A postdoctoral position is available in the area of phase field modeling of solidification/phase transformation in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology (formerly University of Missouri-Rolla). MSE program at Missouri S&T is one of the largest and most respected MSE programs in the US
(http://mse.mst.edu).

PhD Studentship: Rock Fracture and Fragmentation: Optimization



IMPERIAL COLLEGE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM



APPLICATION DEADLINE: 31 OCTOBER 2012

A PhD position is available in the department of mechanical engineering and engineering science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The research project is on the multiscale modeling of the mechanical behavior of nanomaterials. Candidates with strong background in computational solid mechanics are highly encouraged to apply. The starting date for this position is January 2013. Interested candidates please send a detailed CV to atabarra [at] uncc.edu.

Check out the global schedule of SIMULIA Regional User Meetings. Learn about Abaqus 6.12, Isight 5.7 for finite element analysis, multiphysics, simulation automation and design optimization.

Check out the complete schedule here:

http://www.3ds.com/company/events/simulia-regional-user-meetings/

The NNIN at the University of Michigan will be hosting a presentation on
” Anisotropic Etch Simulator for MEMS”, which will be broadcast live as
a web based seminar.

The Webinar will be webcast live from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT on 29th August, 2012.

I thought it might be useful to the iMechanica community to write something about the review process in scientific journals.  For full disclosure, I am one of the co-editors of the Elsevier journal Finite Elements in Analysis and Design.  Indeed, it is precisely that editorship which informs the content of this blog post.  

Finite element simulation was used to analyze the effect of electric boundary conditions on the

indentation deformation of a transversely isotropic piezoelectric film with the contact radius

much larger than the film thickness. Six different combinations of electric boundary

conditions were used. The simulation results showed that the indentation load is proportional

to the square of the indentation depth and the indentation-induced electric potential at the