PhD Opportunity for US Citizens
Starting in summer or fall 2024
Project Objective: The project seeks to understand the influence of marine vessel surface charge distribution on fluid flow profiles in the context of naval science and engineering. Among other areas, this is relevant in terms of naval energy consumption, noise generation and fluid interaction with electromagnetic signals.
Methods: The project will use molecular dynamics and computational quantum mechanics, and the student will interact with researchers working on computational fluid dynamics methods, with theoretical scientists focusing on water structure and dynamics, with experimentalists working on the same topics, and with naval scientists and engineers.
Internship Opportunities: Paid internship opportunities will be available during the summer months, starting in the second year.
Degree Requirements: A background in materials science, chemical or mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, or computer science is preferred, but other disciplines may be considered depending on the applicant’s background. The project will involve a significant amount of computer programming.
Degree Enrollment Options: The applicant may choose mechanical engineering or materials science engineering as his/her PhD major.
Contact: Applicants should contact Prof. Santiago Solares by electronic mail at solares@cua.edu.
IMPORTANT: Inquiries related to this opportunity should use the subject line, “US Citizen applying to molecular modeling PhD position.”
Starting in summer or fall 2024
Project Objective: The project seeks to understand the influence of marine vessel surface charge distribution on fluid flow profiles in the context of naval science and engineering. Among other areas, this is relevant in terms of naval energy consumption, noise generation and fluid interaction with electromagnetic signals.
Methods: The project will use molecular dynamics and computational quantum mechanics, and the student will interact with researchers working on computational fluid dynamics methods, with theoretical scientists focusing on water structure and dynamics, with experimentalists working on the same topics, and with naval scientists and engineers.
Internship Opportunities: Paid internship opportunities will be available during the summer months, starting in the second year.
Degree Requirements: A background in materials science, chemical or mechanical engineering, physics, chemistry, or computer science is preferred, but other disciplines may be considered depending on the applicant’s background. The project will involve a significant amount of computer programming.
Degree Enrollment Options: The applicant may choose mechanical engineering or materials science engineering as his/her PhD major.
Contact: Applicants should contact Prof. Santiago Solares by electronic mail at solares@cua.edu.
IMPORTANT: Inquiries related to this opportunity should use the subject line, “US Citizen applying to molecular modeling PhD position.”