Within the XVII International Conference on Computational Plasticity COMPLAS 2023 to be held in Barcelona, Spain, on 5-7 September 2023 (https://complas2023.cimne.com/), we are organizing the mini-symposium

CONTINUOUS-DISCONTINUOUS COMPUTATIONAL MODELS FOR FRACTURE

A detailed description of the mini-symposium topics is available on the Conference webpage at the link https://congressarchive.cimne.com/complas_2023/assets/709.pdf

In light of your acknowledged reputation and research activities, you are cordially invited to contribute with a presentation. If you plan to accept the invitation, please let us know.

The deadline for submission of a one-page abstract is on 15 February 2023.

To submit your abstract, please, follow the instructions available at https://complas2023.cimne.com/submission_instructions and indicate the MS number CD90C663 code.

We are looking forward to meeting you in  Barcelona.

Kind regards,

Elena Benvenuti, Antonio Rodríguez-Ferran, Guglielmo Scovazzi

Technische Universität Dresden (TUD), as a University of Excellence, is one of the leading and most dynamic research institutions in the country. Founded in 1828, today it is a globally oriented, regionally anchored top university as it focuses on the grand challenges of the 21st century. lt develops innovative solutions for the world’s most pressing issues. In research and academic programs, the university unites the natural and engineering sciences with the humanities, social sciences and medicine. This wide range of disciplines is a special feature, facilitating interdisciplinarity and transfer of science to society. As a modern employer, it offers attractive working conditions to all employees in teaching, research, technology and administration. The goal is to promote and develop their individual abilities while empowering everyone to reach their full potential. TUD embodies a university culture that is characterized by cosmopolitanism, mutual appreciation, thriving innovation and active participation. For TUD diversity is an essential feature and a quality criterion of an excellent university. Accordingly, we welcome all applicants who would like to commit themselves, their achievements and productivity to the success of the whole institution.

The Research Training Group “Mineral-bonded composites for enhanced structural impact safety” (GRK 2250), funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), is offering twelve positions starting from May 1, 2023, subject to resources being available, as

Research Associate / PhD student (m/f/x)

(Subject to personal qualification employees are remunerated according to salary group E 13 TV-L)

limited until April 30, 2026. The period of employment is governed by the Fixed Term Research Contracts Act (Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz – WissZeitVG). The position aims at obtaining further academic qualification (e.g. PhD).

For further information see the attachment.

GRK 2250 Call for 3rd Cohort

Università di Pavia: disponibile un assegno di ricerca annuale, rinnovabile con scadenza 23 gennaio 2023
Presso l’Università di Pavia è disponibile un assegno di ricerca annuale e rinnovabile sul tema:
“Caratterizzazione e modellazione del comportamento termo-meccanico e a frattura di polimeri intelligenti” (“Characterization and modeling of the thermo-mechanical and fracture behavior of smart polymers”)
La scadenza per la presentazione delle candidature è il 23 gennaio 2023.Link al bando:

Per informazioni scrivere a giulia.scalet@unipv.it

Description and objectives: Soft robots find application in numerous sectors, e.g., automotive, aerospace, wearable, pharmaceutical, medical, and renewable energy, where failure and fracture issues represent a major concern. The aim of this research project is to develop theoretical and computational models, corroborated by experimental measurements, for the calibration of failure and fracture properties of soft polymers. Specifically, the successful candidate will work new constitutive theories for thermo-responsive shape memory polymers, enhanced with descriptions of failure and fracture and self-healing features, and on their numerical implementation within a finite element environment. The interested candidate will have the possibility to run specific experiments on 3D printed samples to validate numerical results. This research is in collaboration with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. A research visit to this institution can be planned during the research contract.

Save the Date: 27-30 August and Join us at the Engineering Mechanics Institute International Conference 2023 (EMI IC 2023)—the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) international annual mechanics conference. This conference will be hosted at University of Palermo, Italy, with organization led by Professors Massimo Midiri and Antonina Pirrotta

 The conference will provide a forum for researchers and practitioners, where the fundamental and applied advances in engineering mechanics will be on display. At the conference, learn about the latest discoveries in the field of engineering mechanics, disseminate your own contributions at topical sessions,  listen to distinguished plenary lecturers and participate in discussions, panels and networking events to advance engineering mechanics education, research and practice. 

But more, support all PHD students attending the special junior sessions where the chairs will be young researcher and speakers Ph D Students, only.  

It could be very important, to let you know that with one registration fee you may present two papers! 

Mini-Symposia and Session – Call for Proposals

Deadline for Submissions:

January 15, 2023 – mini-symposia proposals

February 25 , 2023 – abstracts

The call for applications to the Second Level Master “UCCRN-EDU – Climate Resilient  Urban Design” is online at the following link:
http://www.unina.it/-/32624523-ma_ar_uccrn_edu_22-23

The master is linked to the Erasmus+ KA220 project UCCRN_edu – Climate Resilient Design, Planning and Governance of Cities, and offers a series of international mobility and traineeship opportunities. More info can be found here .

The deadline is quite tight (9 December 2022) since the master is expected to start on January 16th 2023, but the application procedure is extremely simple.

Feel free to send an email to mattia.leone@unina.it or to uccrnedu@gmail.com for any needed clarification.

Three PhD and Research Scholarships are available in the Advanced Joining Processes Unit (AJPU) of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP):

1) PhD Scholarship under the project SmartEcoStruct
Title: A smart and eco-friendly adhesively bonded structure for the next generation mobility platforms
Link: https://www.inegi.pt/en/opportunities/phd-scholarship-holder-under-the-project-smartecostruct/

2) Research Scholarship under the project ToughJoint
Title: Development of new hybrid adhesive joints with high performance composite substrates
Link: https://www.inegi.pt/en/opportunities/research-grants/?url=/en/opportunities/research-scholarship-holder-under-the-project-toughjoint/

3) Research Scholarship under the project ToughJoint
Title: Performance of hybrid adhesive joints under fatigue loads
Link: https://www.inegi.pt/en/opportunities/research-grants/?url=/en/opportunities/call-for-one-research-scholarship-holder/

The deadline for applications is 9 December 2022.

Si segnala un assegno di ricerca di durata annuale, rinnovabile.

Research objectives:
Carbon Nano Tube (CNT) based composites have found numerous multifunctional applications thanks to their capability to serve as reinforcing, lightweighting agents and a material platform for electrostatic discharging, electromagnetic interference shielding, radar absorbing, mechanical/chemical sensing, energy harvesting, flame retardation. The aim of the research project is to develop theoretical models, corroborated by experimental measurements, to optimize the multifunctional role of CNT-based components in the form of beams, plates and shells, for structural applications. This research is in collaboration with Rice University, TX, USA.

Il bando è contenuto nell’allegato:

ROYER-CARFAGNI_20221.pdf

Il bando è inoltre disponibile al link:

https://www.unipr.it/bandi/n-1-assegno-di-ricerca-presso-il-dipartimento-di-ingegneria-e-architettura-tutor-prof-royer

La scadenza per la presentazione delle domande è il 15/12/2022.