We frequently recruit graduate students with a strong interest in energy, atoms, physics, and programming and a strong background in math and physics. The research areas can be divided into:

Heat transfer, Thermodynamics, statistical physics, molecular dynamics simulations, Monte-Carlo simulations
Solid state physics, lattice dynamics, phonon or/and electron transport, quantum mechanics, density functional theory
Machine learning
Laser flash thermal conductivity measurement, Nanomaterials synthesis & characterization

Ph.D. student positions:
We currently have several openings for Ph.D. students with research assistantships, teaching assistantships, or mixed research-teaching assistantships. Highly motivated Ph.D. students are very welcome to apply! The university and the College of Engineering also offer various forms of scholarships.
 

To apply:

Send your CV and all transcripts to tianli.feng@utah.edu
Please start with [PhD application], [MS application], or [Postdoc application] in the title of your email
Your email will be discarded if there is no transcript.