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Accretion-Ablation Mechanics
In this paper we formulate a geometric nonlinear theory of the mechanics of accreting-ablating bodies. This is a generalization of the theory of accretion mechanics of Sozio and Yavari (2019). More specifically, we are interested in large deformation analysis of bodies that undergo a continuous and simultaneous accretion and ablation on their boundaries while under external loads.
Ph.D. in Mechanics of Soft Materials
Ph.D. position at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. The research is concerned with experiments and modeling of failure and fracture in soft materials. Preference will be given to candidates with background in nonlinear finite element methods and constitutive modeling. If you are interested, please send an email to me at: cvolokh [at] technion.ac.il (cvolokh[at]technion[dot]ac[dot]il) with a single PDF file containing your CV, g
PhD positions for a MSCA-DN project (DurAMat)
PhD positions are available for DurAMat which is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions - Doctoral Network (MSCA-DN) project. A total number of 11 PhD students will be hired for DurAMat. One PhD student will join us at the department of Physics of the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. The project details and the application process are described in the project website: http://duramat-project.eu/
PhD opportunities
[Deadline: 19 August]
Applicants are STILL sought for PhD positions at Griffith University, Gold Coast (Australia).
If you are interested in a PhD in fibre-reinforced composite materials, structural health monitoring or NDT, please contact me (w.hall [at] griffith.edu.au (w[dot]hall[at]griffith[dot]edu[dot]au)) with the following information:
* Brief CV/Resume
* List of publications
Post-Doctoral Position in Mesoscale Plasticity of Irradiated Alloys
The Materials Theory Group at the School of Materials Engineering of Purdue University has a post-doctoral opening in the area of Mesoscale Plasticity of Irradiated Crystalline Solids.
The postdoc will use discrete and continuum dislocation dynamics to investigate the deformation and fracture of structural alloys for fusion applications. A background in continuum mechanics and crystal plasticity is required for this position. The ideal candidate is one who is strongly interested in the fundamental aspects of deformation and fracture of materials and related computational modeling, and must have excellent programming skills in Fortran and/or C++. The Postdoc will interact with our group members and with our collaborators outside Purdue: Professors Grethe Winther and Henning Poulsen at the Technical University of Denmark who are performing synchrotron measurement of dislocation structures in deformed metals (see related research at https://pmp.dtu.dk/).
For inquiry about this position, please send an email to Professor Anter El-Azab (aelazab [at] purdue.edu). Interested candidates can send a curriculum vita with list of publications, half a page statement of research interests, and the names of two or three references to the email above.
The Materials Theory Group performs theoretical and computational research in the areas of mesoscale plasticity and dislocation dynamics, radiation effects in materials, microstructure evolution, phase field method development, phonon and electron thermal transport in crystalline solids, and computational methods for materials science and mechanics.
All qualified individuals, including diversity candidates are encouraged to apply.
PhD position on soft material modeling (2024 Spring)
We have 1 PhD position funded by NSF in 2024 Spring at SUNY Binghamton, New York.
The research will be on multiphysics modeling & simulation for soft functional composites in flexible electronics. The major task will be performing multiphysics/multiscale finite element simulation (ABAQUS), nonlinear constitutive modeling, micromechanics modeling, etc. For more info about the lab, please refer to http://puzhang.weebly.com/ .