Monsieur Pineau, as I remember him
I am deeply saddened by the passing of Andre Pineau in Paris yesterday. I happened to be one of ~100 PhD students he graduated over the course of his career.
mechanical behavior
2 PhD Positions in Atomistic Simulations and In-situ SEM Experiments at the University of Vermont (USA)
Applications are invited for two doctoral research positions in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Vermont to begin immediately.
Ph.D. Candidate Position on “Characterization of the local mechanical behavior of elastomer materials by instrumented nanoindentation”
One Ph.D. candidate position is available in the Fall 2017 in the Elastomer Research Center (Cermel) at the Laboratory of Mechanics and Rheology (LMR) in the Polytechnic School of the University of Tours in France.
Job description
The aim of this Ph.D. is to extend the comprehension of the local mechanisms involved in elastomer materials, in order to faithfully reproduce their behavior in finite element models. The Ph.D. applicant is expected to carry out both theoretical and experimental work.
MIT Multiscale Materials Design Course 2016 / June 20-24, 2016
Spend a week at MIT and earn a MIT certificate. A great opportunity for postdocs and graduate students. Limited number of fellowships available.
June 20-24, 2016
URL: http://professional.mit.edu/programs/short-programs/multiscale-materials-design
Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) lab at TU Delft
After several years of research in the area of additive manufacturing, biofabrication, and additively manufactured biomaterials and implants, I finally put up the first version of the website of my lab. I will gradually improve the website, but there is already links to all publications coming out of my lab in the general area of AM.
Which is the best model to capture brittle fracture and failure of ceramics at moderate velocities?
Several models have been developed over the past decades to capture the fracture and failure of ceramic materials. JH2, JHB models are widely used for simulating the behavior of armor plates upon ballistic impact. I have a doubt regarding these models. Are these models only valid when the impact velocity is in the order of 1000m/s, as under such circumstances material transitions from elastic to elastic-plastic regime defined by the HEL Pressure? But what about when the impact velocity of the ceramic is around 300-400 m/s (a fraction of ballistic impact)?
Two PhD positions in computational modeling of materials behavior in extreme environments
Two Graduate Research Assistantship
positions are currently available in the Multiscale Materials Modeling
Group to support graduate study leading to a PhD in Materials Science
and Engineering at the University of Connecticut starting Spring/Fall 2013.
Two PhD positions in computational modeling of materials behavior in extreme environments
Two Graduate Research Assistantship
positions are currently available in the Multiscale Materials Modeling
Group to support graduate study leading to a PhD in Materials Science
and Engineering at the University of Connecticut starting Spring/Fall 2013.
Special Issue on 'Mechanics of Liquid and Solid Foams' freely available online!
This Special Issue of the International Journal of Solids and Structures includes sixteen articles presented at the international symposium: Mechanics of Liquid and Solid Foams. The symposium was organized under the auspices of the International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (http://www.iutam.net) and was held at the University of Texas at Austin in May 8-13, 2011. The papers deal with various aspects of mechanical behavior of cellular materials and foams in particular, and represent the state of the art in the field.
Deadline Extended - Mechanics of Crystalline Nanostructures Symposium at 49th SES Meeting (Abstract Deadline: May 2, 2012)
Dear Colleagues,
The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to May 2, 2012 for the 49th SES Meeting. Dan Gianola and I are hosting a symposium on the Mechanics of Crystalline Nanostructures, and would like to solicit abstracts for oral presentations.
If you are interested in presenting your work, please go to the conference website to submit an abstract:
Sincerely,