PhD and Postdoc Position, Modeling and Simulation of Aerosols, University of Twente
Subject: PhD and Postdoc Position, Modeling and Simulation of Aerosols
At the University of Twente a PhD and a PD position are available in
the group Multiscale Modeling and Simulation (MMS) of the Department
of Applied Mathematics. MMS is member of the Center for Interface
Research (CIR), a collaborative research center with scientists from
the Universities of Delft, Eindhoven and Twente.
In this research project we plan to investigate the generation of
aerosol from heated biomass. An accurate computational model will be
developed and applied to understand, predict and optimize the
multi-phase aerosol dynamics. The simulation tools developed in this
project may be applied in the development of an innovative range of
products that may have the potential to reduce the risk of smoking
related diseases. Operating under more controlled conditions and at
lower temperatures may reduce the formation of harmful and potentially
harmful smoke constituents that may be associated with smoking related
disease. This ambition gives an extra dimension to this project in
which innovative modeling and simulation technologies will be
developed to address the complex multi- species fluid dynamics of
aerosol. In particular, the project will investigate the underlying
mechanisms of the aerosol generation, evolution and transport by
integrating first principles from physics, chemistry and
biology. These results will be essential to calibration and
improvement of engineering models for product development.
The PhD & PD positions will be based full-time at the University of
Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands, under the direct supervision of
Prof. Bernard Geurts (University of Twente & Eindhoven University of
Technology) in collaboration with Dr. Arkadiusz Kuczaj (Philip Morris
International R&D, Neuchatel, Switzerland).
You may apply at
www.utwente.nl/vacatures . Deadline September 24,
2012. There you may find further information regarding enumeration and
desired profile. Starting date by arrangement in the period: September
- December 2012.