I now have several openings for Masters and PhDs for the following projects:
1) Biomimetic study of the structure, mechanics and design of fish scales (funding: NSF). Involves atomic force and scanning electron microscopy, mechanics of composites and fracture, small scale and in-situ testing, multiscale modeling.
2) Design, fabrication and testing of biomimetic composites inspired from mollusk shells (funding: FQRNT). Analytical and numerical modeling and optimization, novel fabrication methods, mechanical testing.
3) Mechanics of single collagen fibrils (funding: NSERC): Small-scale tensile/fracture/fatigue testing and analytical/numerical modeling.
Links:
To our group: http://barthelat-lab.mcgill.ca
To McGill: http://www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/
To Montreal: http://www.montrealinternational.com/en/live-and-work/live/index.html