Aerospace and Ocean Engineering

IMMPACT LAB at Virginia Tech's Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering is recruiting a PhD student for Fall 2026. The lab specializes in additive manufacturing, multiscale mechanics, and mechanistic AI/ML, focusing on developing intelligent algorithms for materials and manufacturing process design. Research themes include scalable agentic AI for resource-constrained applications, separable neural architectures for reduced order models and digital twins, advanced manufacturing processes, computational mechanics at scale, and multimodal sensing and data fusion. The position offers full support, including tuition, competitive stipend, benefits, mentorship, access to HPC/GPU resources, and opportunities for industry-aligned projects. Ideal candidates should have experience in programming (C/C++/Python), computational modeling, scientific computing (NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch/JAX), and backgrounds in mechanical engineering, aerospace, applied mathematics, industrial engineering, or materials science. To apply, candidates should fill out the provided application form and may contact Sourav Saha for further information.