Research Positions: Computational Materials Physics, Queen’s University 3417 views

Research Positions in the filed of Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science or Applied Mathematics at the Queen’s University.

Areas of Research

My group specializes in computational materials physics. The methods we use include:

1. Atomistic simulation on short timescales (density functional theory, molecular dynamics)
2. Atomistic simulations on long timescales (accelerated dynamics)
3. Mesoscale simulations (coarse-grained simulations, lattice-element methods)
4. Classical force-field development, based on empirical and quantum mechanics
5. Automated analysis of electron micrographs using artificial neural networks

Using these tools, we study materials such as:

1. Metals and alloys for nuclear power applications
2. Clay for spent fuel storage
3. Cements
4. Semi-conductors
5. Porous bio-materials (i.e. bone)
6. Porous 3d-printed alloys for Personal Air Vehicles

Research Opportunities

1. Undergraduate internships
2. MASc and PhD studentship opportunities
3. Postdoctoral Fellowships

Requirements

A good applicant would have a background in engineering, physics, chemistry, computer science or applied mathematics, and have strong coding and modeling skills.