Ph.D. Research Assistantship Position in Multi-Scale Computational Study of the Fracture of Concrete at CU Boulder

A Ph.D. Research Assistantship position in multi-scale computational mechanics of fracture of composites (with application on concrete) will be available to start in January 2010 in the Department of Civil Engineering, at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado, USA.

The Ph.D. student will join a team whose research is centered on developing mathematical models and computational techniques for multi-physics/multi-scale problems in solid mechanics. Topics of the project include nonlinear material behavior, mechanics of porous media, plasticity, damage and fracture as well as numerical schemes such as extended finite element method, level-set method and concurrent multi-scale techniques. The student’s area of research will be on the development of numerical methods to couple the behavior of concrete microstructure at small length-scales to its macroscopic response and fracture. Applicants for the Ph.D. research assistantship position should have a Master’s degree in Mechanical, Civil Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a similar discipline, with strong credentials. Background in solid mechanics, finite element programming and knowledge of computing languages such as Fortran or C++ will be also considered during the selection process. The Research Assistantship covers tuition and fees, medical insurance and a monthly stipend.

To apply: Interested students must contact and subsequently submit their resumes, along with transcripts and statement of purpose, to Prof. Franck Vernerey (email: franck.vernerey@colorado.edu), and apply for admission to University of Colorado at Boulder Graduate School (http://www.colorado.edu/prospective/graduate/apply/process.html). For doing that, the student must comply with the graduate school requirements for Ph.D. in Engineering and Applied Science.