Fully funded PhD position, Spring/Fall 2021, University of Pittsburgh

The Labortory of Soft Materials Mechanics and Manufacturing (https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/LASM3/) is recruiting PhD candidates starting either on Spring or Fall 2021. Students with expertise in the following areas are especially valued:

1. Thermodynamics of solids

2. Polymer synthesis

3. Developing customer experimental setups

The students will work on the mechanics and manufacturing of high performance hydrogels and fibrous materials. Interested students are encouraged to contact Dr. Liu directly (qihan.liu@pitt.edu). For application requirment please refer to the university website. Due to the recent VISA issue with the United States, students who are currently in US is preferred.