Skip to main content

Blog posts

"Shell Buckling - the old and the new" presentation by John W. Hutchinson at NEW.Mech 2017 @ MIT

Submitted by Pedro Reis on

Video of keynote presentation by Prof. John Hutchinson (Harvard University) at NEW.Mech 2017 (New England Workshop on the Mechanics of Materials and Structures) held at MIT on October 14,  2017: "Shell Buckling—the old and the new". Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iIPEojHB1g

 

--

TITLE: "Shell Buckling—the old and the new", John W. Hutchinson (Harvard University).

USNC-TAM: Minisymposium on Friction, Fracture, and Damage

Submitted by Ahmed Elbanna on

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to submit an abstract to MS 335: Friction, Fracture, and Damage; a minisymposium that will take place as part of the upcoming US National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (Chicago, IL June 4th -9 th 2018). Abstract Deadline: Nov 10th :http://sites.northwestern.edu/usnctam2018/

Ahmed Elbanna, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Krishnaswamy Ravi-Chandar, University of Texas at Austin

Call for Abstract Submission to the USNCTAM 2018: Modeling and Design of Materials with Coupled Physics

Submitted by sergkuznet on

Dear Colleagues:

18th U.S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (USNC/TAM2018) – Jointly Organized with the Chinese Society of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics will be held in Chicago, Illinois, June 5th - June 9th, 2018 (http://sites.northwestern.edu/usnctam2018)

As a part of this meeting, we are organizing a mini-symposium to address recent advances in Modeling and Design of Materials with Coupled Physics.

 

Call for Abstracts: 2018 WCCM-Symposium 1107: Computational Mechanics and Multiscale Modeling in Manufacturing of Low-dimensional Materials and Structures

Submitted by Baoxing Xu on

Dear Colleagues and Friends

Please consider to submit abstract (s) to the Symposium 1107: “Computational Mechanics and Multiscale Modeling in Manufacturing of Low-dimensional Materials and Structures” at 2018 WCCM, to be held in New York, NY, 2018, July 22-27

Submission deadline: December 31, 2017

---

Topics are included but not limited to computational methods and multiscale modeling of:

Postdoc position in computational analysis of polymer nanocomposites at Leibniz Universität Hannover

Submitted by jansen on

At Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institute of Structural Analysis, a postdoc position in the field of computational analysis of polymer nanocomposites is available from now. The initial contract will be granted for two years, a further extension is intended in order to facilitate a habilitation.

You will be heading the research group on nanocomposites. A good knowledge of the German language is a strong asset. More information can be found on http://www.isd.uni-hannover.de/65.html.

13th World Congress on Computational Mechanics

Submitted by haimw on

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to attend and present your work at the 13th World Congress and 2nd Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics, which will be held on July 22 - 27, 2018 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, New York City, NY.

Please follow the link:   http://www.wccm2018.org/   for further information on the meeting.

JRF position available in CFD and FSI at Shiv Nadar University

Submitted by smitra on

Applications are invited for the position of a Junior Research Fellow (JRF) position in a sponsored project involves CFD study of Bio-inspired Underwater Vehicle in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Shiv Nadar University. The project deals with modeling and simulation and developing a fluid-solid integrated model for the biomimetic underwater vehicle. The position is temporary and is available immediately. The candidates with relevant experience are encouraged to apply, and successful candidate may be allowed to register for Ph.D. in MED of the University.