NIST Computational Electromagnetics
NIST is creating advanced electromagnetics software with automated geometry processing and fast solvers for applications like MRI simulation and scattering codes.
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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: Stipend approximately $82,764 per year plus $3,000 travel allowance; 2-year term appointments typical.
Summary: Postdoctoral fellowship at NIST developing advanced computational electromagnetics methods including automated geometry processing and fast solvers for MRI simulation and electromagnetic scattering applications.
Key Information: Open to U.S. citizens with a doctoral degree earned within the last 5 years; application requires contacting a NIST Research Adviser prior to applying; NIST participates in February and August review cycles only.
Description
This fellowship opportunity at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) focuses on advancing computational electromagnetics through the development of high order integral equation methods and numerical tools. The research emphasizes frequency domain electromagnetic field solvers that incorporate automatic geometry preprocessing and compression techniques to handle geometric singularities. These discretizations are coupled with wideband fast multipole method (FMM) based accelerators and direct solvers to improve computational efficiency.
Applications of this research include benchmarking, verification, and error analysis of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) simulators and electromagnetic scattering codes. The work aims to produce innovative software tools that enhance the accuracy and speed of electromagnetic simulations relevant to medical imaging and antenna/scattering problems.
Key references include:
- Vico F, Gimbutas Z, et al., IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2013.
- Gimbutas Z, Greengard L, Journal of Computational Physics, 2013.
Research Location
- Information Technology Laboratory, Applied and Computational Mathematics Division, Boulder, CO
Adviser Contact
- Zydrunas Gimbutas (zydrunas.gimbutas@nist.gov, 303-497-3266)
