北伊利诺伊大学Dr. Jifu Tan课题组诚邀优秀学子加入

北伊利诺伊大学Dr. Jifu Tan课题组诚邀优秀学子加入

• 2024-01-14
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The Multiphysics modeling group in Mechanical Engineering at Northern Illinois University (NIU) is inviting applications for funded PhD positions to join the research team. The group is made of graduate and undergraduate students working on various exciting projects such as large-scale blood flow modeling, clot mechanics, parallel computing with CPUs and GPUs, design and optimization, and physics guided deep learning.

The group has access to excellent high performance computational facilities both at NIU and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) through close collaborations. Dr. Tan is also a guest faculty to ANL. In the past, several students out of the group have worked at ANL as interns during the summer. The alumni from the group have successfully landed positions in Boeing, SIEMENS, Navistar, United Imaging Healthcare.

NIU is located at Dekalb, IL, which is about 75 minutes driving to Chicago. Chicago is a city of boundless energy, diverse culture, and iconic architecture. It has beautiful lakefront views, delicious food, and various sports teams and vibrant music scene. Nearby city Naperville is the fourth most livable city in the United States with a large Chinese population and many job opportunities.

Qualifications:

·A master's degree in mechanical engineering or a related field is preferred. However, students with a bachelor's degree are also encouraged to apply.

·Strong background solid/fluid mechanics, and mathematics.

·Excellent programming skills (e.g., matlab, python, c/c++).

·Interest in computational mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, machine learning, and biomedical engineering.

·Strong written and verbal communication skills.

·Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a research team

Financial support:

The selected Ph.D. candidate will receive a competitive stipend, tuition remission, and health insurance as part of their funding package. This position also offers opportunities for travel to conferences and research-related events.

Application procedure:

Interested candidates should contact Dr. Tan at jifutan@niu.edu with the following materials and then submit the application through https://www.niu.edu/grad/admissions/apply-now.shtml

·page research statement describing motivation/interest.

·A detailed curriculum vitae (cv).

·Transcripts of undergraduate and graduate coursework.

·Contact information for three academic or professional references.

·A sample of your research work or publications (if available).

·TOEFL/GRE score

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