Fully Funded PhD in Mechanical Engineering: Mooring Cable Dynamics, Fluid–Structure Interaction, and Offshore/Ocean Engineering University of Rhode Island in United States

PhD opportunity at the University of Strathclyde (Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean & Marine Engineering, NAOME) on hydroelasticity of floating platforms for tidal turbines . This fully funded 3-year studentship focuses on the interaction between platform flexibility, waves, currents, turbine loading, and floating tidal turbine performance. The project combines marine hydrodynamics , structural dynamics , fluid-structure interaction , and numerical modelling for offshore renewable energy s...

Dimitrios Kalliontzis, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston, is recruiting a fully funded PhD student for the Structural Performance and Fluid-Structure Interaction (SP-I) Laboratory. The position starts in Spring 2027 and is offered as a Graduate Research Assistantship. The research theme is hydropower for the Gulf Coast, with work spanning experimental and numerical investigations. Topics include design of power take off systems, fluid-structure interactions, and computational mult...

Ph.D. opportunity at the University of New Hampshire in Structural Engineering , with a research focus at the intersection of marine energy , structural dynamics , advanced concrete technology , wave energy converters , and ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) . The position is in Dr. Philippe Kalmogo’s research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The project aims to design and analyze Wave Energy Converter (WEC) hulls using UHPC, with work spanning computational fl...

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is recruiting for one PhD student and one postdoctoral researcher connected to an NSF-funded project on wildfire/WUI smoke, fire emissions, multiscale modeling, and the built environment. PhD opportunity: Multiscale Wildfire Smoke Modeling for the Built Environment . The research includes multiscale smoke transport, building interactions, outdoor-to-indoor transport, and smoke-resilient design. The start term is Spring or Fall 2027 . Postdoc opportunity: WUI...

Michael Leamy at the University of Vermont is seeking postdoctoral researchers and PhD students for two funded research projects in mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , applied mechanics , applied mathematics , structural dynamics , wave propagation , and nonlinear vibrations . Project 1: Nonlinear Wave-Based Exploration of Jointed Structures. This project studies bolted and riveted joints in aerospace frames, focusing on nonlinear, frequency- and amplitude-dependent scattering of wa...