The Compaction Simulation Forum (CSF2013), a follow-up to the successful CSF launch in Boston last November, will take place in Cambridge, UK on 4-5 June 2013. The Program Committee is currently finalising the scientific program but the following keynote speakers are already confirmed: Dr. James Elliott University of Cambridge Dr. I.C. Sinka University of Leicester Dr. Alberto Cuitino Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey The full program will be announced shortly. For more details please see the attached brochure. 

The Institute of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics in Düsseldorf is looking for PhD candidates. Research will focus on the impact of powder properties & system design on roll compaction (ESR2) and roll compaction scale-up (ESR3). Vacancies are now open and we are looking for energetic candidates with research interests in either particle technology, pharmaceutical technology, computer modeling, DEM, FEM, artificial neuralnetworks, evolutionary computation or computational intelligence to join this exciting research training network to work on one of the projects. If you are interested in applying, please email your CV & a cover letter stating which project(s) you are interested to…