PhD positions are available at the University of Minnesota in the group of Prof. Stefano Gonella. The positions are in the general area of mechanics and physics of solids and structures, with emphasis on mechanical metamaterials. Topics of current interest are:

1) Topological metamaterials;

2) Nonlinear waves in metamaterials and architected solids;

3) Tunable and programmable metastructures.

Nanomechanics of Covalent Crystals and Elastic Strain Engineering

Yang Lu

Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong

Our group has recently published an article wherein we propose the use of X-ray computed tomography coupled with statistical nanoindentation for simulating the mechanical properties of quasi-brittle materials. The approach is used for simulating tensile properties of hardened cement paste.

Jérémy Chevalier, Laurence Brassart, Frédéric Lani, Christian Bailly, Thomas Pardoen, Xavier P. Morelle

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022509618303909

Abstract

Doctoral POSITION (R1): ANALYSIS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW TECHNIQUES FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURES DURING MACHINING PROCESSES

Doctoral POSITION (R1): MODEL OF FINITE ELEMENTS FOR THE MACHINING OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS

Doctoral POSITION (R1): FINISHing OF PARTS MANUFACTURED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING THROUGH MACHINING

DOCTORAL POSITION (R1): EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF MACHINING STRATEGIES ON THE DISTORTIONS OF AEROESTRUCTURAL PARTS OF ALUMINUM AND TITANIUM ALLOYS

  Effect of cobalt content on the electrochemical properties and structural stability of NCA type cathode materials

  Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP)  

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PhD openings in Computational Solid Mechacnis @ MEGroup

The National Center for Additive Manufacturing Excellence (NCAME) at Auburn University is announcing for two fully-funded PhD positions in the area of structural integrity of additive manufactured (AM) materials/parts. These students will work under direction of Dr. Shamsaei from Mechanical Engineering Department. These opportunities include;
1- One PhD student is expected to work on experimental and analytical mechanics, additive manufacturing, fatigue testing and modeling, failure analysis, microstructural characterization, and fracture mechanics.
2- The second PhD student will implement computational mechanics to investigate structural integrity of AM parts. The candidate for this position should have background on crystal plasticity and finite element analysis. This candidate is also expected to be familiar with a finite element software including writing subroutines.
For international applicants, you need to have your TOEFL and GRE scores ready to report by Oct. 15th. If interested, please send your resume and a cover letter, briefly explaining your relevant experience and publications to Dr Vaziri (mzv0045 [at] auburn.edu).

Virtual forming of electronic components made of copper alloys

I noted with interest the recent iMechanica blog entry regarding the fact that only a small minority of experimentalists are willing to share raw data. I was somewhat surprised. I instinctively felt that theoreticians and comptutational scientists would have a different attitude.