Dear Mechanics Community Friends,

A fully funded PhD project in predictive data-driven modelling of polymer composites for hydrogen applications at the University of Warwick, UK.

We are looking for a talented graduate in Physics, Mathematics or Engineering to work on this exciting project that will combine data-driven phase-field modelling to understand better the problem of microcavitation in polymer composites for hydrogen storage and transmission. 

Professors Kenneth Liechti and Rui Huang in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas Austin have an opening for a Postdoctoral Fellow to engage in a funded project in the area of multilayered van der Waals materials. Although the project involves both experiments and modeling, the thrust of this position will be experimental. Accordingly, we seek a creative individual who has prior experience in conducting nanomechanical experiments with 2D materials.

We developed a method enabling a single material system to transform with untethered, reversible, low-powered reprogrammable deformations and shape locking via the application of magneto-thermomechanically triggered prestress on the Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) and structural instability with asymmetric magnetic torque. The mutual assistance of two physics concepts—magnetic control combined with the thermomechanical behavior of SMPs is demonstrated, without requiring new materials synthesis and high-power energy for reprogramming.

Please consider submitting an abstract to MS-811 Architected Materials for the upcoming EMI 2023 conference which will take place between June 6-9 in Atlanta, GA. The final deadline for abstract submission is January 31.

This symposium will discuss the latest advances in the field including, but not limited to, the following areas:

Here is a recent paper of our lab focusing on the physico-chemical origin of the thermoreversible properties of an organohydrogel made of polysaccharides. #greenchemistry

Dear colleagues and friends - You are cordially invited to submit an abstact to the Computational Geomechanics minisymposium at EMI 2023. Details of the minisymposium and submission are listed below. Abstracts are due January 31, 2023. Look foward to your contributions. Thank you!

MS701 Computational Geomechanics

The Mechanics of Infrastructure Materials research group is looking to hire a Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to work on multi-physics continuum modelling of solid-state batteries. The postdoc will be co-supervised by Dr Emilio Martínez-Pañeda (Mechanics of Materials) and by Prof Greg Offer and Dr Monica Marinescu from Imperial's Battery group.

Structural Integrity and MEchanical Design (SIMED) group is seeking a 17-month full-time Postdoctoral Researcher (or Associate Researcher, not holding a PhD) in Computational Fracture Mechanics. The successful applicant will work at the Polytechnic Engineering and Architecture Department (DPIA) of the University of Udine, under Dr Enrico Salvati’s supervision.