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Current Open Positions
- MEMS Graduate Student Research Assistant (RA): MS or PhD - Dynamic System State Estimation and Control for Transformer and Storage Grid Analytics
- MEMS Graduate Student Research Assistant (RA): MS or PhD - Digital Twin and Physics Based Modeling with AI / ML Fusion for Sensor Network Optimization
- MEMS Photonic Materials and Fiber Optic Sensor Materials Researcher (PhD, MS)
- MEMS Fiber Optic Sensing for Infrastructure Monitoring Graduate Student Researcher (PhD, MS)
Sample of Open Positions
Below is a sample list of open PhD and MS positions in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science. This list is NOT comprehensive and there are other open positions not represented here. If you have questions about open positions in individual labs (whether on this list or not), you can contact the professor directly.
- You can find more information about our faculty research here under "Areas of Research".
- You can find laboratory websites and contact emails for individual faculty members here.
Project Titles:
- 3d Printing of Ceramic Filters for Respirators in response to Covid
- Rapid Qualification of Metal Additive Manufacturing via Machine Learning
- Advanced Photopolymerization based 3D printing
Intended Degree: PhD (2 students)
Start Dates: Fall, Spring
Contact Information: Dr. Xiayun Zhao, xiayun.zhao@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirements: Open to both domestic and international students
Project Title: TBD
Intended Degree: PhD (3-4 students)
Start Date: Fall, Spring
Contact Information: Dr. Heng Ban, heng.ban@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: U.S citizenship required
Project Title: Heat transfer and energy conversion; computational method and simulation
Simulation of thermal transport using first principles and machine learning
Intended Degree: PhD (1 student)
Start Date: Fall, Spring (preferred)
Contact Information: Sangyeop Lee, sylee@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: Open to both domestic and international students
Project Title: Advanced alloy manufacturing using integrated computational materials engineering and high-throughput experiments
Intended Degree: 2-3 students
Start Date: Fall, Spring
Contact Information: Wei Xiong, weixiong@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: Open to both domestic and international students
Project Title: Friction of hydrogels / Manufacturing of fiber-reinforced hydrogels
Intended Degree: MS or PhD (1 student)
Start Date: Fall, Spring
Contact Information: Quihan Liu, quihan.liu@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: Open to both domestic and international students (must be currently in US)
Project Title: Physics Based Acoustic Modeling Combined with AI / ML for Defect Recognition and Classification in Infrastructure Health Monitoring Applications
ARPA-E: “Innervated Pipelines of the Future: A New In-Situ Repair and Monitoring Technology Platform”
Intended Degree: PhD (1 student in Material Science)
Start Date: Spring preferred, Fall will be considered
Contact Information: Paul Ohodnicki, pro8@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: Open to both domestic and international students
Project Title: Thin Film Deposition Using ALD for Protective and Sensor Coatings in Fiber Optic Sensing Applications
ARPA-E: “Innervated Pipelines of the Future : A New In-Situ Repair and Monitoring Technology Platform”
Intended Degree: PhD (1 student in Material Science)
Start Date: Spring preferred, Fall will be considered
Contact Information: Paul Ohodnicki, pro8@pitt.edu and Jung-Kun Lee, jul37@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: Open to both domestic and international students
Project Title: Single Crystal Oxide Growth Using Laser Heated Pedestal Growth
“High Temperature Harsh Environment Sensor Technology”
Intended Degree: PhD (1 student in Material Science / Applied Physics)
Start Date: Spring preferred, Fall will be considered
Contact Information: Paul Ohodnicki, pro8@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: Open to both domestic and international students
Project Title: Machine Learning Enhanced Process simulation for Additive Manufacturing
Intended Degree: PhD (1 student)
Start Date: Spring, Fall
Contact Information: Albert To, albertto@pitt.edu
Eligibility Requirement: Open to both domestic and international students