Seeking a Ph.D. Student

University - Mechanical engineering
Match Rate
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Stage
Ph.D
Duration
48 month
Fund
27000 USD
Fee
75 USD
Deadline
Aug 31, 2024
Start
Jan 13, 2025

About the position

I am looking for a motivated and talented Ph.D. student to join my research group in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Arkansas. Our research focuses on advanced manufacturing, surface engineering, tribology, and nanomechanics.🔬 Position Details:Start Date: Spring 2025 (January 13, Classes Begin)Funding: Graduate Research AssistantshipResearch Focus: Advanced manufacturing and in-situ tribologyQualifications: A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or materials science and engineering, preferably with experience in materials characterization and nanoindentation.💡 Why Join Us?Work in a cutting-edge research environmentCollaborate with leading experts in the fieldOpportunity to publish in top-tier journals and present at international conferencesAccess to state-of-the-art facilities and interdisciplinary collaboration

Exam Requirements

GRE-General
Verbal
149 Percentile
Quantitative
158 Percentile
Writing
3 Percentile
IELTS
Listening
6.5
Reading
6.5
Writing
6.5
Speaking
6.5
Overall
6.5
TOEFL
Listening
20
Reading
20
Writing
20
Speaking
20
Overall
80

Research Interests

  • Nano-surface-engineering
  • Nanomechanics
  • Nanotribology

Duties and Responsibilities

  • A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering or materials science and engineering
  • Experience in materials characterization and nanoindentation
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Professor

Dr. Min Zou

Professor
Bio

Dr. Zou is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas (UA) and currently holds the Twenty-First Century Chair of Materials, Manufacturing, and Integrated Systems. She is also a faculty member of the Institute for Nanoscale Science and Engineering and the interdisciplinary Microelectronics-photonics (microEP) Graduate Program at the UA. She received her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1999 with prior work experience at the Shanghai Aircraft Research Institute (1991-1994). Before joining the UA in August 2003, she was a Senior Advisory Development Engineer and then a Staff Engineer at Seagate Technology (1999-2003), where she contributed to the new technology development of the computer hard drive head-disk interface.