A mini symposium, entitled ‘Micromechanics of rock deformation and its impact on rock-fluid system interactions’, is organised by Elli-Maria Charalampidou, Sergei Stanchits and Francesco Cecinato during the 12th HSTAM 2019 International Congress on Mechanics, which will take place in Thessaloniki (Greece) from the 22nd to the 25th of September 2019.
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to the Mini-symposium titled “Mechanics and Physics of Granular Materials” at the Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI) Conference 2019, California Institute of Technology -Pasadena California, organized by the Granular Materials Committee members in the forthcoming EMI2019 conference.
The website of the conference is : http://emi2019.caltech.edu
There is a PhD position open at The Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, for Sept 2019 entry, on “Interplays of compressible gas, liquid phase and organic pore surfaces in shale pores, and their impacts on shale gas production: a pore-scale modelling study”. For details, please follow the link.
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Applications are invited for 2 PhD students to be based within the Section of Geo-
Engineering, to work on the SOFTTOP research project funded by the Dutch Organisation for Research NWO, as part of the DeepNL research initiative. The study investigates how non-linearity and degradation of deltaic laminated sands and organic clays affect the dynamic response of soil layers, under the typical repeated but short duration loads from induced earthquakes. The study is based on experimental testing and numerical modelling, and includes a multiscale analysis of spatial variations in the subsoil. The aim of the project is to develop advanced models able to lead to more accurate predictions of deformations at the ground surface.
Faculty/department Civil Engineering and Geosciences
Level Master degree
Maximum employment 38-40 hours per week (1 FTE)
Duration of contract 4 years
Salary scale €2325 to €2972 per month gross
The Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, is looking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher on a project funded by UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) focused on modelling shale gas flow. The scope of the postdoc position is on digital shale rock model construction and shale gas flow property upscaling in collaboration with project partner. Please following the link for details.
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Position for a Junior Researcher (with an MSc), with a possibility to follow up with a PhD.
The essential information is as follows:
Job: Research Grant for Master
Job/Fellowship Reference: PTDC/EAM-GTC/29923/2017-UM.2.18
Main research field: Engineering
Sub research field: Civil Engineering
Stating date: 01.02.2019
Salary: €980/month (tax-free)
Application deadline: 10.01.2019
More information can be found in the attached document
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the organising committee, we are pleased to announce the 7th UK–China International Particle Technology Forum which will be held in Edinburgh on 28–31 July 2019. This is scheduled between two unmissable events in Europe: DEM8 in the Netherlands (21–26 July) and the worldfamous Edinburgh International Festival (2–26 August).
The GeoRessources laboratory at the University of Lorraine (France) is looking to appoint a postdoctoral researcher on a program financed by the French National Research Agency (ANR) focused on the multi-scale characterization of hydro-mechanical damage in claystones. The scope of the postdoc position is predominantly experimental and is part of a multidisciplinary research program that involves several national partners.
More information in the attachment attachment.
Dear Colleague,
this is to inform you that there is currently an opening for two PhD positions at Politecnico di Milano granted by the European Commission in the framework of the Marie Curie Innovative Training Networks (H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018) Project URBASIS “New Challenges for Engineering Seismology”. For relevant information, as well as for the PhD positions available at the other European universities involved in the same Project, please visit the project website at the following link
Dear colleagues
Just to remind you that the registration is open for the International Conference on Advances in Computational Geomechanics – COGGUS2 2019: