PhD Opportunities in Computational Modelling in United States

The Thermal Sciences & Engineering Team in the Energy Sciences Division of the DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory is offering an internship focused on high power composite thermal energy storage . The project centers on phase change composites with high thermal conductivity , an area aimed at advancing thermal management systems and energy storage technologies. The internship is strongly interdisciplinary and combines modeling, fabrication, and testing . The selected student will work on exploring ...

Ali Karimi, Assistant Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, is looking for 2–3 PhD students to join his lab through the OHSU Biomedical Engineering program in collaboration with the OHSU Casey Eye Institute. The lab works at the intersection of biomedical engineering , biomechanics , ocular biomechanics , optical coherence tomography (OCT) , AI-based image analysis , finite element modeling (FEM) , and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) . Research themes include cell-matrix interactio...

Louisiana State University (LSU) is advertising two fully funded PhD positions in Geotechnical Engineering / Petroleum Engineering within the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering (CEE). The positions are in Dr. Shengli Chen’s research group and focus on geomechanics , computational modeling , and AI-driven engineering , especially Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) . The research topics include CPTu interpretation , large-strain elastoplastic consolidation analysis , offshore wi...

Fully funded PhD positions are available in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University in Boston, USA. The openings are in geomechanics and geotechnics, working with Dr. Enrique M. del Castillo in the del Castillo Research Group. The research focuses on the physics governing geomaterial behavior, especially fracture and friction, using both computational and experimental techniques. Possible research directions include: continuum, discrete, or data-driven/su...

Yudai Tanaka, Incoming Assistant Professor in Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin , is recruiting 2-3 funded PhD students for Fall 2027 to join the Symbiotic Interfaces Lab . The lab works on human augmentation in a direct sense: building computing systems that can enhance physical and cognitive abilities by interfacing with the body and brain. Research themes include neurotechnology , wearable computing , new sensing and acting channels, computational models for adapting inter...

Funded PhD opportunity in Wildfire Smoke Modeling and Smoke-Resilient Building Design at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) , in the Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering area. The project is supervised by Dr. Shichao Liu and focuses on multiscale wildfire smoke modeling , smoke transport , outdoor-to-indoor pollutants , and linking computational models with experiments to improve building resilience. Ideal applicants should have a background in building science , fluid mechanic...

PhD opportunity at The University of Texas at Arlington in the Resource and Energy Engineering Division , working with the research group of Mohamed Malki . The project focuses on hydraulic fracturing , geomechanics , and geothermal energy , with interdisciplinary research spanning enhanced geothermal systems , computational modeling , and physics-informed machine learning . The work aims to understand, model, and predict hydraulic-fracture interactions with natural fractures in unconventional a...

Texas A&M University’s Digital Manufacturing and Distribution Lab (DMD-Lab) at the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) is recruiting motivated Ph.D. students. The opening is led by Chukwuzubelu Ufodike, Assistant Professor & Faculty Fellow and Director of DMD-Lab, in the Department of Engineering Technology & Industrial Distribution. Research interests include intelligent additive manufacturing, computational modeling, materials and process design, smart manufacturing, digital twins,...

Assistant Professor Mohamed L. Malki at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is recruiting one PhD student to join his research group, with an anticipated start in Spring/Fall 2027. The opportunity is centered on research in hydraulic fracturing , geomechanics , geothermal energy , computational modeling , and broader subsurface energy topics. This is a student-oriented PhD opening for qualified candidates interested in energy-related geoscience and engineering research. Applications and i...