PhD and Postdoctoral Positions in Lunar Regolith Processing, CFD, Molecular Dynamics, and High-Temperature Materials at Ghent University Ghent University in Belgium

Ghent University in Belgium is advertising an ERC Starting Grant project, LuMoCX , with multiple PhD positions and one postdoctoral position focused on transforming lunar regolith into useful metals, oxygen, and construction materials using solar-energy-based processing . The research sits at the intersection of metallurgy , materials science , pyrometallurgy , high-temperature processing , and space resource utilization . Technical topics mentioned include molten oxides and slags , materials ch...

Fully funded PhD position in deformable and breakable particle mechanics in DEM at the CHASE Competence Center , Vienna site, Austria. This opportunity sits in the Fluid Dynamics team and is aimed at candidates interested in particle mechanics , discrete element method (DEM) , fluid dynamics , and computational modeling. The project appears well suited to students with a strong background in mechanical engineering , physics , chemical engineering , process engineering , or related fields. Eligib...

Sabancı University FENS is advertising three fully funded PhD positions within the SurPhase Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Network , a Horizon Europe programme focused on advancing surface engineering and phase-change heat transfer technologies for low-GWP refrigerants . The available doctoral projects are: • DC1 – Multiscale mixed-wettability surfaces for enhanced flow boiling of low-GWP refrigerants • DC4 – Mixed-wettability textures for dropwise flow condensation • DC12 – Pred...

Fully funded PhD opportunity in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and carbon-formation modeling at Oakland University, United States. The E-Carbon Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering is seeking one PhD student to work on computational research in high-temperature reacting systems. The project covers methane and hydrocarbon pyrolysis, electrified thermal reactors, particle formation, and carbon structural evolution. Research directions include CFD of reacting flows, particle and popu...

PhD Opportunity at CEA, France (Paris-Saclay region) This post advertises a PhD position in multiscale modeling , molecular dynamics , hydrodynamics , and agentic AI at CEA , in collaboration between Maison de la Simulation and CEA DAM . The research topic is “Multiscale Modeling of Interface Instabilities under Dynamic Loading: From Atoms to Continuum in the Era of Agentic AI.” The project focuses on Richtmyer–Meshkov and Rayleigh–Taylor instabilities in materials under extreme dynamic loading....