Applications are invited for a PhD position at the University of Limerick, Ireland, funded through the EU Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher Programme.

SALARY: €37,903 p.a. (plus family allowance of €4,589 p.a. where appropriate in accordance with Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme rules).

Topic: Development of discrete fastener-less joining technologies for impact protection devices

To apply: Apply online at http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/

Closing Date: Thursday, 23rd February 2017, 12 noon, Irish Standard Time.

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Please note your application must include:

A letter of introduction indicating how you meet the criteria outlined in the Job description.

A completed online Application Form.
Please email erecruitment@ul.ie if you experience any difficulties.

Applications are invited for 2 PhD position at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

Both are funded through the EU Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher Programme.

SALARY: €37,903 p.a. (plus family allowance of €4,589 p.a. where appropriate in accordance with Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme rules).

Topic: Improving the crashworthiness of composite transportation structures

To apply: Apply online at http://www.ul.ie/hrvacancies/

Closing Date: Friday, 11th November 2016, 12 noon, Irish Standard Time.

Please note your application must include:

A letter of introduction indicating how you meet the criteria outlined in the Job description.

A completed online Application Form (separate application forms must be submitted for each post applied for).
Please email erecruitment@ul.ie if you experience any difficulties.

3D printing and numerical analysis are combined to design a new class of architected materials that contain bistable beam elements and exhibit controlled trapping of elastic energy. The proposed energy-absorbing structures are reusable. Moreover, the mechanism of energy absorption stems solely from the structural geometry of the printed beam elements, and is therefore both materials- and loading-rate independent.

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adma.201501708/full

To read the published paper in Advanced Materials, please click here. To view the mechanism in action, please view this movie that shows how the energy-absorbing material can protect a fragile object.