Date: March 2024
Title: Postdoctoral Scholar
Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
School: Case School of Engineering
Location: 10900 Euclid Ave Cleveland OH 44106
Supervisor Name and Title: Chirag Kharangate, Assistant Professor
Contact information: Email: chirag.kharangate@case.edu; Phone: (216) 368-2029
POSITION OBJECTIVE
Postdoctoral position in the Two-Phase Flow and Thermal Management Lab at Case Western Reserve University to do research in two-phase flows with focus on machine learning application to phase-change thermal management systems, including autonomous vision and Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs).
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
- Develop computer vision tools to investigate flow boiling imaging data from experiments (20%)
- Develop physics-informed machine learning modeling tools and validate with experiments performed in the lab (20%)
- Perform experiments in two-phase flows for boiling and condensation (15%)
- Perform CFD simulations in two-phase flows for boiling and condensation (15%)
- Publish peer-reviewed journal papers and attend international conferences to disseminate and share research (20%)
- Coordinate with sponsors for meeting research project deliverables (10%)
- Advise graduate and undergraduate students at the Two-Phase Flow and Thermal Management Lab in conducting their research projects relating to boiling and condensation experiments and modeling (10%)
NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
Attend department and school education and outreach activities
CONTACTS
Department: continuous (66+%)
University: infrequent (up to 5%)
External: moderate (16-30%)
Students: moderate (16-30%)
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY
None
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: 0+
Education/Licensing: PhD in Engineering or Computer Science
PhD in Engineering, Mathematics, or Computer Science
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Machine Learning/ Neural Networks/ Computer Vision
RECOMMENDED SKILLS
- ANSYS Fluent/COMSOL multiphasic Solver
- C, Matlab
- Experimental design and thermal-fluidic testing experience in lab setting
WORKING CONDITIONS
No special working conditions.
Please submit your CV and names of three references to crk91@case.edu.
