PhD Positions in Data-Driven Laser Additive Manufacturing of Stainless Steel for Small Modular Reactors University of Alberta in Canada

York University is inviting applications for fully funded MASc and PhD positions in Mechanical Engineering, focusing on the development of structural batteries for Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs) using advanced composite materials. The project, supervised by Associate Professor Garrett Melenka and Sergii Kravchenko, aims to enhance UAV performance by integrating high-strength, lightweight composite materials such as carbon fibre and epoxy into their structures, enabling greater capacity and ...

SprayWerx Technologies Inc. is recruiting a Postdoctoral Fellow for a collaborative two-year research project with Prof. Rizhi Wang at the University of British Columbia . The work sits at the interface of industry and academia and focuses on thermal spray coatings , especially the development and optimization of anti-erosion and anti-corrosion coatings using SprayWerx’s proprietary internal-diameter HVOF (ID-HVOF) system. The research is relevant to materials science , materials engineering , a...

École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal is advertising a funded Master’s student position in Additive Manufacturing within the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The project is titled “Design and Characterization of Functionally Graded and Interpenetrating Metallic Composites by Additive Manufacturing” . The student will work on laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) systems for fabricating metallic composites and graded structures, use an in-situ thermal camera for thermographic imaging du...

Polytechnique Montréal is advertising a PhD opening with Prof. Jean-Philippe Harvey for a project in metallurgy and materials science . The research focus is on the production of martensitic steel for Francis turbine applications, in collaboration with Hydro-Québec in Montreal. This opportunity is aimed at candidates with a strong background or profile in metallurgy / materials science , and likely interests in steel processing, structural materials, and energy-related engineering applications. ...

[Fully funded 4-year PhD positions. Net salary starts from about 2600 EUR/month (funding notes also mention >2700 EUR/month after taxes and social security costs), with a once-only tuition fee of 1100 EUR at the start of the PhD.] Ghent University (UGent), in Belgium, is advertising 5 fully funded PhD vacancies in the research group Mechanics of Materials and Structures (UGent-MMS). These projects sit at the intersection of mechanics of materials, composite structures, numerical simulation, and ...