Mechanical Engineering

Additive Manufacturing

Additive Manufacturing of Metals

Laboratory/Faculty: Center for Additive Manufacturing of Metals / Dr. Brett Ellis
Opening Type: PhD or MS Student
Topics: Characterization of Process-Structure-Property-Performance (PSPP) Relations, Development of Analytical and Numerical PSPP Models, and Design of 3D-Printed Metal Parts

Thermal Process Modeling for High Efficiency Air Separation

Laboratory/Faculty: Solar Thermal Energy Laboratory (Dr. Justin Lapp)
Opening Type: PhD Research Project
Topics: Thermodynamics, Systems Analysis, Process Modeling, Renewable Energy

Numerical Heat Transfer Modeling of a Solar Particle Receiver

Laboratory/Faculty: Solar Thermal Energy Laboratory (Dr. Justin Lapp)
Opening Type: PhD Research Project
Topics: Heat Transfer, Numerical Modeling, Solar Energy, Thermodynamics