Phase Field Modeling Tools and Bridging Length Scales
This project develops phase field models & software for simulating microstructure evolution in materials, bridging length scales to support the Materials Genome Initiative.
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Funder: NRC Research Associateship Programs
Due Dates: February 1, 2025 | May 1, 2025 | August 1, 2025 | November 1, 2025
Funding Amounts: $82,764 stipend per year with $3,000 travel allowance; typical appointment duration 2 years.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship to develop phase field models and software for simulating microstructure evolution in materials, supporting the Materials Genome Initiative at NIST.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a doctoral degree earned within the last 5 years; requires contacting a NIST Research Adviser prior to applying.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on advancing phase field modeling tools to simulate the evolution and characterization of microstructure in materials. The project leverages order parameter techniques, with the phase field method as a prominent example, to model microstructural evolution processes such as solidification of alloys (including eutectics), grain growth and coalescence, electrodeposition, vacancy diffusion, drug delivery, and nano-environmental health and safety.
The research aims to develop models, data, and software that bridge multiple length scales, integrating stress and fluid flow coupling, to enhance the materials innovation infrastructure central to the Materials Genome Initiative. This initiative seeks to accelerate materials discovery and deployment through computational modeling and data-driven approaches.
Key topics include microstructure, multiscale modeling, phase field methods, solidification, theory and modeling, and materials genome efforts.
