项目简介:
The technologies needed to address the grand challenges of our day are rooted in discovering and developing new materials and processes, and perhaps nowhere is this more important than the energy sector. Whether it be new devices to convert wasted heat into electricity, new strategies to harness the power of the sun to purify water, new approaches to creating fuels and degrading pollutants, or new technologies that enable fabricating and developing these tools, materials and thermal science and manufacturing play a critical role.
Research among the Materials & Thermal Science and Manufacturing faculty spans many cutting-edge fields, from nanoparticle synthesis to 3D printing, and is inherently interdisciplinary, bridging traditional mechanical engineering with applied physics, chemistry, materials science, electrical engineering, and computer science. Our research is diverse and broad, with faculty working at the smallest of atomic scales to fully-developed functional devices using a wide variety of theoretical, computational, and experimental tools. We actively utilize a wide variety of the facilities at Notre Dame including the Center for Research Computing (CRC), the Integrated Imaging Facility (NDIIF), Materials Characterization Facility (MCF), and the Nanofabrication Facility (NDNF). Our faculty are also heavily engaged in many research centers across campus, most notably NDnano and ND energy.
解决当今巨大挑战所需的技术植根于发现和开发新材料和新工艺,也许在这方面没有比能源行业更重要的了。无论是将浪费的热量转化为电能的新设备,还是利用太阳的力量净化水的新策略,制造燃料和降解污染物的新方法,还是能够制造和开发这些工具,材料和热科学的新技术,以及制造业起着至关重要的作用。
材料与热科学与制造学院的研究跨越从纳米颗粒合成到3D打印的许多前沿领域,并且本质上是跨学科的,将传统机械工程与应用物理,化学,材料科学,电气工程和计算机科学相结合。我们的研究内容广泛而广泛,其教职员工使用各种理论,计算和实验工具,以最小的原子尺度工作于完全开发的功能设备。我们积极利用巴黎圣母院的各种设施,包括研究计算中心(CRC),综合成像设施(NDIIF),材料表征设施(MCF)和纳米制造设施(NDNF)。我们的教职员工还积极参与校园内的许多研究中心,最著 名的是ND 纳米和ND能源。
研究方向:
l nanoparticle and nanomaterial synthesis纳米粒子与纳米材料的合成
l nanomaterial-integrated device fabrication纳米材料集成器件制造
l thermal interfaces and energy processes热界面和能量过程
l thermal energy conversion热能转换
l chemical sensing and sensors化学感应和传感器
l water purification净水
l nanoscale and multiscale thermal and energy modeling纳米尺度和多尺度热能模型
l laser-material interactions激光材料相互作用
l plasma chemistry and engineering等离子体化学与工程
l advanced and additive manufacturing of thermal, optical, and functional materials先进,增材制造的热,光学和功能材料
l manufacturing methods制造方法
l mechanical interfaces and tribology机械界面和摩擦学
申请要求:
a.申请截止日期:
The application deadline for 2020 Fall admission is January 15, 2020.
b.英语语言要求:
TOEFL 80+ with a 23 on the speaking section
IELTS 7.0.+
c. GPA要求:3.3+
d. GRE要求:Quantitative score of at least 155 is recommended.
e. 其他材料要求:
l The statement of intent is a very important part of the application. We are looking for something about 2 pages that discusses:
l your passion for research, why you want to go to graduate school, and how it fits within your career goals;
l how you are prepared for graduate school and especially graduate research, discussing past research experiences, your accomplishments, and the research skills you have developed (developing and testing a hypothesis, experimental skills, scientific writing) is especially encouraged;
l what areas of research in our department you are especially interested in and any specific faculty you would like to work with.
l Information about the University of Notre Dame Graduate School
l Graduate School Website:
l Graduate School Information for Applicants:
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