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SABIC Technology Internship Program, Summer 2017 in Mt. Vernon, Indiana
SABIC is looking for talented candidates to join the Technology Internship Program in Mount Vernon, Indiana for summer 2017 assignments. Program participants will gain meaningful work experience and get a close look at possible careers in industrial R&D. Typical assignments include process technology development, lab polymer syntheses, new polymer resins/blends research and characterization of intermediates and final products.
Requirements • Junior and senior level undergraduates with graduate school plans and current graduate students are preferred.
New distortional yield surface model: Application in cyclic uniaxial and multiaxial loading: Rokhgire, Nayebi*, Chaboche
This paper is concerned with the ratcheting prediction for steels. The yield surface evolution is integratedin the elastoplasticity analysis by a new proposed model. First, the new proposed model of DistortionalYield Surface (DYS) is developed and then ratcheting under different uniaxial and multiaxial cyclicloadings is investigated. The capabilities of the DYS model is assessed by using the results of variousstress-controlled and strain-controlled tests under uniaxial loading condition and the cyclic uniaxial experimentalresults of Hassan and Kyriakides (1994a).
postdoc opportunity in computational stochastic mechanics at NRL
There is up to 3 years funding available for a postdoctoral fellowship in computational stochastic mechanics pertaining to microstructure property relationships in metal alloys. The position is open to US citizens and permanent residents. Please see the link below for more details as well as by sending an email to: kirubel.teferra [at] nrl.navy.mil. Thank you.
Journal Club for February 2017: Nanoscale buckling in 2D materials
Graphene as a typical two dimensional (2D) crystal membrane attracts tremendous interest. Geometrical distortion such as nanoscale buckling morphology is widely observed in these 2D materials and is crucial to modulating the electronic properties [1]. The calculated bending stiffness of graphene is found to be the same order as that of the lipid bilayer [2], therefore buckling instability may easily occur in graphene leading to non-planar configurations.
Postdoctoral Position at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) SG in computation mechanics
Description
(1) Computational mechanics and multiphysics modelling of relevant areas, including the soft matter, 3D printing, fuel cell, bio-fluid and cell in microfluidics
(2) Supervision of undergraduate/postgraduate students
Job requirements
1) PhD degree in Mechanical/Material Engineering or related fields
(2) Strong background in computational physics and solid/fluid mechanics
(3) Analytical and independent problem solving skills and ability to develop theoretical models and to implement large-scale numerical computation
Special Issue — John D. Eshelby Centennial
This special issue has recently been published in Journal of Micromechanics and Molecular Physics in honor of Prof. John Eshelby’s 100th Birthday.
The Editorial Forward by Prof. Shaofan Li is available at:
http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S242491301602001X
The 13 papers included in the special issue can be viewed and downloaded at:
ASME Materials Division calls nomination for Orr Early Carrer Award, Sia Nemat-Nasser Early Career Award, and Nadai Medal
ORR EARLY CAREER AWARD
The Materials Division of ASME calls for nomination for Orr Early Career Award. The award recognizes young researcher within 7 years of terminal degree working in experimental, computational, or theoretical fatigue, fracture, or creep. For more information please see https://www.asme.org/about-asme/get-involved/honors-awards/unit-awards/…
Abaqus2Matlab: A suitable tool for finite element post-processing
A new piece of software has been presented that connects the well-known FE code Abaqus with Matlab. The source code, detailed documentation and a large number of tutorials can be freely downloaded from www.abaqus2matlab.com
Some interesting applications are addressed in the associated journal article:
PhD Position in Structural Engineering @ NDSU
A fully funded PhD position (Tuition + stipend) for Summer/Fall 2017 is available in the area of experimental and computational damage mechanics at North Dakota State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.