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Ph.D. Student Positions at San Diego State University, California, USA
Ph.D. student positions in Engineering Sciences or Computational Sciences are offered in the Powder Technology Laboratory – a world leading center in sintering research at the San Diego State University. Ph.D. projects will be of an interdisciplinary nature focused on the experimental or computational materials science. The successful applicants should have strong academic records and should be highly motivated to conduct experimentation or mathematical modeling and simulation on real-world processing of novel material systems for a number of cutting-edge technological applications. Admission criteria and application procedures are available at http://www.engineering.sdsu.edu/engineering/joint_doctoral_program.aspx. The positions assume a tuition coverage support and a competitive stipend. The application deadline: February 1, 2012, early applications are encouraged. For further information please contact Professor E. Olevsky at eolevsky@mail.sdsu.edu.
Solar Cell Sintering Simulation
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The Powder Technology Laboratory (PTL) is located at San Diego State University, in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. PTL researchers are currently undertaking projects on various research topics including:
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PTL Research Group
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Distinguished professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the UCSD-SDSU Joint Doctoral Program |
Affiliated Faculty - Research Visitors
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R.M. German |
Dr.
Mikhail Shtern Head of the Department of Micromechanics and Rheology of Composites and Porous Bodies Institute for Problems of Materials Sciences Kiev, Ukraine |
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Alexander Maidaniuk
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Andrey Maximenko |
Dr. Hector
Sanchez Sthepa |
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Dr. Massimo De Sanctis Universiti di Pisa, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica, Chimica Industriale e Scienza dei Materiali Pisa, Italy |
Dr. Walid
Daoush Department of Powder Technology, Central Metallurgical R&D Institute, Ministry of Scientific Research, Cairo, Egypt |
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Alain Molinari Institut Superieur de Genie Mecanique et Productique University of Metz, France |
Dr.
Oleg Mikhailov |
Dr.
Ekaterine Sanaia |
PhD Students
Master Students
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering Program |
Master Student in Mechanical Engineering Program |
Master Student in Mechanical Engineering Program |
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Recent News 9.06.11 PTL welcomes new Post-Doctoral Fellow: Dr. Jose Alvarado-Contreras. 8.28.11-9.02.11 Profs. Olevsky and German attended Sintering 2011 International Conference in Jeju Island, South Korea. 8.01.11-8.26.11 Prof. Olevsky visited Risø National Laboratory for Sustainable Energy at Denmark Technical University 4.26.11 Congratulations to Profs. German and Olevsky! They both are elected to become Fellows of the American Ceramic Society. The Fellow rank is awarded to outstanding, broad and productive contributions to the ceramic sciences and technology. 2.27-3.4.11 PTL Members Profs. Olevsky and German, PhD students William Bradbury, Cristina Garcia, Evan Khaleghi, Yen-Shan Lin and Wei Li participate in the Annual TMS meeting held in San Diego (CA). 1.12-15.11 Dr. Veena Tikare of Sandia National Laboratories (NM) visited PTL. 1.4-7.11 Prof. Olevsky participated in NSF CMMI Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia. 10.5-11.10.10 Dr. Ekaterine Sanaia from the Institute of Physics nad Technology, Tbilisi, Georgia visited PTL. 11.7.10 William Bradbury and Dr. Olevsky were featured on the American Ceramic Society blog Ceramic Tech Today. 10.29-11.5.10 Congratulations to Rahul Tyagi, Aditya Bothate, Dmitriy Glozman and Gajendra Pendse who successfully defended their theses and will graduate with Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering degrees! 10.17-21.10 Prof. Olevsky participates in the Materials Science & Technology Conference (MS&T'10) in Houston, TX. 10.09-15.10 Profs. German and Olevsky participate in the 2010 Powder Metallurgy World Congress in Florence, Italy. 9.01.10 The Powder Technology Lab welcomes Ph.D candidate William Bradbury to the Engineering Science and Applied Mechanics Program. 8.24-26.10 Prof. Olevsky participated in the Materials Science and Engineering 2010 Conference in Darmstadt, Germany. 8.20.10 PhD student Ridvan Yamanoglu successfully completes his studies at PTL. 8.1-30.10 Cristina Garcia visits Sandia National Laboratories to collaborate with Dr. V. Tikare on meso-scale simulations of sintering processes. 8.1-6.10 Prof. E. Olevsky participated in the 7th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing in Cairns, Australia. 6.27-30.10 Prof. R. German participated in the MPIF/APMI International Conference on Powder Metallurgy & Particulate Materials in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. 6.6.-11.10 Prof. E. Olevsky participated in the 12th International Conference on Modern Materials and Technologies held in Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy. 5.20.10 Congratulations to William Bradbury who successfully defended his thesis and graduated with a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering! 4.20.10 Congratulations to Maohung Tien who successfully defended his thesis and graduated with a Master of Engineering degree! 4.13.10 Congratulations to Prof. Olevsky who received a 2010 SDSU President's Leadership Award.rd. 4.1-30.10 Dr. A. Maximenko, from the Ukraine National Academy of Sciences, is visiting PTL. 3.29-31.10: Prof. R. German and PhD Students Wei Li and Ridvan Yamanoglu took part in MIM 2010 International Conference on Injection Molding of Metals, Ceramics and Carbides in Long Beach, California, USA. 1.27-29.10 Prof. Olevsky participated in the 34th International Conference and Exposition on Advanced Ceramics and Composites In Daytona Beach, Florida.
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