PhD position at University of California, Merced.

发信人: wormite (虫虫), 信区: AdvancedEdu
标 题: PhD position at University of California, Merced.
发信站: 水木社区 (Thu Sep 1 06:01:49 2011), 站内

The professor is Roland Winston. He is the founder of the non-imaging optics theory. He is currently an above-the-scale professor in Physics, Mechanical Engineering and Environmental Systems, he is also a founding faculty of UC Merced. Please refer to our website for the current projects.
http://ucsolar.org/overview
We are a new solar research institute affiliated with UC Merced. We look for future PhD students with the following requirements but please do not limit yourself by your background when you apply. You can pick one of the majors listed above as your PhD discipline.
Requirements:
1. For current EE/CS major students(notice that you have to change your major later on): Experience with matlab, C, C++, analog circuit design(For micro inverters and PV testing), photovoltaics. Students experienced with Magnetron Sputtering or PECVD processes are also preferred.
2. For current mechanical engineering major students: Familiar with heat transfer design, radiative heat transfer calculation. Students with experience of solidworks are preferred.
3. For current physics major students: We prefer students who have experience in lighttools, or previous experience with any optical design tools.
Students with other backgrounds can also apply if you have certain knowledge that can benefit us in solar research.
The professor is a very kind person, and very experienced, our last PhD student graduated in three years. Please send your P.S. and research interest to ljiang2 at ucmerced dot edu with your GRE/TOEFL scores if you have them. You can also send the info to the professor directly but the reading of your email is not guaranteed.