University of Liverpool -School of Engineering, Centre for Materials and Structures, Faculty of Science and Engineering
Salary: £35,616 pa (plus allowances depending on circumstances in accordance with Multi-ITN programme)We are seeking to recruit 2 Early Stage Researchers (ESRs), i.e. PhD fellowship, to conduct research within the following projects in the field of numerical modelling of laser beam material processing and its applications.
Project 1: Modelling of footprints with varying laser beam characteristics
The aim of this project is to investigate the geometry (e.g. size, shape) of the laser spot varied by different laser beam characteristics (e.g. polarisation, beam mode) on different types (e.g. brittle and ductile) of materials. It is expected to develop an analytical footprint model for laser ablation with alternating laser beam characteristics for the purpose of different applications / materials used and investigate and optimise a method for ablated footprint measurement using different metrology systems.
Project 2: Modelling of scaling aspects in a wide range of laser ablation applications
The main objective of this project is to focus on the modelling of ‘scalability’ aspects of pulse laser ablation when varying the pulse durations (fs, ps, ns, ms), wavelengths (from UV to IR) and spot diameters. It is expected to develop an analytical model that covers taking into account different thermal energy / interaction mechanisms of laser and the target materials (e.g. electron–electron relaxation, electron–phonon relaxation, phonon–phonon relaxation).
You will be working with Dr Carol Kong on a European funded project in the area of energy beam processing to underpin work at the University of Liverpool. You will register for a 3 year PhD in the Centre for Materials and Structures within a Multi-Partner Initial Training Network (ITN) project, funded under the FP7 People program of the European Commission: A Synergetic Training Network on Energy beam Processing: from Modelling to Industrial Applications (STEEP). The post is available for 36 months.
Job Ref: R-581709/JAC
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