Archives de l’auteur : Kostas Danas

Postdoc on Human computer interfaces and mid-air feeling, University of Birmingham, UK

Please find an announcement for Postdoc to start in October, in Birmingham
The position is for 2 years, and is funded at lecturer pay should a candidate with sufficient experience appear.
The work will be part of an exciting project on human computer interfaces and mid-air feeling, and would entail creating a hybrid fast-multipole boundary element – finite element method model of the human hand. If you wouldn’t mind forwarding the job advert to anyone that may wish to apply, I would greatly appreciate it.
Best,
Dr Thomas Montenegro-Johnson,
Lecturer in Mathematical Biology,
School of Mathematics,
University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston,
B15 2TT,

Postdoc on Multi-technique characterization of thin clay films during their creep, IFFSTAR, Ecole des Ponts

Dans le cadre d’une collaboration entre le Laboratoire Navier (Ecole des Ponts ParisTech, IFSTTAR, CNRS), le laboratoire Phenix (Sorbonne Université, CNRS) et le Synchrotron SOLEIL, nous proposons un post-doctorat (cf PJ) de 1 an sur « Multi-technique characterization of thin clay films during their creep ». Les candidatures sont ouvertes jusqu’au 1er septembre 2018, pour un démarrage en janvier 2019. Pourriez-vous svp diffuser cette offre au sein du GDR MePhy?

Voir l’annonce en pdf

En vous remerciant par avance,
Bien cordialement,
Matthieu Vandamme


Dr. Matthieu Vandamme (Ecole des Ponts ParisTech – Laboratoire Navier)
http://navier.enpc.fr/~vandamme/

French Government by-fellow at Churchill College
Visitor at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge

 Postdoc on origami based micro-robotics, AS2M department @ FEMTO-ST

Dear Colleagues,

We have a postdoc opening in AS2M department @ FEMTO-ST Institute in the area of origami based micro-robotics for nano-manipulation in SEM, with a focus on design and experimentsThe goal is to investigate the design of actuated structures by using  thick piezoelectric film and conducting polymers based on origami. Further details about this position can be found in the following link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JYkBXdFZhoQOkNUgOIDLnhjziKjLm376/view

Applications received by August 30th, 2018, will receive equal consideration.

More details on who we are and what we do at the AS2M department can be found here: https://www.femto-st.fr/fr/Departements-de-recherche/AS2M/Presentation

Best regards,
Kanty Rabenorosoa

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Kanty RABENOROSOA 
Associate Professor, MiNaRoB Team

AS2M department/FEMTO-ST Institute 
ENSMM School Engineering

24 rue Alain Savary, 25000 BESANCON Cedex
Tél: 03 81 40 28 13
https://sites.google.com/view/rkanty/

Postdoc on fluid-structure interaction at high Re with focus on experiments, flexLab @ EPFL

Dear Colleagues,

We have a postdoc opening in our fleXLab @ EPFL in the area of fluid-structure interaction at high Re, with a focus on experimentsThe goal is to study the mechanisms underlying the coupling between fluid flow and multi-component morphing structures. Further details about this position, including a link to the online application system, can be found in the following link:
https://recruiting.epfl.ch/Vacancies/590/Description/2

Your mission: The Flexible Structures Laboratory (fleXLab) headed by Prof. Pedro Reis at EPFL invites applications for a postdoctoral research position in the area of fluid-structure interaction. The project will consist or exploring, understanding and designing morphable/flexible structures to achieve tunable lift and drag under high Reynolds number conditions, both in aerodynamic and hydrodynamic environments. The goal will be to both rationalize the fundamental principles that underlie the interaction between fluid flow and multi-component morphing structures, as well as then use the gained knowledge to explore implementation in engineering contexts. This activity will be multidisciplinary, at the interface of structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, soft robotics and nonlinear physics.

Your profile: Candidates should have recently obtained or are about to obtain a Ph.D. in Physics, or Mechanical/Civil/Aerospace Engineering, or related disciplines. The project will have a strong experimental component, so experience in laboratory settings is desired, either in fluid or solid mechanics. The following areas of expertise are particularly welcomed: rapid prototyping, micro-fabrication, polymer synthesis, mechanical testing, control/automation/robotics, flow imaging, and image processing. An appreciation for scaling analysis, theory and computation is also welcomed.

