Two PhD Positions in Porous Media Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Modeling Louisiana State University in United States

Postdoctoral Research Associate in Natural Gas Infrastructure Resilience at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States). This postdoctoral opening is in the Building Envelope Materials Research (BEMR) Group at ORNL and focuses on the resilience of U.S. natural gas infrastructure during extreme cold-weather events. The research combines energy systems, mechanical engineering, petroleum engineering, civil engineering, chemical engineering, and thermal-fluid systems with mod...

This postdoctoral appointment at Louisiana State University is part of the Valve Performance Clearinghouse (VPC) consortium , a joint industry effort focused on gas lift valve testing and artificial lift research. The scholar will work within LSU’s Petroleum Engineering area on experiments designed to evaluate valve performance for member companies and vendors. The project is strongly experimental and hands-on. The successful candidate will plan, set up, and run high-pressure flow tests, handle ...

Geothermal Postdoctoral Fellow at The University of Texas at Austin , Bureau of Economic Geology, located at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus in North Austin, United States. This is a postdoctoral research opening in Geothermal Engineering focused on reservoir flow conformance , flow control , fracture connectivity, fluid diversion, and optimization of next-generation Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) . The fellow will work on cutting-edge research to improve fluid distribution in granites and se...

Yun Yang, Assistant Professor at the University of Houston , is hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the research group starting in Spring 2027 . The position is based in the HPHT flow laboratory in the Department of Petroleum Engineering . The postdoc will conduct coreflooding and gas adsorption experiments using advanced experimental systems to study multiphase flow and reactive transport in subsurface porous media . This opportunity is best suited for candidates with strong hands-on exper...

Idaho National Laboratory is advertising a postdoctoral researcher position in plasma-material interaction and hydrogen permeation , with a strong focus on fusion energy , advanced fission technology , tritium , and materials challenges relevant to molten salt reactors . The post highlights work in the Tritium and Fusion Materials department and mentions access to world-class facilities and mentors. This is a research-intensive opportunity for candidates interested in the interface of physics an...