Auxetics Lab

Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design
School of Engineering and Built Environment

Griffith University
Gold Coast QLD, Australia

NOTE. Currently, there are no vacancies for PhD, post-doc, or Research Fellow positions. Only self-funded Master's and PhD students are considered.

PhD Applications (currently closed)

In order to apply, please send an email (limited to 200 words max) titled "PhD application (auxeticslab)"; in addition, please provide the following items:

CV,
transcripts (Bachelor's and Master's),
the topic of interest, and
one best publication.

Desired Skills

We actively look for talented PhD students; a suitable topic can be defined according to any of the following skills:

Classic/Generalised Continuum Mechanics
Computational Mechanics

Topics for Collaborative Research

Currently, the following topics are available:

Multi-layered semi-auxetics for Energy-absorbing applications

Micromechanical models are considered in conjunction with computational techniques and experimental validation. Developing new continuum mechanical models are also of interest.
Modelling Fibre-reinforced Composites

Micromechanical models are considered in conjunction with computational techniques and experimental validation. Developing new continuum mechanical models are also of interest.