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2 MSc positions are available in the Shock Physic and Chemistry Lab (https://shock.bit.edu.cn/Home/index.htm) in Beijing Institute of Technology. The research topic is in the area of mechanics of biomaterials. Theoretical and computational modeling along with 3D printing and experimental characterization will be conducted for a better understanding of the mechanical behavior of bioceramics. The candidates will work under the supervision of Dr. Xie Jing and Dr. Ali Arab.

The University of Limerick (Ireland) is seeking candidates for the position of Professor of Aerospace Engineering.

Salary Scale: €120,262 - €154,506 p.a.

Areas of specialisation sought:Flight dynamics, aerospace control systems and/or aerospace vehicle design (“aerospace” here means spacecraft or aircraft, including UAVs and/or drones).

Further information for applicants and application material is available online from: http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/.

The effects of applied load on the formation and reorientation of deltahydrides in alpha-zirconium matrix are studied by a multiphase field model. Simulations with only one hydride seed indicate that the hydride reorientation occurs only when a tensile or compressive strain of ~0.02 is applied along [112-0] (hoop or circumferential direction) or [0001] (radial direction aligned with the basal pole direction), respectively.

Application deadline:  28 February 2021

Two fully funded PhD positions are available in my research group at UBC, Vancouver in the area of mechanics of architected and fibrous materials. Interested candidates with skills  in computational mechanics and interest in experiments are encouraged to apply to UBC and contact me with their CV, research statement, and a sample research publication. More details are available at  http://blogs.ubc.ca/mechanicslab/

Dear iMechanicians, I would like to share our recent work on the poking and bulging of elastic thin sheets that were inspired by the classical indentation test and bulge test. Under clamped boundaries, there have been well-established theories and well-controlled experiments in this field.

Esteemed Colleagues,

this post is to invite you all to attend our fourth free on-line global live TAFMech webinar on Fracture Mechanics-related topics that will take place this Friday (19/02) at 9 am GMT.

The webinar details are as follows:

Prof. Youshi Hong - Chinese Academy of Sciences, China

Title of seminar: Challenges in Very-High-Cycle Fatigue & Numerous Cyclic Pressing Model

We are very pleased to announce that Stein K. F. Stoter, from the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA (adviser: Professor Dominik Schillinger), is the 2020 Melosh Medalist for the Best Student Paper in Finite Element Analysis. Dr. Stoter’s contribution was titled "The variational multiscale method for discontinuous Galerkin type finite element formulations".

Congratulations Stein!