I’m pleased to announce details for the 2020 Tribomechadynamics Research Camp (TRC). This seventh installment of our joints-centric graduate student summer research experience (though it has gone by three different names over the years) will be hosted by Malte Krack from August 3rd through September 4th, 2020, at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. The goal […]
Dear colleagues, The 2020 N.O. Myklestad Award call for nominations is now out. Nominations are due to Rob Parker (r.parker@vt.edu) or Matthew Brake (brake@rice.edu) by August 2nd. This award is intended to recognize an individual that has made a significant contribution/achievement/innovation within the fields of vibrations, acoustics, or dynamics. Please see the call for nominations: […]
Dear all, I am pleased to announce that the website for Tribomechadynamics 2019 is now live. This conference features four tracks: structural dynamics, contact mechanics, tribology, and research that spans multiple tracks (tribomechadynamics). Late abstracts are welcome through the end of May. Please see the website (http://tmd.rice.edu) or email Matthew Brake (brake@rice.edu) for more information.
Dear all, Imperial is recruiting a new Lecturer in the Dynamics group. Applications are due March 24th, 2019. Please see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/description/ENG00666/lecturersenior-lecturer-dynamics for more details. Thanks Christoph
Dear all, I wanted to let you know of two things: The projects for the 2019 Tribomechadynamics Research Camp (formerly known as a few different things, but the summer research institute that Christoph, Malte, and I have been organizing for a few years now) are now online, and the application period is open for students […]
Dear colleagues, It is with a heavy heart that I share the news that Prof. Dr.-Ing. Lothar Gaul passed away on December 18th, following complications from a car accident. Many of you know and have worked with him in the joints community over the last 20+ years, and are familiar with his contributions such as […]
Dear all, It’s that time again for us to submit our abstracts to IMAC. If you are planning on going and have a joints related paper, please consider submitting it to our session. If you put my name as the session organizer, that should get it to the right place. A few key dates to […]
Dear all, I am looking to hire a postdoc for a project that will start in the summer or Fall of 2018 and last for two years. The project is sponsored by the FAA and will be focused on the modeling and analysis of UAV ingestions into an engine. The following skills are required for […]
All, If any of you have US citizen grad students looking for a postdoc position in the area of nonlinear modal analysis and/or the steady state response of bolted structures, a new postdoc position has been created at Sandia National Laboratories. If you have interest, or would like more information, please contact Adam Brink (arbrink@sandia.gov) […]
Dear Tribology Students, I visited STLE (Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) headquarters on Tuesday and they wanted me to spread the news about some new tools on their website. First they have a career center for helping with job placement. STLE Career Center: http://www.stle.org/files/Professional_Development/Career_Center/files/CareerCenter/Career_Center.aspx?hkey=e92245d3-d2d6-434c-b4ae-834ffbc2e284 They also have some online learning tools that may help […]