Desired (but not required) qualifications:

1. MSc in Marine Science, Geology, Biology, or any physical science. Exceptional applicants without an MSc will also be considered.
2. Experience in isotope biogeochemistry, organic chemistry, or relevant coursework
3. Tropical fieldwork experience
4. Scuba certified
5. The successful candidate must be accepted into the graduate program in the School of Earth Sciences at The Ohio State University

The position starts in September 2009 and includes four years of support. Please submit applications electronically by following the instructions at this page. Indicate that you would like to study with Dr. Grottoli in your application. In addition, send a complete copy of your application materials as a single .pdf file to Dr. Andrea G. Grottoli at grottoli.1[ at ]osu.edu (Note: File should contain copy of your research statement, a cover letter, resume, GRE scores, the names and contact information of three references, and a list of relevant course with grades).

Please indicate “Graduate student application” in the subject line.

For more information on Dr. Grottoli’s research program, please visit
http://www.earthsciences.osu.edu/~grottoli.1

Application deadline is 12 January 2009.

OSU is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

We are a research team from University Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), recently our group has obtained research funding from Malaysia Government, MOSTI (Ministry of Science & Technology). We would like to recruit those students with following requirements to be a part of our research team.

Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree / MSc / MEng in Computer Programming / Communication / Electrical Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Computer Science.
• Experience in software development using C & C++ under Windows for embedded system/platforms.
• Strong programming, trouble-shooting, analytical, creativeness/innovativeness and problem-solving skills is required.
• Willing to work in a team environment with minimal supervision/guidance and self-disciplined/motivated to produce high quality network software.
• Good oral and written communication skills in English.
• Applicants must be willing to work in Perlis, Malaysia.
• Applicants can be Malaysian citizens or expatriates/foreigners.
• Fresh graduates with excellent grades are encouraged to apply.

Master and PhD Scholarships in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) … read more »

The Mechanical Engineering Department of École Polytechnique de Montréal is recruiting one Ph.D. student in the field of Solids Mechanics and Composite Materials. The project title is: “In-situ mechanical properties identification for a composite material by the finite element updating method based on images obtained by X-ray microtomography”.

X-ray microtomography can be used to generate 3D images of a material. It is possible with this technique to see inside a material and construct 3D representations of the microstructure without inducing damage. The Skyscan-1172 is a device that allows generating 3D microtomography images. In addition, this device can be equipped with a miniature compression machine that allows imaging some samples while being loaded. The team of professor Lévesque is currently working on the development of a methodology that would allow measuring the displacements inside the material based a digital volume correlation (DVC) algorithm.

The objective of this project is to use the measurements of this DVC tool in order to obtain the mechanical properties of the matrix inside a composite material. The approach consists first in generating a Finite Element (FE) mesh of the real material based on the 3D tomography images. Then conduct compressive testing on the sample and obtain the displacements field as a function of the applied load. Finally, the mechanical properties of the matrix simulated into the FE model would be adjusted until the difference between the experimental results and the FE predictions are minimized.

PhD Scholarship in Solids Mechanics and Composite Materials, Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada … read more »

A few scholarships in the area of mathematics, geometry and computer graphics are available. They are a part of the NRF funded project entitled “Visual and Haptic Rendering in Co-Space”. The work will be carried out at the Centre for Advance Media Technologies (CAMTech) of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. The goal of the project is to propose an efficient interoperable mathematical model defining geometry, visual appearance and tangible physical properties of objects in Co-Space.

The object definitions must be small in size and invariant to the rendering platform used in Co-Space. The particular goals of the project include development of the fast interactive definitions by implicit and explicit functions, description of complex geometry using parametric partial differential equations, introduction of function-defined physical properties to objects in Co-Space, and development of several exemplar applications illustrating the usefulness of the proposed approach, including an ability to establish physical contact with other party in Co-Space through haptic devices.

PhD Scholarships in the Area of IDM Co-Space, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore … read more »

The Swire Hong Kong PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology: Applications are invited for The Swire Hong Kong PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology. This scholarship is open to outstanding higher degree candidates wishing to conduct research for a Ph.D. degree at The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong.

Potential candidates should have a First Class or Upper Second Class Honours degree and have a proven interest in marine biology.The candidate will undertake research on any aspect of marine biology in Hong Kong and South East Asia under the supervision of a member of staff at The Swire Institute of Marine Science (see http://www.hku.hk/swims/). The successful candidate will also take up occupancy in the SWIMS Residence.

PhD Scholarship in Marine Biology, The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong … read more »