犹他州立大学全奖PHD（Solid Mechanics/Multiscale Computations）

Ph.D. Openings in Solid Mechanics/Multiscale Computations/Data-driven Modeling at Utah State University

Ph.D. applications are invited to join my research group in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Utah State University. The positions are fully funded with a tuition waiver, monthly stipend, and health insurance. The admitted Ph.D. students will work on multiscale computational studies of functional materials (energy storage & functional polymer) to (i) elucidate the underlying physics of materials deformation and failure, and (ii) design new materials. We are a highly computational oriented group, where multiscale computations (DFT, MD & FEA) are combined with data-driven modeling (Uncertainty Quantification & machine learning).
Admission requirements can be found at https://engineering.usu.edu/mae/students/graduate/apply. Candidates with the following conditions are highly encouraged to apply.
•        Undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher
•        TOEFL≥100, GRE Verbal/Quantitative ≥70th percentile
•        Programming experience with MATLAB, C/C++ or Python
•        Experience with FEA Software (ABAQUS/FENICS/MOOSE), or MD simulations (LAMMPS), or DFT (VASP), or Stochastic modeling.
While not required, a master’s degree focusing on Computations/Mechanics or related major is preferred. Interested candidates please send an email to Dr. Haoran Wang (hw209@duke.edu) with your CV and transcript.

About USU: USU is located in Logan, Utah, which is ~1.5 hours drive from Salt Lake City. It is surrounded by 6 national parks, including Yellowstone. It is also home to the Space Dynamics Lab, a federally sponsored research corporation with an annual research funding of more than $100 million.

GPA和英语成绩，我上面列的标准比系里的最低录取标准高一些，主要是出于推荐学生申请学校fellowship的考量，因而是按照这个fellowship的标准列的。fellowship对学生今后找工作帮助非常大，同时还有RA，也可以让学生经济上更宽裕一些。当然，如果英语成绩略差一点的同学，只要对我们方向感兴趣，也非常欢迎！