PhD Position, Crystal Plasticity / X-ray Diffraction, The University of Alabama

The Advanced Computational Materials Engineering Laboratory (ACME Lab: https://acmelab.ua.edu) in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Alabama is seeking candidates for a fully-funded PhD position in the area of deformation mechanics to begin August 2022.

This project will focus on the observation of deformation twinning during in-situ deformation loading via high energy X-ray diffraction experiments, and the formulation, implementation, and validation of a model governing discrete deformation twins in a crystal plasticity finite element framework.

See the attached flyer for more information. This project is funded for 5 years through NSF grant 2143808.

Please contact Dr. Matt Kasemer directly at mkasemer [at] eng.ua.edu (mkasemer[at]eng[dot]ua[dot]edu), with subject line “Open PhD Position” and CV (and any other pertinent materials) attached.