PhD Studentship in Aeronautics: Parallel Adaptive Multi-physics Simulations (AE0097)

Imperial College London; Greater London; Presencial; GBP 21.000 - 26.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Tuition funding

Tax-free stipend

Descripción de la vacante

Imperial Enterprise is offering a 3.5-year PhD studentship focused on automatic adaptive mesh generation for multi-physics simulations within an HPC framework. The project includes collaboration with leading researchers and industrial partners, training in parallel algorithms and exascale computing, and publication opportunities.

The funded position provides full tuition coverage and a tax-free stipend of £23,805 per year for Home/EU/International students, with supervision from Prof.

Formación

• First class honours degree in Aeronautical/Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong CFD/meshing knowledge and HPC programming experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Develop automatic adaptive mesh generation methods for multi-physics simulations.
• Apply methods to industrial demonstrators and open-source tools.
• Collaborate with supervisors and publish findings.

Conocimientos

CFD knowledge

Meshing techniques

Software development

HPC experience

Creative problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Educación

First class honours MEng/MSci or higher in Aeronautical/Mechanical Eng

Herramientas

High-level programming languages

Descripción del empleo

Start date:

Between 1st August 2027 and 1st July 2028

Application deadline:

23:59 on 4th January 2027 (UK time)

Introduction:

This research will be carried out within the framework of the REMODEL project that addresses the difficulty of generating and adapting high-quality meshes for complex engineering simulations on exascale and heterogeneous high-performance computing systems.

The PhD research will contribute to the development of:

• Automatic adaptive mesh generation methods for multi-physics and time-dependent simulations.
• Strategies for coupling multi-physics solvers with mesh adaptation in a parallel HPC environment.
• Efficient algorithms in heterogeneous CPU–GPU and exascale computing architectures.
• Integrated, high-fidelity simulation workflows for industrial applications.
• Methods for sensitivity assessment of multi-physics simulations to geometric features and mesh resolution.

You will work with open-source and research tools developed within the Nektar++ research group. You will also gain experience applying your methods to realistic industrial demonstrators, and develop expertise in computational geometry, mesh generation, adaptive meshing, parallel algorithms, high-performance and exascale computing, and multi-physics simulations.

Professional development opportunities include:

• Cross-institutional mentoring and collaboration with leading academic researchers and industrial partners.
• Opportunities to present findings at conferences, workshops and seminars, and to publish in high-quality journals.
• Experience in open-source software development, technical documentation, webinars, industrial demonstrations and public engagement.
• Engagement in interdisciplinary collaboration and the translation of research into industrial applications.

Supervisors:

Prof. Spencer Sherwin; Prof. Joaquim Peiro; Dr. Chris Cantwell

Duration:

3.5 years.

Funding:

Full coverage of tuition fees and an annual tax-free stipend of £23,805 for Home, EU and International students. Find out more about fee status.

Eligibility:

Due to the competitive nature of our studentships, candidates will be expected to achieve/have achieved a First class honours MEng/MSci or higher degree (or international equivalent) in: Aeronautical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.

We are looking for a student with: good background knowledge on CFD/Meshing techniques; Proficiency in software development using high-level programming languages, ideally in a HPC environment; Creative approach to problem-solving; Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Contact:

For more specific project information, email: Prof. Spencer Sherwin; Prof. Joaquim Peiro; or Dr Chris Cantwell

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