Research Projects | Positions Available
Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) Positions
The GRA positions may be available to qualified Master's degree or Doctoral degree pursuing graduate students in mechanical engineering (or other disciplines including material science, physics, chemistry, biology, or chemical engineering etc.) who have strong background and interest in thermal sciences/engineering, and/or materials processes/characterization and biomedical.
Research Area:
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Two-phase heat transfer (boiling, evaporation and condensation) in porous media
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Battery thermal management and cell modeling
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Nanotechnologies (nanofluids, nano-coating)
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Hydrogen compression/storage/transportation technologies
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Biotechnologies (biofuel, biomedical)
To qualify for the Research Assistantships, the applicants, in general, have the following backgrounds and/or requirements:
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"Creative" scientific mind and "passionate" research interests in the general areas of "thermal sciences/engineering" or "energy conversion/storage".
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Some industrial or laboratory experiences
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GPA: 3.5/4.0 and GRE Scores > top 5%
Interested candidates should send a cover letter describing candidate research experience and research plan; and resume (including references); academic transcripts to Prof. Chanwoo Park at the following address.
Dr. Chanwoo Park, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering (MS312)
University of Nevada, Reno
Reno, Nevada, 89557-0312
Voice: (775) 682-6301
Fax: (775) 784-1701
E-mail: chanwoo@unr.edu
Website: http://web.me.unr.edu/park