Dr. Siegmund, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, has an opening for an incoming PhD student in his lab. This position is funded within a research award from the National Science Foundation. This position is for students with interest in mechanics of materials. The research topic is in the context of the structural integrity of plant cell assemblies. A PhD student will work both with mechanics of materials (theory and FEM) and a biology lab (experiments on plant cells). If interested, please contact Dr. Siegmund (siegmund@purdue.edu).