Dr. Changxue Xu’s research group is seeking one PhD student to work in the area of 3D bioprinting and biofabrication. The ideal student will be creative and independent in thinking about new research studies. Experiences in 3D printing, acoustics/ultrasonics, biological polymer materials, and fluid dynamics are highly desirable. Students from all science or engineering majors, especially Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Energy and Power Engineering are encouraged to apply.
Our lab web: https://www.depts.ttu.edu/imse/aml/bioprinting_biofabrication.php Our research interests are:
3D bioprinting and biofabrication of tissue and organ models
Multi-cellular tumor microenvironment
Cancer cell migration and invasion
Cell patterning and distribution
Cell printing and cell encapsulation
Cell-biomaterial interaction
Organs-on-chips
Additive manufacturing of functional materials
To Apply:
If interested, please email a curriculum vitae (CV), Transcripts, TOEFL score (GRE not required) to changxue.xu@ttu.edu. Successful candidates will be asked to submit three references. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled.
About Texas Tech University and our department:
Founded in 1934, the IMSE (Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering) department is one of the first departments in the nation and the first in the state of Texas. The department has a distinguished history of outstanding scholarships, with recent funding from NSF, DOE, ONR, DOD and NIH, as well as for offering excellent, personalized educational opportunities. Additional information about the department is available at https://www.depts.ttu.edu/imse/. The department has state-of-the-art laboratory facilities, including manufacturing, ergonomics/human factors, and materials characterization.
Texas Tech University is a comprehensive university that includes law and medical schools with an enrollment of more than 40,000 students total. Texas Tech University is recognized as an R1: Doctoral University – Very High Research Activity in the Carnegie Classification.