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Open-Rank Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Position(s) at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rowan University

Submitted by behrad_koohbor on

The Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering at Rowan University invites outstanding applicants for tenure-track or tenured positions at the assistant, associate, or full professor levels. Successful candidates must have a demonstrated commitment to teaching excellence at undergraduate and graduate levels; seek to develop a nationally-recognized, externally funded research program at Rowan University; and contribute to the institution and profession through service.

apparent paradox: for a sliding flat punch on a viscoelastic halfspace, friction is zero or not?

Submitted by Mike Ciavarella on
dear Imechanica friends
 
here is an apparent paradox: for a sliding flat punch on a viscoelastic halfspace, friction is zero or not?  Certainly there seems to be viscoelastic dissipation, but the pressure is also normal to dispacements, so am I missing something obvious here?    Any help is welcome!
 
 
Thanks
Mike

Faculty Position in the engineering of habitats in extreme environments (UT Austin)

Submitted by berkin on
Dear Colleagues,
 
I would like to bring to your attention a faculty opening at the University of Texas at Austin, Fariborz Maseeh Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, which might be of interest to recent PhD graduates, or graduating PhDs of your program. Specifically, we are looking to add to our faculty a colleague with expertise in the engineering of habitats in extreme environments: of particular interest, and strongly advised to apply, are candidates with expertise in the engineering of extraterrestrial habitats. 

Two PhD openings in Multiscale Mechanics and Materials Design at Baylor University

Submitted by nzhang on

Two fully funded PhD positions are available as early as Spring, 2024 in Dr. Ning Zhang’s research group at the Baylor University. The research work will focus on the mechanical, chemical, and thermal properties of structural and multifunctional materials.

The research topics include:

(1)   Polymer composites;

(2)   Medium/High entropy alloys;

(3)   High entropy ceramics;

(4)   Biomaterials;

(5)   Machine learning.

RA in Experimental Mechanics - Cambridge

Submitted by Hilde F on

The Cambridge Solid Mechanics Group are starting a new project with the aim to transform the design of engineering components from one based on selecting a best single material to one in which material properties and compositions are treated as continuous, spatially varying quantities.

RA in Computational Mechanics - Cambridge

Submitted by Hilde F on

The Cambrige Solid Mechanics Group are starting a new project with the aim to transform the design of engineering components from one based on selecting a best single material to one in which material properties and compositions are treated as continuous, spatially varying quantities.

Tenure-Track Position in Mechanical Engineering at UC Berkeley

Submitted by oliver oreilly on

Dear Colleague,

I'm pleased to annouced that my home department of Mechanical Engineering has an opening for a tenure-track position in the area of Advanced Manufacturing. All qualified applicants working on contemporary topics in Advanced Manufacturing will be considered, with example areas of interest including additive manufacturing, micro/nano fabrication, processing of electronic materials, processing of biomaterials, and sustainable materials and processes.

 

For additional information on the position, please see the website below:

National Medal of Science awarded to Prof. Subra Suresh

Submitted by Ming Dao on

Prof. Subra Suresh has just been awarded the National Medal of Science by President Biden in a ceremony that took place recently at the White House. YouTube video: https://youtu.be/IgtG2lCiQDU 

Links to some related news reports:

Four from MIT awarded National Medals of Technology, Science | MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology

ICTAM 2024, Mini-Symposia on Soft matter, theory meets experiment

Submitted by Lihua Jin on

The 26th International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM2024) will be held in Daegu, Korea, on August 25-30, 2024 (http://www.ictam2024.org). ICTAM congresses are organized under the auspices of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (IUTAM) and traditionally gather the mechanics community from around the world every four years. 

WCCM 2024 - Advances in discretization techniques, element technology, mesh adaptivity, and solution strategies for inelasticity, localization, and failure

Submitted by mrbuche on

We are organizing a Minisymposium "Advances in discretization techniques, element technology, mesh adaptivity, and solution strategies for inelasticity, localization, and failure" for the upcoming 16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics (https://www.wccm2024.org/) taking place July 21-26 (2024) in Vancouver, Canada.