PhD project: LARGE SCALE SIMULATIONS OF TURBULENT MULTIPHASE FLOWS IN NATURE AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMS

October 18, 2019 in Funding Opportunity

• Title of project: LARGE SCALE SIMULATIONS OF TURBULENT MULTIPHASE FLOWS IN NATURE AND ENGINEERED SYSTEMS
• Funding agency (Optional): Department of Energy, Office of Naval Research
• Description: Computers have profoundly changed our
  daily way of life – desktops, laptops, and smart-phones are all around
  us and their ubiquity, utility and indispensability is evident. The
  impact of large supercomputers is equally impressive, although their
  influence is indirect and may not be readily apparent to public. These
  supercomputers have revolutionized the way scientists and engineers
  solve problems of national importance and societal need. We depend ever
  more on large-scale simulations and data-enabled science and engineering
  to make critical decisions such as whether it is safe to build a novel
  nuclear reactor, or to evacuate a metropolis under threat of volcanic
  eruption. In our group we focus on multiscale modeling of turbulent
  multiphase flows and solve them using world’s largest supercomputers.
  Problems we study in our group ranges from power snow avalanche,
  explosive dispersal of particles as in volcanic eruption or supernovae,
  control of fuel jet, sedimentary process that leads to oil deposits and
  control of bubbles using ultrasound.
• Restrictions/Constraints: Citizen from DoE
  non-sensitive countries will be given the opportunity to intern at Los
  Alamos, Livermore, or Sandia National Laboratory.
• Knowledge and skills needed: Students with
  experience programming in Fortran or C++ is preferred. Knowledge in CFD
  and interest in working with large supercomputers.
• How to apply: Send an email to Prof. Balachandar with a copy of your resume and transcripts of grades
• Faculty contact/webpage: Prof. S. Balachandar, bala1s@ufl.edu , https://www.eng.ufl.edu/ice/