This paper is dedicated to the memory of my friend Professor Bill Klug whose life was tragically cut short on June 1, 2016.

The Department of Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics (AEM) at The University of Alabama invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions in areas related to space/astronautics and unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The successful applicant for the space/astronautics position will contribute to the department’s emerging space technology research thrust. The successful applicant for the UAS position will contribute to a University-led effort to establish an airborne/spaceborne remote sensing center of excellence.

This paper compares the variational iteration method (VIM), the Adomian decomposition method (ADM) and the Picard iteration method (PIM) for solving a system of first order nonlinear ordinary differential equations (ODEs). A unification of the concepts underlying these three methods is attempted by considering a very general iterative algorithm for VIM. It is found that all the three methods can be regarded as special cases of using a very general matrix of Lagrange multipliers in the iterative algorithm of VIM.

We are looking for two postdoctoral researchers to work on the following topics at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.  

1. Modeling the welding process using finite element method.  

2. First-principles calculations of novel nanomaterials for energy harvesting applications.  

I have been looking at XFEM literature for a while and wondering why do we need 2 different heaviside enrichment functions in XFEM? In paper titled "A finite element method for crack growth without remeshing" by Nicolas Moes et al.(1999), they use the following function for heaviside enrichment:

 H(x,y)={1, for y>0

             -1,for y<0}

We are looking for candidates for doctoral positions in the areas of computational and experimental biomechanics. Candidates must have earned a M.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering or in a related field from an accredited University. Candidates with strong background in numerical simulations (e.g. C++ and FORTRAN programming skills, finite element analysis, and high performance computing) and/or previous experience in experimental characterization of bioogical tissues are highly desirable.

Dear colleagues:

We are pleased to announce that the 53rd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science (SES2016) is now open for registration at

http://ses2016.org/home/registration/

We look forward to seeing you at the University of Maryland, College Park in October!

Teng and Abhijit

Co-chairs, SES2016

The second Extreme Mechanics Letters (EML) Young Investigator Award is provided by Elsevier to honor the best paper by a young scientist which has been published in volumes 5-8 EML from 2015 to 2016. Nominations and self-nominations are encouraged. Deadline of nomination is Sept. 10, 2016. 

To nominate a paper, simply log in to your free Materials Today Account. See the link below for details. 

Date / Time: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 / 9:30 am - 12:30 pm

Location: Ford Conference & Event Center, Dearborn, MI

Fee: Free-to-attend. Pre-registration is required as places are limited

Register here: http://simpleware.com/news-and-events/events/workshops/workshop-dearborn.html

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