Postdoc Fellow Position about Energy Design at Virginia Tech

A postdoc position is available immediately for an externally funded project on ocean wave energy in the department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech. The objective is to develop and test a novel mechanical solution for converting ocean wave energy into electricity. Prototypes of 5kW - 30KW will be designed, tested, and demonstrated in both labs and in oceans. The machine/mechatronics design skills are essential and the knowledge in vibration/dynamics, fluid, control and power electronics will be a plus. The postdoctoral fellow will also have opportunity to participate in scholarly research in the NSF IUCRC Center of Energy Harvesting and to gain broad training including graduate student mentoring. Some background information about wave energy can be found in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wave_power. For further information, please contact Prof Lei Zuo, leizuo@vt.edu.  Highly motivated candidate shall send his/her CV, a short research statement, and less than three representative publications to Prof. Lei Zuo.