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Barenblatt died, age 90

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Grigory Isaakovich Barenblatt passed away on 21 June 2018 in Moscow.  He pioneered the cohesive-zone model of fracture, and made lasting contributions to the mechanics of solids and fluids.  We are deeply sorry for the passing of a giant. Here is the text of his speech on receiving the Timoshenko Medal.  Attached are his two papers on the cohesive-zone model.  

TMS 2019: Thermo-mechanical Response of Materials Investigated through Novel in-situ Experiments and Modeling

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The focus of this symposium is to discuss current research and key developments in theory, computational and experimental methods to study and predict the thermo-mechanical properties of materials in application-orientated environments. These environments may include, but are not limited to high temperature, cryogenic temperature, electrical and magnetic field, gas, radiation, chemical, pressure extremes, and humidity.

Postdoctoral/Research Associate Positions at Khalifa University, Masdar Institute in collaboration with MIT and Harvard Medical School

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Advanced Materials and 3D Printing Lab (AM3DP) at Khalifa University, Masdar invites applications for Postdoctoral and Research Associate positions to work on a multi-disciplinary collaborative project. Successful candidate(s) will work at AM3DP lab and will be based in the Mechanical Engineering department at Masdar. These positions warrant regular communication with the international collaborative team: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Harvard Medical School.

1st International Conference TMM_CH Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Athenx, Greece, October 2018

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1stInternational Conference TMM_CH

 

Transdisciplinary Multispectral Modelling and Cooperation
for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage

 

10-13 October, 2018 Eugenides Foundation, Athens, Greece

 

For more information and call of papers, please visit:

http://www.tmm-ch2018.com/

 

Call for abstracts: IWCMM-28 Sept. 10-12, 2018 Glasgow, UK

Submitted by Stephan Rudykh on

Dear Colleagues, 28th International Workshop on Computational Mechanics of Materials (IWCMM-16) will be held in Glasgow, UK,  September 10th-12th, 2018. As part of this meeting, we are organizing a session on Functional and Architectured Materials  

Job - Postdoctoral Associate University of Notre Dame

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Postdoctoral Associate

The University of Notre Dame, Center for Shock Wave-processing of Advanced Reactive Materials (C-SWARM), is seeking a highly qualified candidate for the postdoctoral associate position in the area of computational mechanics/physics with emphasis on chemically reactive solids. C-SWARM is center of excellence established by National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) whose primary focus is on the emerging field of predictive science. The main mission of C-SWARM is to predict shock conditions under which new materials can be synthesized using predictive computational models that are verified and validated with quantified uncertainty on future high-performance Exascale computer platforms.
The successful candidates will be a key part of a team that is developing and implementing adaptive, multiscale, high-performance (parallel) computational algorithms for numerical solutions of chemo-thermo-mechanical PDE’s with emphasis on complex heterogeneous materials, such as heterogeneous reactive composites, etc.

Qualifications:
• Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Applied Mathematics, Physics or related engineering or science discipline
• Knowledge of computational nonlinear solid/fluid mechanics and/or chemical kinetics and solid-solid phase transformations
• Knowledge of numerical methods for solution of nonlinear PDEs
• Knowledge of C/C++ and UNIX operating system is required
• Experience in parallel programming
Close Date:
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

Salary:
Salary will commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Contact:
Interested applicants should send a CV with a cover letter, names of at least three references, and a summary of recent work. All applications should be submitted electronically (paperless process) as a single PDF document to:

C-SWARM Program Manager
Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering University of Notre Dame
117M Cushing Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 574-631-3957
cswarm [at] nd.edu www.cswarm.nd.edu

The University of Notre Dame is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.

PhD positions in polymer composites and additive manufacturing

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Two PhD positions are available in the Multifunctional Polymers and Composites Laboratory at Colorado State University. Prior experimental and hands-on experiences are preferred but not required. Interested candidates should send their CV, transcripts, and samples of recent work to mostafa.yourdkhani [at] colostate.edu

 

Multiple Postdoc Positions available in Nanomechanics Lab at Peking University

Submitted by Xiaoding Wei on

Department of Mechanics and Engineering Science at Peking University has postdoc openings for graduates with Ph.D. degrees in Applied Physics, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, and Mechanical Engineering:

Research Area #1 Multiscale modeling and simulations: experiences in simulations of material systems including 1D or 2D materials, fiber-reinforced composites, nanocrystalline metals, metallic glass, polymers and so on. using FEM, coarse-grained simulations, Molecular Dynamics, and Density Functional Theory.