The subject of the PhD thesis described below is part of a group of PhD grants whose aim is to develop a multidisciplinary scientific approach to tackling the societal issue of "low-carbon industry and society", identified as a major challenge for the future identified as a priority issue by the 4 institution.... More Details

The position is focused on the development of a phase-field model to simulate shear banding. The candidate will implement a suitable yield criterion with the phase-field method to model shear bands in soda-lime and borate glasses. She/he will develop a phase-field finite element model for indentation experiments and identify the critical .... More Details