Dear Colleague,

Colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) form a family of highly advanced building blocks suitable for large scale assembly of novel high-complexity 1D-to-3D superstructures. Their properties and inter-particle interactions, nowadays, can be highly controlled by tailoring their size, shape, composition and surface functionalization.

(This paper is to appear in the IUTAM Procedia on "Linking scales  in computations: from microstructure to macro-scale properties," edited by Oana Cazacu)

Amit Acharya, S. Jonathan Chapman

Brown University

School of Engineering

Faculty Position in Solid Mechanics 

There are three Ph.D. positions opening in our group: one in Cell/Tissue Mechanics, one in Mechanics of Energy Storage Materials, and the last in Metamaterials. We would like to fill these positions as soon as in the Spring, 2012. Qualified candidates with a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline are welcome to apply. If interested, please send a copy of C.V. to boyang [at] uta.edu. Also, please indicate which position you apply.

Dear Colleague,

1. As you may know, ADINA is extensively used in teaching and research

at universities all around the world. If you are not already a university user,

you may be interested in the following announcement:

http://www.adina.com/educ.shtml

2. For an overview of the comprehensive multiphysics capabilities of ADINA see

the following page:

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A 6 month post is available, either as recruited staff or consultant for 3D fracture mechanics applications within Diffpack (inuTech) http://www.inutech.de/

at Cardiff University. 

 The profile of the candidate:

Mandatory criteria

-strong C++coding experience

-knowledge of numerical methods

Desirable criteria

-Diffpack experience

-XFEM experience

 Depending on performance, the post can be extended through other contracts (see posts below).