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Post Doc in Mechanics of Batteries - Cambridge
Lithium ion batteries are prone to degradation by a range of mechanisms including dendritic formation and swell-induced fatigue and micro-cracking. The topology of the battery plays a role over a number of length scales, from macro scale geometry of battery to the microstructural scale of the mixing of the negative electrode in the electrolyte. Topology has a major effect both on performance and on the failure mechanisms.
PhD position at Binghamton University on additive manufacturing
A funded PhD position is available at the department of mechanical engineering in Binghamton University starting from Jan. 1st or Sep. 1st, 2018. Current topics of interest include: 1) mechanics of additive manufactured materials for biomedical usage; 2) optimal design/fabrication of 3D printed composite structures. The lab is equipped with the state-of-the-art 3D printers like EOS M290, Objet PolyJet, Stratasys FDM, MarkForged, etc. and new machines are upon ordering.
PhD position in Multiscale Structural Optimization at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
We are looking for a motivated PhD student in the area of structural optimization and additive manufacturing. Applicants with background in the area of solid mechanics/ computational mechanics/ structural optimization/ additive manufacturing will be preferred.
Please send your application (including CV and representative publications) to ali.tamijani [at] erau.edu
Can we predict when the Larsen-C ice shelf will fail?
My opinion is "Not yet".
What stops us from predicting the date on which the Larsen-C ice shelf will fail? http://www.parresianz.com/fracture/Larsen-B-and-peridynamics/
-- Biswajit
the Taylor-Quinney coefficient may depend on the loading mode....
A systematic comparison of dynamic tension, compression and shear....The TQ factor is not necessarily the same for different loading modes, emphasizing the role of the deformation micromechanisms.
Webinar: Simpleware Human Body Models, July 13th
Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017
Time: 8:00 am PDT (West Coast) / 11:00 pm EDT (East Coast) / 4:00 pm BST (UK) / 5:00 pm CEST (Europe)
Attend this webinar to discover how Simpleware software and/or services can be leveraged to generate high-quality human body models from sources like MRI and CT image data. In partnership with SIMULIA.
Topics covered include:
PhD Scholarship Available, UNSW Sydney, High Entropy Alloys
This opportunity is for a PhD scholarship for up to two students commencing in 2018 which includes an annual stipend of AUD$ 40k tax free, a UNSW tuition fee scholarship for international students (~AUD$ 38k p.a.), and additional AUD$ 10k p.a. for career development and conference travel. The project duration is four years.
A PHD position available in University of North Texas
A Three-year PHD position is available immediately in the Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, University of North Texas-Denton in the fields of piezoelectric gas sensor.
Candidates should have a Bachelor/Master's degree in mechanical engineering, Solid Mechanics, Electrical engineering or Chemical engineering with good academic standing and should have at least one of the experience in the following:
(1) Piezoelectric sensor device modelling and experiment
(2) MEMS device fabrication
(3) Gas sensor development
Overhead Electrical Conductors: Louis Cloutier's legacy
I have been asked to give more details on Dr Cloutier's contribution to the field of overhead electrical conductors (power transmission lines) mechanics. I just received the attached document, written by one close colleague of his, Dr. Claude Hardy, who retired from IREQ, Hydro-Quebec research branch. A nice tribute to Louis Cloutier's legacy.