The College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Vermont invites applications for a tenure-track faculty position in Mechanical Engineering at the Assistant Professor level with emphasis on smart materials and manufacturing processes, and/or robotics. Requirements include a B.S. degree and a Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering, or in a closely related discipline. See job description and application guidelines at http://www.cems.uvm.edu/facsearch/me.php . Full consideration deadline: 11/15/2013.

Would you believe this story?

To me, that metal - on - metal had large friction, especially with the newest designs, it was clear from the old Sir Charnley studies in Leeds in 1950s published in his gold book. 

Anyway, when I looked at ceramic on ceramic joints, I also found evidence of increased friction.  Maybe ceramic debris is less toxic?

Please comment.  What can we do outside USA to improve the situation?

Michele Ciavarella 

Dear Colleagues and Friends,



We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the 1st International IEEE Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace. 



The event is co-technical sponsored by two IEEE Societies, AESS and IMS. 

The event includes but is not limited to new technology for metrology-assisted production in aerospace industry, aircraft component measurement, sensors and associated signal conditioning for aerospace, calibration methods for electronic test and measurement for aerospace.

Partial- and
full-thickness cartilage lesions of the knee caused by trauma, disease or joint
instability are a common disorder affecting people of all ages. Implanted
cartilage replacements (ICR) have the potential to overcome the limitations of
conventional treatment methods and are a promising approach to restore
functionality of the joint. In spite of some success in engineering
cartilaginous tissue, inferior biomechanical and biochemical properties of ICR
compared to native articular cartilage (AC) and inadequate quality of fixation

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Abaqus 6.13 delivers a number of powerful, customer-requested enhancements for modeling, meshing, visualization, contact, mechanics, and performance.

 Key new features include, but are not limited to:

Below are the potential sessions that have been proposed for 2014
SEM Annual meeting. Please make sure to  check the “OPT” when submiiting your paper.

The abstract is due Oct 1^st,
2013

Conference Venue:Hyatt Regency Greenville, Greenville, SC USA

Date: June 2-5, 2014

On behalf of

Helena Jin, Sanichiro Yoshida, Luciano Lamberti

Optical Methods Technical Division

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The Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign invites applications for faculty positions at all levels in Solid Mechanics, broadly defined, with particular emphasis on research that is experimental in nature.  MechSE at Illinois has a strong tradition in solid mechanics, and offers a BS degree in Engineering Mechanics and MS/PhD programs in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, as well as BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering.