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THE LILLIAN GILBRETH POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS

Purdue and Engineering Co-brand

Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowships available to innovative, interdisciplinary researchers with recent PhD’s in engineering or related sciences 
The Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellows will be selected by a panel of distinguished faculty based on their CV, letters of recommendations, potential for broader impact on industry and society, and proposed research. Gilbreth fellows will have the unique opportunity to prepare themselves for a successful career in academia by:   
  • Undertaking interdisciplinary research with two co-advisors in different fields
  • Participation in professional development activities tailored to chosen academia paths

In memory of the distinguished Dr. Lillian Moller Gilbreth, a Purdue Engineering professor from 1935-1948, fellowships in her name are now open to exceptional young individuals of great promise.  

Lillian Gilbreth Fellows are provided with:

  • Excellent stipend plus benefits
  • $5K for professional development
  • Interdisciplinary research with leading faculty
  • Mentoring guided by a comprehensive individual development plan
Opportunities await for the best and brightest candidates.  

DEADLINE: December 4, 2020  

For more information: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/GilbrethFellowships 
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Job Opening – Product Development Engineer

Soundskrit is leveraging years of research in bio-inspired MEMS microphones to develop the first multidirectional acoustic flow sensor that can capture and isolate any sound in the environment with a fraction of the size, power, and computation of alternative solutions.

Our proprietary hardware senses acoustic waves in a fundamentally new way to provide a level of sound localization and separation not previously obtainable. With our proprietary algorithms, we unlock a suite of audio features with outstanding performance: far-field voice capture, spatial audio recordings for immersive audio rendering, audio event characterization and much more. We have an opening for Product Development Engineer in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Please see the flyer below.

Soundskrit – Product Development Engineer Job OpeningDownload

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Fall 2020 Tour of the Mechanical Engineering Department

As you may know, the university has implemented several new guidelines designed to ensure the safety and wellness of the UMD community. One of those guidelines are new entry/exit points from university facilities. Previously, you could enter/exit the buildings from any door, and travel throughout the buildings in any direction you please. To ensure proper social distancing, all university facilities have designated entrances and exits for the community to use. The facilities also have directional arrow posters to guide you throughout the building.

We have created a video to show you the quickest and safest way to get to the Dept. of Mechanical Engineering’s student services’ office. The video will also explain how to exit the building from the ME hallway using both the 1st and ground floor exits. Finally, you will see how to contact ME staff if they’re out of the office.

Click the link below to access the video.

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NASA Postdoctoral Program

The NASA Postdoctoral Program offers US and international scientists the opportunity to advance their research while contributing to NASA’s scientific goals.  The NPP supports fundamental science; explores the undiscovered; promotes intellectual growth; and encourages scientific connections.

Selected by a competitive peer-review process, NPP Fellows complete one- to three-year Fellowship appointments that advance NASA’s missions in earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, space bioscience, aeronautics and engineering, human exploration and space operations, and astrobiology.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in hand before beginning the fellowship, but may apply while completing the degree requirements. U.S. citizens, Lawful Permanent Residents, and foreign nationals eligible for J-1 status as a Research Scholar may apply.

Stipends start at $60,000 per year, with supplements for high cost-of-living areas and for certain academic specialties. Financial assistance is available for relocation and health insurance, and $10,000 per year is provided for professional travel.

Applications are accepted three times each year: March 1, July 1, and November 1.

To learn more about specific opportunities and to apply, visit https://npp.usra.edu/opportunities/

For further information and to apply, visit:  https://npp.usra.edu/

Please send any questions to: npphelp@usra.edu

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ORISE Research Participation Opportunities at the FDA

Imaging and Biomarkers Fellowship
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Food Effect Predictions for Extended-Release Drugs Fellowship
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Gut Microbiome in SARS-CoV2 Fellowship
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Manufacturing Related Deficiencies Assessment Fellowship
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Workflow Assessment
Center for Devices and Radiological Health | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Biostatistical Research Fellowship
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Prediction of Drug Mammary Excretion Fellowship
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research | Silver Spring, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Toxicology Fellowship
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | College Park, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Epidemiology Fellowship
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | College Park, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Cosmetic Microbiology Analysis Fellowship
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | College Park, MD | STIPEND PROVIDED

Microbiology Fellowship
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | Bedford Park, IL | STIPEND PROVIDED

Postdoctoral Chemistry Fellowship
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition | Bedford Park, IL | STIPEND PROVIDED
VIEW ALL OF OUR CURRENT OPPORTUNITESThe ORISE Research Participation Program at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is an educational and training program designed to provide college students, recent graduates, and university faculty opportunities to connect with the unique resources of the FDA. With the support of an assigned mentor, participants have authentic research experiences using equipment not found on most college campuses. These research experiences compliment the educational nature of the programs and make participants aware of potential STEM employment opportunities at the sponsoring agency. Participants will have access to unique research and training opportunities, top scientists and engineers, and state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.
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Dissertation Defense: Matthew Dahlhausen

Title:  DETERMINING MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR WHOLE BUILDING ENERGY MODEL CALIBRATION

Committee:

  • Professor Jelena Srebric, Ph.D., Chair
  • Professor Reinhard Radermacher, Ph.D.
  • Professor Yunho Hwang, Ph.D.
  • Professor Bao Yang, Ph.D.
  • Professor Donald Milton, MD, DrPH, Dean’s Representative

Date/Time: Friday, August 28th 2:00-4:00pm EDT

Abstract: 
Energy retrofits of existing buildings reduce grid requirements for new generation and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  However, it is difficult to estimate energy savings both at the individual building and entire building stock level because building energy models are poorly calibrated to actual building performance.  This uncertainty has made it difficult to prioritize research & development and incentive programs for building technologies at the utility, state, and federal level.  This research seeks to make it easier to generate building energy models for existing buildings, and to calibrate buildings at the stock level to create accurate commercial building load forecasts.  Once calibrated, these building models can be used as seeds to other building energy model calibration approaches and to help utility, state, and federal actors to identify promising energy savings technologies in commercial buildings.  This research details the economics of a building energy retrofit at a singular building, contributes significantly to the development of ComStock, a model of the commercial building stock in the U.S., identifies important parameters for calibrating ComStock, and calibrates ComStock for an example utility region of Fort Collins, CO against individual commercial building interval data.  A study of retrofit costs finds that measure cost and model uncertainty are the most significant sources of variation in retrofit financial performance, followed by capital cost.  A wide range of greenhouse gas pricing scenarios shows they have little impact on the financial performance of whole building retrofits.  A sensitivity analysis of ComStock model inputs across an exhaustive range of models identifies 19 parameters that explain 80% of energy use and 25 parameters explain 90% of energy use.  Building floor area alone explains 41% of energy use.  Finally, a comparison of ComStock to Fort Collins, CO interval meter data shows a -12.6% normalized mean bias error and 23.5% coefficient of variation of root mean square error.  Improvements in meter classification and ComStock model variability will further improve model fit and provide an accurate means of modeling the commercial building stock. 

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Lawrence Postdoctoral Fellowship

We would like you to encourage you all to apply for the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s (LLNL) Lawrence Fellowship. The fellowship was established to provide extraordinary postdocs an opportunity to pursue independent, ground-breaking research in a National Lab setting. The Laboratory is committed to making their experience at LLNL positive and rewarding.

This three-year fellowship is awarded to your rising graduate students with uncommon talent, credentials, scientific track records, and potential for significant achievements. Typically, two to four awards are given each year. Fellows will propose creative and independent research in one or more aspects of science relevant to LLNL’s mission. Research areas may include:

  • Atmospheric Science 
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Computer Science
  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Science
  • Geoscience
  • Lasers
  • Materials Science
  • Physics

Applications are due on October 1.

Please contact the program administrator, Wendy Urteaga, at urteaga1@llnl.gov if you have any questions. 

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Schmidt Ocean Institute – 2020 Science Communications Internship

The Science Communications Internship aims to provide educational and practical support to graduate students studying marine science, communications, journalism, or a related field. Interns will work with our Communications team supporting outreach programs, with the goal of engaging, influencing, and generating public support for a healthy ocean through advanced scientific research, technology innovation, and open sharing of information. The intern will assist with a variety of strategic communications tasks and initiatives, contributing content to Schmidt Ocean Institute’s digital channels and interactive programs.

Location: Remote – Must operate in Pacific US Time Zone hours 


Application Deadline: 14 August 2020

Schmidt Ocean Institute (SOI) is a U.S. non-profit private operating foundation (www.schmidtocean.org) established in March 2009 to advance the frontiers of global marine research by providing state of the art operational, technological, and informational support to the pioneering ocean science and technology development project at sea and catalyze open sharing of information about the oceans. We bring together science and state-of-the-art technology to achieve lasting results in ocean research, catalyze open sharing of information, and to communicate the resulting knowledge to audiences around the world. 

Internship Summary:The Science Communications Internship aims to provide educational and practical support to graduate students studying marine science, communications, journalism or related fields. Interns will work with our Communications Team supporting outreach programs, with the goal of engaging, influencing, and generating public support for a healthy ocean through advanced scientific research, technology innovation, and open sharing of information. The intern will assist with a variety of strategic communications tasks and initiatives, contributing content to Schmidt Ocean Institute’s digital channels and interactive programs. This is a paid internship position. The timeframe for internship is Sept-Dec 2020, with possible renewal for spring and summer 2021.

Responsibilities: Participants selected to support the Science Communications Internship will assist, develop and support the following:

  • Assist with the development and upkeep of research cruise web pages, blogs, and archives, as well as real time and interactive content on the organization’s web site
  • Assist with outreach activities and messaging for Schmidt Ocean Institute and research vessel Falkor with staff and multimedia correspondents
  • Assist with visual content editing, organization, labeling and storage
  • Assist with various communications projects, school and community outreach activities
  • Assist with social media posts via Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter

Requirements:

  • Must currently be enrolled as a Graduate Student, majoring in marine science, communications, journalism or related fields
  • Must be able to commit to 15 hours of work a week
  • Previous experience and/or coursework in marine science, communications, journalism, or related fields
  • Interest in oceanography, technology, and ocean exploration
  • Ability to learn new software
  • Fluent in spoken and written English
  • Must be eligible to work in the United States
  • Applicant must be at least 18 years of age

Preferred Skills: 

  • Demonstrated writing capabilities
  • Knowledge and experience with Adobe Creative Suite applications
  • Knowledge and experience with Google Apps / G Suite
  • Knowledge and experience with WordPress, or web design
  • Time management skills
  • The ability to work with a team, as well as alone (sometimes with minimal guidance)

Applications: 

  1. All intern applications should complete the online application here
  2. Applicants will need to submit a current CV/resume and current unofficial transcript to student@schmidtocean.org 
  3. Any application related queries should be sent to Lisa Pereira, Events & Marketing Manager, lpereira@schmidtocean.org
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Fulbright Israel – Postdoctoral Fellowships

Applications for the 2021-2022 year close on September 15, 2020.

Israeli universities are known for their high level of research in many fields. According to US News & World Report, seven of Israel’s universities rank among the world’s top 100 in a variety of disciplines. Israel is also home to one of the world’s most active tech ecosystems; revolutionary achievements in agricultural and medical research; and studies in diplomacy and international relations.

The Fulbright Israel commission will grant up to eight
postdoctoral fellowships to outstanding scholars who
are planning to begin a program of research during the
2021/22 – 2022/23 academic years at an accredited
university or non-profit research institution in Israel.
This program is open to researchers in all fields of
study.
Fellowship benefits include:

  • $47,500 per academic year
  • travel reimbursement for fellow and spouse
  • additional relocation grant available at host
    universities

Inquiries should be directed to Branden Johnson (brandenj@fulbright.org.il)

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Thesis Defense: Rachel Hess

Title: Automatic Optimization Methods for Patient-Specific Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts

Committee Members:

  • Dr. Mark Fuge (Chair/Advisor)
  • Dr. Axel Krieger
  • Shapour Azarm

Date/Time: Jul 31, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) 

Zoom Link: https://umd.zoom.us/j/92772967497

Abstract: Surgical intervention is sometimes necessary in cases of Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA). The post-repair geometry of the aorta can result in sub-optimal hemodynamics and can have long-term health impacts.
Patient-specific designs for tissue engineered vascular grafts (TEVGs) allow greater control over post-repair geometry. This thesis proposes a method for automatically optimizing patient-specific TEVGs using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations and the ANSYS Fluent adjoint solver. Our method decreases power loss in the graft by 25-60\% compared to the native geometry. As patient-specific graft design can be challenging due to incomplete or uncertain flow and geometry data, this thesis also quantifies the robustness of the optimal designs  with respect to CFD boundary conditions derived from imaging data. We show that using velocity conditions that deviate by more than 20\% of the measured peak systolic velocity, our method produces grafts with deviations on the order of 5\% in predicted power loss performance. Lastly, as one way to accelerate the optimization process, we demonstrate and compare how some established machine learning models (K Nearest Neighbors and Kernel Ridge Regression) predict reasonable starting points for an optimizer on a 2D bifurcated pipe dataset.