美国德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校（UT-Austin）航空航天工程和工程力学系杨锦教授课题组招募2名博士生-2023年春季或秋季入学。课题组研究方向为固体力学，包括研发新DIC/DVC实验力学方法，激光吹泡研究软材料或生物材料在超高速加载下的力学行为，以及激光眼睛和肾结石手术等生物医学应用的研究。具有以下学科背景的同学欢迎申请：机械工程、航空航天、工程力学、材料科学、高分子材料与工程、光学工程、精密仪器、生物工程等。具体细节请参看招生广告或邮件咨询：jin.yang@austin.utexas.edu。

Position Description  

The Yang Research Group (PI: Dr. Jin Yang) in the Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics (ASE/EM) at the University of Texas at Austin has two funded Ph.D. positions in experimental solid mechanics starting in Spring 2023 (apply before Oct/01/22) or Fall 2023 (apply before Dec/01/22).

Qualifications

·A bachelor’s or a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, materials science, optical engineering, precision instrument, bioengineering, or related fields is preferred.·Candidates with experience in the following areas will be given priority: (i) solid mechanics; (ii) experimental mechanics; (iii) soft materials; (iv) optical microscopy; (v) laser experiments.

Application Instructions

Please visit https://gradschool.utexas.edu/how-to-apply to start your application. Interested candidates are also encouraged to send an email with title “[Prospective Ph.D. student]” to contact Dr. Jin Yang at jin.yang@austin.utexas.edu. Please provide a brief description of your research background, future interests, and career goals. Please provide your unofficial transcript and CV with 2-3 reference contacts.

About UT-Austin

UT-Austin is the flagship school of the University of Texas System. Austin metropolitan area has the nickname “Silicon Hills” for being the cluster of high-tech companies, including AMD, Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Facebook (Meta), Google, IBM, Intel, NXP Semiconductors, Texas Instruments, Tesla, and many others.

·#6 best engineering graduate program in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

·#8 best graduate aerospace engineering in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

·#38 among all universities in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

About Yang Research Group

Dr. Jin Yang will join UT-Austin ASE/EM as a tenure track assistant professor in Fall 2022. He earned his Ph.D. degree at Caltech (2019) majoring in solid mechanics under the supervision of Prof. Kaushik Bhattacharya and got his bachelor’s degree at Tsinghua University (Tsien Hsue-Shen Elite Program with honor degree, 2013). He has worked with Prof. Christian Franck at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a postdoc research associate before he joins UT-Austin.