We offer: The successful postdoc will join a vibrant, international and diverse research team with interdisciplinary expertise in experimental, computational and theoretical mechanics. The focus of research activity at the fleXLab is centered around curiosity-driven research in the general area of physics and mechanics of soft/compliant mechanical structures. The fleXLab is hosted in the iconic modern building of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering and offers unique state-of-the-art laboratory facilities. More information about our research group, including other active research themes, can be found in the following link: https://flexlab.epfl.ch

Opportunities for involvement in the teaching of mechanics-related classes, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, will be provided.

Applications received by August 20th, 2018, will receive equal consideration.

More details on who we are and what we do at the fleXLab can be found here: https://flexlab.epfl.ch/

Warm regards,
Pedro Reis

mini-symposium « Interfaces in confined media : from inert to living », Grenoble, 27-31 August, 2018

Dear all,

The deadline for abstract submission to the mini-symposium « Interfaces in confined media : from inert to living » has been extended to Thursday, 26th. We are looking forward meeting you there.

This mini-symposium aims to discuss the effects of confinement on the creation, dynamics and transport of bubbles, drops and more generally interfaces. At different scales, this problematics relates to various systems, from micro- or mesoporous media, either man-made either natural (rock), to living organisms (cells, plants, trees,…), including micro- or nanofluidic devices (labs-on-chips). Confinement affects non only transport, through hydrodynamics, but also energetics of interfaces through several effects (direct influence of boundaries, elastic deformation of the confining medium, compressibility of the fluid,…).
One or two invited talks, with a wide scope and complementary to the semi-plenary talk on the physics of plants, will set up the background and introduce the theoretical or experimental contributions selected among the propositions of the participants.

Keywords (non exhaustive): wetting / drops, bubbles, interfaces / porous media / plants / microfluidics / textured surfaces / individual and collective effects / foams / nucleation and cavitation / phase transition(s), critical behaviour / elastohydrodynamics

Organisators : Xavier Noblin (InPhyNi, Nice) – Catherine Quilliet (LiPhy, Grenoble) – Pierre-Etienne Wolf (Institut Néel, Grenoble)

Site JMC : https://jmc2018.sciencesconf.org/

PDF for MS: >>download

See you soon in Grenoble !

mini-colloque « Interfaces en milieu confiné : de l’inerte au vivant », Société Française de Physique (Grenoble, 27-31 août 2018)

Bonjour à tous,

   Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la tenue du mini-colloque « Interfaces en milieu confiné : de l’inerte au vivant », aux 16e Journées de la Matière Condensée de la Société Française de Physique (Grenoble, 27-31 août 2018). https://jmc2018.sciencesconf.org/

   Ce mini-colloque se propose de discuter les effets du confinement sur la création, la dynamique, et le transport de bulles, gouttes, ou plus généralement d’interfaces. À différentes échelles, cette problématique concerne des systèmes variés, allant de milieux micro- ou mésoporeux synthétiques ou naturels (roches) aux systèmes vivants (cellules, plantes, arbres, …) en passant par les systèmes micro- ou nanofluidiques (lab-on-a-chip). Dans ces systèmes, le confinement affecte non seulement le transport à travers les effets hydrodynamiques, mais aussi l’énergétique des interfaces à travers plusieurs effets (interaction directe avec les parois du milieu confinant, déformation élastique de ce milieu, compressibilité du fluide, …).

   Un ou deux exposés invités généraux poseront le décor et introduiront des contributions expérimentales ou théoriques, sélectionnées parmi les propositions des participants au mini-colloque pour une présentation orale ou un poster. Pour cela, déposer vos abstracts avant le 15/04/2018 sur : https://jmc2018.sciencesconf.org/resource/page/id/19 en choisissant le mini-colloque MMB2.

Mots-clés (liste non exhaustive) : mouillage / gouttes, bulles, interfaces / milieux poreux / végétal / micro-fluidique / surfaces texturées / effets individuels et collectifs / mousses / nucléation et cavitation / transition(s) de phase, comportement critique / élastohydrodynamique

Organisateurs : Xavier Noblin (InPhyNi, Nice) – Catherine Quilliet (LiPhy, Grenoble) – Pierre-Etienne Wolf (Institut Néel, Grenoble)

En espérant vous voir bientôt à Grenoble