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PhD Positions Available in Mechanical Engineering at The University of Virginia

Submitted by Baoxing Xu on

Funded PhD positions are available in Dr. Baoxing Xu’s group in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia. Educational background in mechanics, mechanical engineering, heat transfer, or nanomanufacturing is necessary. Research skill/experience in computational modeling and simulations is a plus.

Machine Learning for Fracture Mechanics

Submitted by christos_edward on

Safer batteries, more efficient gas-turbine engines and solar cells, all require better-engineered nanocomposite materials. There is a limitation though -- how to investigate the fracture mechanics of these materials? Machine learning can help us overcome this limitation. Read more in our just-published paper: https://lnkd.in/e7dPBtx

Inaugural EML Webinar by Prof. John Hutchinson at Harvard on April 15, 2020

Submitted by Teng Li on

Extreme Mechanics Letters (EML)  announces EML Webinar, freely open to anyone interested in mechanics around the world.

 

The inaugural EML Webinar will be given by Prof. John W. Hutchinson at Harvard University via Zoom meeting.

Title: New Developments in Shell Stability

Time/Date: 10 AM US Eastern Time on April 15, 2020

Funded PhD positions available in mechanics, self-driving, and robotics at SUSTech

Submitted by Hongyan Yuan on

SUSTech (https://www.sustech.edu.cn/en/) is a newly found research university in Shenzhen, China (Shenzhen can be considered as Silicon Valley in China.). Please check out the attached flyer for the introduction of SUSTech and the PhD scholarship. 

Multiple fully-funded PhD positions in Multi-scale Mechanics Modelling, University of Groningen (Netherlands)

Submitted by Francesco Maresca on

Several fully-funded PhD openings are available (flexible start date) in the lab of Dr Maresca at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands (https://www.rug.nl/staff/f.maresca/).
The research topics will focus on the multi-scale mechanics modelling of the following problems:
a)    Hydrogen embrittlement in steels
b)    High entropy alloys
c)    Shape memory alloys

Abstract submission deadline extended! International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials XIII

Submitted by Sophie Hayward on

 

International Conference on Fatigue Damage of Structural Materials XIII

13-18 September 2020 | DoubleTree by Hilton Cape Cod, Hyannis, MA, USA

The abstract submission deadline has been extended to 15 May 2020.

Please submit your poster and oral abstracts on the topics listed below using the online abstract submission system

Conference topics:

Investigation of Spindle Rotation Rate Effects on the Mechanical Behavior of Friction Stir Welded Ti 4Al 2V Alloy

Submitted by Mohammadreza_Aali on

Nowadays, titanium and its alloys are widely utilized in various industrial parts in such areas as the petrochemical, medical, and automotive industries; However, due to structural considerations, the application is problematic in cases of joining. Ti 4Al 2V is a new type of titanium alloy, that in point of the structure is near to the α-series, which have many applications in critical conditions (moisture, steam, temperature, etc.).

Micro-scale interactions between Arabidopsis root hairs and soil particles influence soil erosion

Submitted by Isaac.Chenchiah on

De Baets, S., Denbigh, T.D.G., Smyth, K.M. et al. Micro-scale interactions between Arabidopsis root hairs and soil particles influence soil erosion. Commun Biol 3, 164 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-0886-4

 

Fully-funded PhD student positions in the field of materials in extreme environments using small-scale computational methods

Submitted by Shuozhi Xu on

Dr. Yanqing Su's group in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Utah State University (USU) is looking for fully funded Ph.D. students in the field of materials in extreme environments using small-scale computational methods. Self-motivated individuals who have research experience in one or more of the following areas are strongly encouraged to apply for the Ph.D. positions in our group: