The deadline for abstracts for the 21st Annual Melosh Competition has been extended until January 30. All interested graduate students are encouraged to apply.
This competition for the Best Student Paper in Finite Element Analysis will be held at Duke University on Friday, April 24, 2009. The competition has become one of the premier graduate student events in the broad area of computational mechanics.
a recent pre-print about the mechanics of plectonemic DNA in extension-rotation experiments (under submission Biophysical Journal)
http://arxiv.org/abs/0811.1840
Journal version: http://www.cell.com/biophysj/abstract/S0006-3495(09)00564-5
Authors: N. Clauvelin, B. Audoly, S. Neukirch
Abstract:
a recent pre-print concerning the elasticity of a knotted rod (submitted to Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids)
http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.2881
Authors: N. Clauvelin, B. Audoly, S. Neukirch
Abstract:
Invitation to Concrete 09
The Concrete Institute of Australia has pleasure in inviting you to the 24th Biennial Conference in Sydney where you can join fellow concrete professionals and users in exploring the opportunities to add value to the services and products we provide in the changing climates in which we work.
PhD STUDENTSHIPS: Fluid structure interactions in marine engineering and IN bioinspired design
Name Olgierd Zienkiewicz
Nationality British
Birth date 18 May 1921
Birth place Caterham, UK
Date of death 2 January 2009
Place of death Swansea, UK
PhD positions are available starting Fall 2009.
Michigan State University, Department of Mechanical Engineering
If you have strong interest in Solid Mechanics and Nature, write to me after applying to MSU Graduate School for admission.
Desirable qualities: Innovative, strongly motivated and interested in understanding how nature works and applying the same for mechanics based problems
The research will focus on biomimetic design of composite materials.
The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks candidates for a tenure-track faculty position in the field of Solid Mechanics to begin July 1, 2009 or thereafter. Appointment would be at the assistant or untenured associate professor level. In special cases, a senior faculty appointment may be possible. Candidates should have a strong foundation in Solid Mechanics, and should hold an earned Ph.D.
