A research assistantship is available for highly-motivated graduate students interested in pursuing their Ph.D. in civil/environmental engineering. Successful candidates will join a multidisciplinary team of scientists to develop models for predicting the fate and transport of biological agents in the coastal / near-shore environment. Surf-zone hydrodynamics, wave-current interactions, applications of nested-grid models, wind-driven circulation in the Great Lakes, sediment transport, data assimilation and modeling bacterial die-off / inactivation are some potential areas of research. Candidates are expected to have an M.S. degree or equivalent in civil engineering, oceanography or a related field and a strong background and interest in modeling and computation.

Required skills:

  • excellent programming skills in FORTRAN (or C++) and MATLAB as well as the ability to visualize large datasets using packages such as Tecplot
  • experience in modeling hydrodynamics and transport in large lakes / oceans is a plus

Interested candidates are encouraged to submit a recent CV, copies of publications and transcripts, GRE and TOEFEL scores and a description of prior modeling/computational experience either by e-mail or US mail to:

 

  Dr. Phanikumar S. Mantha
  Associate Professor
  Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
  A130 Engineering Research Complex
  Michigan State University
  East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
  e-mail: phani@egr.msu.edu