Postdoctoral position in Paris (Numerical & Experimental Structural Mechanics)
Location: Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, LMT Cachan, South of Paris, France
Duration: 18 month
Starting date: Between March 2011 and September 2011
Scholarship: €2000/month
Contacts:
Effect of mechanical pre-stretch on the stabilization of dielectric elastomer actuation
A dielectric elastomer is capable of giant electromechanical actuation but fails at breakdown due to instability under certain conditions with a small deformation. By applying a mechanical pre-stretch, one obtains a stabilized large actuation.
Two more PhD scholarships are available @ NTU, Singapore
Two more PhD scholarships are available in our group.
The topics are related to "self-powered wireless sensor networks" and "micro power conditioning electronics for energy harvesting". Pls contact me or drop email to my supervisor asap since the application for August intake will close soon.
My email: QQ:88049387 / Skype:tolly8210
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A multidisciplinary research team from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, is recruiting PhD students.
Two postdocs at U. Pittsburgh
Two post-doctoral positions are available in the lab of Sachin Velankar in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh to conduct experimental research on the biomechanics of surface texturing in cephalopods (octopus or cuttlefish), and to devise reversibly-morphing surfaces. These animals are famous for their camouflage abilities. Like many other animals, cephalopods can change their color, but in addition, they can also change the texture of their skin by expressing protuberances or wrinkles.
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH POSITION IN EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences seeks highly qualified applicants for a post-doctoral research position in experimental mechanics. The successful candidate will participate in a project to make ultra-high-temperature calorimetry measurements on nanoscale quantities of materials. This apparatus will be used to study phase transformations in complex ternary and quaternary materials systems.
Qualifications:
Solid Mechanics Postdoctoral Position
The Disease Biophysics group has a postdoctoral position open for an engineering PhD with a background in modeling soft materials. Our group's website is www.dbg.seas.harvard.edu. The candidate should send a single PDF with a cover letter, resume, and examples of three publications directly to Professor Parker.