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North Carolina State University is offering a fully funded PhD opportunity in advanced materials and manufacturing for harsh environment applications . The thesis will investigate materials and processing technologies designed for demanding operating conditions. The research spans high-temperature ceramics , metal additive manufacturing , and AI-enabled processing . The project combines materials science and manufacturing engineering with computationally assisted process development, offering an...

Postdoctoral opening at the University of Pittsburgh in topology optimization and additive manufacturing . The position is in Albert To 's group and focuses on research topics such as process-aware design , multi-material topology optimization , and the integration of computational design with additive manufacturing experiments. Applicants should have a PhD in mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , civil/structural engineering , or a closely related field. Strong preparation in computa...

Postdoctoral Scholar (ISM) at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States . This full-time postdoctoral opening is in the Institute for Sustainable Manufacturing and focuses on additive manufacturing , materials science , and mechanical engineering . The project emphasizes solid-state and fusion-based AM methods such as Additive Friction Stir Deposition (AFSD) , cold spray , and laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) , with a strong interest in process–structure–property relationshi...

PhD opportunity at Loughborough University in additive manufacturing of titanium alloys , hosted at AMPLab@Loughborough and supervised by Professor Moataz Attallah . The project is delivered in collaboration with a major aerospace manufacturer and sits at the interface of academic research and industry. The research will focus on improving the performance of additively manufactured titanium alloys, with emphasis on microstructure control , mechanical performance , and process optimisation . This...

Jue Wang, incoming Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UTK), is recruiting 2–3 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers for Spring/Fall 2027 . The new lab will launch in January 2027 in the Department of Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering as part of UTK’s Foundational AI cluster . Research directions include bio-inspired and soft robotics , embodied AI , reinforcement learning , physics-informed AI , mechanical intelligence , programmable shape morphing , 3D-printed sof...