PhD projects in computational fracture and computational/theoretical fluids at University of Melbourne

The Australian Mineral Science Research Institute (AMSRI) is a consortium of Australia's best scientists working in minerals industry-related fields. Research activities span the breadth of minerals processing, with major themes of the research being energy efficiency, frugal water use and efficient management of waste. The Mathematics program of AMSRI performs modelling and analysis research across multiple minerals processing areas, including comminution, flotation and waste treatment.

AMSRI is seeking candidates for computational (and potentially theoretical) PhD projects. One project is in the area of comminution, and a second project is available in soft matter. Fundamental disciplines of relevance here include solid mechanics, fracture mechanics, damage mechanics, fluid dynamics, continuum mechanics, atomistic  simulation. Computational techniques of relevance include: X-FEM, FEM, DEM, stochastic network models, MD, MC, finite volume methods, finite difference methods, VOF, level-set methods, multiscale modelling. Thoeretical areas of interest include film drainage and fracture.

Strong Australian candidates and exceptional overseas candidates are encouraged to submit expressions of interest for projects in these areas. Australian candidates should have higher-end Honours degrees (H2A and above). Competition for overseas candidates is harder: candidates will be considered on the basis of excellent academic grades, solid early-career publications histories in areas of relevance, and well-developed abilities in
methods development, code development and parallel computing.

For more information please contact:

Dr Petar Liovic

pliovic@unimelb.edu.au

+61 3 8344 7251