Dr. Bala Chandran’s Research Group, Mechanical Engineering, TREE Lab
Dr. Bala Chandran is seeking a highly motivated graduate (doctoral or masters) student interested in
doing research in the broad area of understanding radiative heat transfer in granular and
suspension flows via computational modeling for applications of high-temperature
energy storage and catalysis applications. Applicants are expected to have a sound
knowledge of fluid/continuum mechanics and the fundamentals of heat-transfer;
experience in complex fluids or multiphase flows is desirable, though not essential.
Applicants should be interested in the computational aspects of this project to develop
and write code.
Qualifications
- Strong analytical and computational skills, and intellectual independence (i.e.,
able to read books and papers and learn by oneself; able to apply theoretical
knowledge to practical situations) - Relevant course work and experience related to
- Undergraduate level fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, heat transfer,
radiation, numerical methods and programming, computational fluid/solid
mechanics - Graduate level courses on any/all of the above topics will be a plus point
- Undergraduate level fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, heat transfer,
- Excellent professional and work ethic
- Team player that is ready to interface with people developing experiments on
this project
Application Procedure
If you are interested in this opportunity, please email Prof. Bala Chandran
([email protected]) all the following documents AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:
- A 2-page CV with references listed
- Unofficial academic transcript
- 1 one-page (maximum) statement of interest that explains why you are best suited for working on the proposed research topic and indicates how you meet the required project criteria.
- Slides (maximum 5) that showcase your research experience and contributions