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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...

San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego are advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity through the SDSU–UCSD Joint Doctoral Program in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. The project is based in the Yang Lab and focuses on multi-material 3D printing, advanced manufacturing, smart materials, robotics, and structural mechanics. The doctoral researcher will investigate how advanced additive-manufacturing methods can be used to create and engineer multi-material stru...

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...

Arizona State University is recruiting PhD students for a new lab led by Sukjun Kim , who will join ASU this fall as an Assistant Professor in the School of Manufacturing Systems and Networks . The lab will focus on miniature robotic systems , with research spanning robotics , manufacturing approaches , and smart materials for real-world applications. This is a strong fit for students interested in robot design, advanced manufacturing, materials-enabled systems, and hands-on experimental researc...

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...