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2021 Melosh Competition at Duke University: Last Call for Abstracts

Submitted by jguilleminot_duke on

 

Dear All,

 

The 32th Annual Robert J. Melosh Competition for the Best Student Paper in Computational Mechanics will be held at Duke University on October 21-22, 2021. A hybrid format is envisioned at this point, compatibly with Duke University’s policies on gathering under the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Ph.D. Research Position in Soft Material Mechanics (U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident/Green Card holder only)

Submitted by Sarah Bentil on

 

One Ph.D. research position is available in January 2022 at Iowa State University’s Mechanical Engineering Department in the area of soft tissue biomechanics and biomaterials. The candidates must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident/Green Card holder and have earned a B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, or a related field. The selected candidate is expected to start no later than June 2022.

 

Thank You Reviewers

Submitted by Nuwan Dewapriya on

I have noticed several online postings criticizing reviewers but haven’t seen a post appreciating them. Talking more about bad reviewers can give a wrong impression to the young researchers that the majority of the reviewers are bad. Therefore, I thought of sharing my experience.

We have published over 20 papers, and of course, got several rejections. However, I haven’t encountered an unreasonable reviewer yet. A reviewer can occasionally miss a point in a manuscript, but the reviewers repeatedly asked us fair questions and provided meaningful comments.

PhD position in modeling of soft materials @UT Austin

Submitted by berkin on

Two Ph.D. positions in the area of mechanics of soft materials are available immediately/Fall21/Spring22 at UT Austin. The students can choose to enroll in Engineering Mechanics or Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering. Some background in nonlinear solid mechanics, linear algebra, and numerical methods (finite element method and/or isogeometric analysis) is preferable, but not required!

PhD in Geomechanics or Engineering Science, CUBoulder

Submitted by Yida Zhang on

 

Funded PhD position in Engineering Science or Geomechanics

 

Are you interested in a funded PhD position? Do you have B.S. in Civil/Mechanical Engineering or M.S. in Structural/Geotechnical Engineering? Join our dynamic research team where you can work on ground-breaking discoveries in the interdisciplinary field of “Multiphysics at interfaces in porous materials”.

The Program:

PhD Position within ITN Newfrac and 1st Workshop

Submitted by jose reinoso on

Dear mechanicians and friends,

 

I bring your attention on the available Early Research Stage (ESR) position, i.e. PhD position, within the International Training Network (ITN) NewFrac (www.newfrac.eu). 

The corresponding link is available here

https://www.newfrac.eu/news/newfrac-reopen-phd-position-esr6-robert-bosch

 

Department Head, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department, The University of Arizona

Submitted by Kavan Hazeli on

The University of Arizona seeks a strategic, collaborative leader to serve as head of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. The head of AME, who reports to the College of Engineering dean, leads a dynamic department with a diverse group of faculty, staff, and students, plus modern teaching and research facilities. The department head must be an innovative and visionary academic leader who can spearhead the continuing transformation of AME for the challenges of the 21st century. Please see the attached file. Also, see bit.ly/az-ame-dept-head for the complete job posting.

Mechanotropism of single cells adhering to elastic substrates subject to exogenous forces

Submitted by Luca-Deseri on

Adherent cells are able to actively generate internal forces, channeled by cytoskeletal protein filaments and transmitted through transmembrane receptors to the surrounding environment by means of focal adhesions.