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Are you unsure of what is professionally right for you? Have you wondered how you could find it out which profession or career will make you feel truly fulfilled? Do you lack orientation to decide on the next step in your career?<br>\r\nIn this workshop, you will be provided with proven orientation models and tools that will guide you in your career decisions. We will implement them. 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Historically, research has primarily focused on predicting the onset of buckling—that is, the loss of the original configuration under excessive loading—rather than on understanding how structures evolve in the post-buckling regime. Recently, however, the study of buckling has experienced a renaissance, with post-buckling mechanical responses increasingly exploited to achieve new functionalities, for example enhancing fracture resistance in stretchable electronics and flexible displays.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nWhile most existing studies consider elastically deforming systems whose behaviour arises primarily from geometric nonlinearities, this talk presents examples in which geometric effects are coupled with nonlinear constitutive responses, giving rise to new post-buckling mechanisms. First, we investigate the buckling of hard, perforated (“holey”) structures that exhibit auxetic behaviour but, unlike their purely elastic counterparts, undergo post-buckling softening. The resulting negative stiffness is captured using a pseudo-plastic constitutive model that describes nonlinearities emerging from the structural microarchitecture.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nWe then apply a similar framework to examine the buckling of beverage cans largely filled with liquid under axial compression. Whereas empty cylindrical shells typically develop periodic buckling patterns that break both axial and circumferential symmetry, liquid-filled cylinders buckle axisymmetrically. The resulting ring-shaped buckles are localized and emerge sequentially, progressively covering the can surface. We show that this behaviour arises from nonlinear, spatially anisotropic hoop stresses that soften and subsequently re-stiffen during compression.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Biography: </strong>Draga Pihler-Puzovic is a Reader in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester and a core member of the Manchester Centre for Nonlinear Dynamics. 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I then introduce a regularised fracture model, akin to the phase-field regularisation used for softening plasticity, that we recently proposed in [1]. Unlike standard gradient damage or phase-field fracture models, in this approach damage affects the material strength rather than its stiffness.<br>\r\n<br>\r\nThrough analytical and numerical examples, I show how this model, within a consistent variational framework, provides a path toward reconciling several key concepts developed over the centuries, including Griffith and cohesive crack models, damage mechanics, plasticity, strength criteria, and limit analysis.<br>\r\n<br>\r\n[1] B. Bourdin, J.-J. Marigo, C. Maurini, C. Zolesi, <em>A variational approach to fracture incorporating any convex strength criterion</em>, arXiv:2506.22558. <a href=\"https://www.arxiv.org/pdf/2506.22558?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">arXiv PDF</a><br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Biography: </strong>Corrado Maurini is Professor of Solid Mechanics at the d'Alembert Institute, Sorbonne Université, Paris. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanics in 2005 through a joint programme between the University of Rome La Sapienza and Paris 6. 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Reis</a>", "is_internal": "False", "theme": "", "vulgarization": { "id": 1, "fr_label": "Tout public", "en_label": "General public" }, "registration": { "id": 3, "fr_label": "Entrée libre", "en_label": "Free" }, "keywords": "MechE Colloquium: Toward a unified variational model of material failure", "file": null, "icalendar_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/export/120055/", "category": { "id": 1, "code": "CONF", "fr_label": "Conférences - Séminaires", "en_label": "Conferences - Seminars", "activated": true }, "academic_calendar_category": null, "domains": [], "mementos": [ "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/8/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/1/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/232/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/270/?format=api", "https://memento.epfl.ch/api/v1/mementos/6/?format=api" ] }, { "id": 71229, "title": "MechE Colloquium: Functional materials for renewable energy storage and conversion – sustainable and scalable materials design for photocatalysts and battery materials", "slug": "meche-colloquium-functional-materials-for-renewabl", "event_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/event/meche-colloquium-functional-materials-for-renewabl", "visual_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32590/200x112.jpg", "visual_large_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32590/720x405.jpg", "visual_maxsize_url": "https://memento.epfl.ch/image/32590/max-size.jpg", "lang": "en", "start_date": "2026-04-07", "end_date": "2026-04-07", "start_time": "12:00:00", "end_time": "13:00:00", "description": "<strong>Abstract: </strong>Renewable energy conversion and storage are pressing topics in applied research today, as the use of non-fossil energy sources is essential to reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions. Solar and wind energy harvesting combined with chemical energy storage in batteries or fuels, such as hydrogen, are essential processes, that need to be improved in terms of efficiency, long-term stability, scalability and sustainability. Although significant progress has been made, many proposed photo- or electrochemical devices show satisfying short-term efficiencies in the laboratory but are too cost-intensive, too unstable and/or not sustainable enough for large-scale applications [1][2]. This is often the case, because they rely on rare materials and/or they are not fabricated using scalable processes. From a material science point of view, key areas to improve dynamic processes include, of course, the bulk properties of the active materials themselves, as well as the interfaces between the active materials and the electrolyte [3]. <br>\r\nIn this contribution concepts are presented how to improve the function of active materials in photo- or electrochemical energy applications by materials and interface design while respecting sustainability criteria. Our strategies include morphology control by scalable synthesis procedures and chemical modifications using earth-abundant and sustainable additives. These approaches are showcased in two application areas: photocatalysis for solar water-splitting and post-lithium-ion batteries. In both cases vanadium-based chemistries and low energy hydrothermal synthesis processes are used to produce devices with improved function [4,5].<br>\r\n[1] A. Vilanova, P. Dias, T. Lopes and A. Mendes, Chemical Society Reviews 53 (2024) 2388<br>\r\n[2] S. Maddukuri, D. Malka, M.S. Chae, Y. Elias, S. Luski, D. Aurbach, Electrochimica Acta 354 (2020) 136771<br>\r\n[3] Z. Xi and M. Liu, npj Materials Sustainability 3 (2025) 18<br>\r\n[4] J. Praxmair, F. Creazzo, D. Tang, J. Zalesak, J. Hörndl, S. Luber and S. Pokrant, ChemElectroChem 12 (2025) e202500280<br>\r\n[5] J. LamChen, J. Zalesak and S. Pokrant, (2026) submitted to Journal of Power Sources<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<br>\r\n<strong>Biography: </strong>Simone Pokrant is Professor of Functional Materials at the department of Chemistry and Physics of Materials, University of Salzburg (Austria) since 2018 and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Natural and Life Sciences since 2024. She previously served, among others, as research group leader at Empa (Switzerland) and spent ten years in industry as a technical leader and product manager, specializing in physical characterization and electron microscopy at Philips (France) and Zeiss (Germany). She holds a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Marburg (Germany). Her research interests focus on the development of materials for renewable energy storage and conversion, particularly for batteries and photocatalysis. 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In this talk, I will present our latest findings on the role of neuropeptides in neural circuit function, uncovered through the use of novel genetically encoded sensors and silencers designed specifically for peptidergic transmission. By applying these innovative tools, we have identified key pathways and mechanisms by which neuropeptides regulate neuronal activity and orchestrate complex behavioral responses. 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