through the MURI "Cellular Mechanics and Process Principles of 3D Secretion for Ultralight Multifunctional Materials in Butterfly Wing Scales." The goal of this project is to decipher the biological, physical, and chemical mechanisms that enable living cells to secrete complex hierarchical structures in functional biological materials, specifically butterfly wing scales.
The University of Vermont is seeking a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in the area of Dynamical Systems and other broad areas starting on August 24, 2026. This is a great opportunity to teach at a state flagship university and Land Grant Institution whose vision is to be among the nation’s premier research universities with a comprehensive commitment to a liberal arts education, environment, health, and public service.
Noe Reyes Rivas
Applied Mathematics, Brown University
Time: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm (EST), Feb. 05, Thursday
Zoom Meeting ID: 824 6447 8256
Passcode: 003801
Abstract
In this paper we formulate a geometric theory of elasticity and anelasticity for bodies containing material surfaces with their own elastic energies and distributed surface eigenstrains. Bulk elasticity is written in the language of Riemannian geometry, and the framework is extended to material surfaces by using the differential geometry of hypersurfaces in Riemannian manifolds.
Two-dimensional (2D) lattice materials with well-designed microstructures exhibit extraordinary properties such as zero and negative Poisson’s effects, and play a crucial role in industrial fields. However, inevitable defects from manufacturing, storage, transportation, and service may compromise their microstructures and functionalities. Therefore, it is important but still unclear: which microstructures and associated properties are most or least sensitive to defects.
Film-substrate systems are prevalent in various industries, and manipulation of their adhesion strength is essential to guarantee their desired functionalities. Inspired by the heterogeneous characteristic of geckos’ spatulae, heterogeneous adhesion devices are proposed for enhanced directional adhesion, but experimental measurements of their adhesion strength are significantly lower than the theoretical predictions. This discrepancy is likely due to the cohesive zone, a factor that was usually overlooked in previous theoretical models.
