Hi all, I have been a user of deal.II since 2005. My group is developing a numerical framework for the analysis and design of electrochemical systems based on deal.II, see www.openfcst.org. I am currently looking for PhD students interested in continuing the development of our open-source code toward transient simulations, the addition of the fluid flow channels, and the extension of the framework to water electrolyzers and batteries (already in progress). If you are interested, please contact me at [email protected]. A detailed ad is provided below.
Thank you for your attention, Marc ==== The Energy Systems Design Laboratory at the University of Alberta, Canada, is currently looking for a PhD student to work on the development of our open-source polymer electrolyte fuel cell simulation framework. The framework is designed for finite element modelling of multi-scale, multi-phase mass and charge transport in electrochemical systems. Our research group has been developing the framework for several years (see openfcst.mece.ualberta.ca) and now we would like to extend our micro-scale and macro-scale fuel cell models to account for transient phenomena, such as start-up and degradation, to fluid flow in channels, as well as to extend the framework to other electrochemical systems, such as electrolyzers and batteries. You would be in charge of working in this area in a team of at least four other developers. The PhD student would have a fellowship for four years with a minimum stipend of $25,000/yr to cover tuition and living expenses with additional funding to travel to conferences and internships. The starting date would be as early as September 2022, but it could be as late as January 2023. The position is at the Energy Systems Design Laboratory in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Alberta (One of the five top research intensive universities in Canada). For more information about the ESDLab please see: http://www.esdlab.mece.ualberta.ca/. Dr. Marc Secanell is the director of the laboratory and would be your primary supervisor. Dr. Secanell is a leading researcher in the field of mathematical modeling of electrochemical energy systems, fabrication and characterization of polymer electrolyte fuel cells and electrolyzers, and design and optimization. His laboratory has experimental equipment to be able to validate all numerical models developed in OpenFCST. He has received over 3,000 citations, has an h-index of 34 (see https://bit.ly/2NrH9zq), has been invited to present at prestigious conferences such as the Electrochemical Society Meetings and the Gordon Research Conference in Fuel Cells, and is currently the co-chair of the 2022 Gordon Research Conference in Fuel Cells. Previous PhD students working in the OpenFCST framework were able to secure faculty positions at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), postdoctoral fellowships at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US) and Paul Scherrer Institute (Switzerland), and industry jobs at leading companies such as Siemens. Applicants should have obtained an M.Sc. degree in either Mechanical/Chemical Engineering or Mathematics in the last two years and: a) be familiar with the finite element method and the deal.ii libraries; b) have experience with programming in C++ and python; c) have strong communication and writing skills; d) be ready to work in a team. If you are interested, please email your detailed CV to [email protected] along with your most significant journal/conference publication. About the Energy Systems Design Laboratory (http://esdlab.mece.ualberta.ca) Founded in 2009, the ESDLab is a research team at the University of Alberta focused on the design of sustainable electrochemical energy systems. The laboratory has both a numerical and an experimental group. The numerical group is responsible for the development of OpenFCST, an open-source fuel cell and electrolyzer simulation framework, and CoolIT, a wet cooling tower analysis software. The experimental group is responsible for the fabrication, characterization and testing of polymer electrolyte fuel cells and electrolyzers to provide validation data to the modeling team. About the University of Alberta (https://www.ualberta.ca/index.html and https://www.ualberta.ca/engineering/mechanical-engineering/index.html ) Founded in 1908, University of Alberta is one of Canada's foremost research-intensive universities with an operating budget of over one billion dollars annually; external research funding is approximately $500 million per year. The University has about 37,000 students at BSc, MSc, and PhD levels. The Faculty of Engineering is among the top 5% in size in North America with over 4,000 undergraduate and 1,500 graduate students. The Department of Mechanical Engineering has more than 750 undergraduate and over 250 graduate students. For more information see the Department of Mechanical Engineering website. About the City of Edmonton (https://www.edmonton.ca/) Edmonton's cost of living is favourable when compared with other major cities in Canada. The Edmonton River Valley is the largest urban park in Canada, with more than 160 kilometres of maintained pathways and 20 major parks. It is a paradise for running and cycling enthusiasts such as Dr. Secanell and many of his team members. The Greater Edmonton area has a population of over one million people and offers a diverse array of cultural and sporting activities year round, which has earned Edmonton the nickname of Festival City. Edmonton is an international city, as evident by over seventy cultures from all over the world that were represented in the recent annual Heritage Festival. Edmonton is only a few hours from the Rocky Mountains and Jasper and Banff National Parks, which offer some of the finest skiing, kayaking, cycling, hiking, and camping in the world. The University is located centrally on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River and a few minutes walk away from River Valley and downtown Edmonton. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Marc Secanell, Ph.D., P.Eng. 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