Suganth Kannan writes writes about the inspiration behind his model for earthquake prediction – and what he learned on his (“tedious but worth it”) journey to publication
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Ping!
I heard a sound in my email Inbox. It was from the editor-in-chief of Elsevier's Engineering Failure Analysis journal. I opened the email and read that my paper was accepted to be published under some conditions for revisions per peer reviewer's comments.
I was jubilant and felt great about the days and nights I spent on the earthquake prediction research. My brain started sending reverse neural messages to search and that lead to a flashback mode.
Continue: http://www.elsevier.com/connect/how-i-published-in-a-scientific-journal-at-age-12
Biomedical researcher Stephen C. Cowin will describe a promising model for studying nutrient transport from the vascular system to bone tissue
Preventing bone deterioration is a critical aspect of combating osteoporosis, improving bone implants, and even making long-term space flight possible, such as voyages to Mars and beyond. On April 9, noted biomedical researcher Stephen C. Cowin will describe a promising model for studying nutrient transport from the vascular system to bone tissue, transport that has a direct bearing on the prevention of bone loss.
Cowin’s presentation, “Interstitial Flow in the Hierarchical Pore Space Architecture of Bone Tissue,” is the 2014 Elsevier Distinguished Lecture sponsored by Elsevier and the NJIT Granular Science Laboratory. Professor Cowin will speak on April 9 from 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. in Room 1100 of the Guttenberg Information Technologies Center on the NJIT campus. The presentation is open to faculty, staff and students from all Newark-area colleges.
The model for poroelastic materials that Corwin will discuss is applicable to the problem of determining how cyclic mechanical loading and changes in blood pressure affect the exchange of pore fluid and nutrients between the vascular system and the lacunar-canalicular network that brings fluid to cells deep in bone tissue. Understanding this interstitial flow is, in turn, basic to understanding mechanotransduction in bone tissue, the process by which physical forces are converted into biochemical signals which then influence cellular responses. Mechanotransduction has a crucial role in bone repair and regeneration.
20th International Conference on Wear of Materials
12-16 April 2015
The Sheraton Centre, Toronto, Canada
The 20th International Conference on Wear of Materials will focus on both the fundamental and applied aspects of wear and friction of materials at the macro-, micro-, and nano-scale. It will address the understanding of tribological phenomena; particularly the progress in recent decades and a special session will concentrate on modeling of wear.
Organised every two years, the Wear of Materials Conference provides a unique international forum for researchers and practicing engineers from different disciplines to interact and exchange their latest results.
These papers should report new research results in the following broad categories:
Basic mechanisms of friction and wear of all materials and coatings, both dry and lubricated
Abstract submission deadline: 1 June 2014
Now accepting Case Studies!
Case Studies in Non-Destructive Testing and Evaluation publishes novel research applications in all fields of Nondestructive Testing, Evaluation and Structural Health Monitoring. The focus of the journal is on Case Studies, where the advantages and limits of a given approach are studied by a well-chosen application example, while novel methods and applications of known methods to new fields are also considered. Preferably, the study should focus on a real practical application. Other ways to assess a NDT&E method, for example, an in-depth numerical analysis compared with experimental results for a well characterized object, are also welcome.
More details aims and scope, and submission information:
http://www.journals.elsevier.com/case-studies-in-nondestructive-testing-and-evaluation/
Read over 40 open access articles from Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis
Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis provides a forum for the rapid publication of short, structured Case Studies in Engineering Failure Analysis and related Short Communications, and will provide an essential compendium of case studies for practitioners in the field of engineering failure analysis and others who are interested in the ways in which components fail.
Read the 40+ articles that are live already!
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Sixth International Conference on Engineering Failure Analysis
6 – 9 July 2014, Lisbon, Portugal
Engineering failure analysis is a key tool for the improvement of the modern innovation cycle now demands that component design involves a whole-of-life approach, incorporating an awareness of manufacture, safety, reliability, environmental sensitivity and disposal. This has focused attention on the pivotal role of failure analysis as an essential tool to improve equipment availability, help prevent accidents and disasters and to inform the processes of design, manufacture, operation and maintenance of key plant and equipment.
The strengths of past conferences have been the emphasis on practical application of technical knowledge to engineering failure analysis and the extensive use of case studies to the development of an understanding of engineering failures. The case study approach is strongly encouraged as an important mechanism for developing a body of knowledge well rooted in practical experience.
Submit an abstract and attend: www.icefaconference.com/submit-abstract.html