Posted October 03, 2023 Date: September 2023 Title: Postdoctoral Scholar Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering School: Case School of Engineering Location: 10900 Euclid Ave Cleveland OH 44106 Supervisor Name and Title: Chirag Kharangate, Assistant Professor Contact information: Email: chirag.kharangate@case.edu; Phone: 2163682029 POSITION OBJECTIVE Postdoctoral position in the Two-Phase Flow and Thermal Management Lab at Case Western Reserve University to do research in two-phase flows with focus on machine learning application to phase-change thermal management systems, including autonomous vision and Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs). ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS 1. Develop computer vision tools to investigate flow boiling imaging data from experiments (20%) 2. Develop physics-informed machine learning modeling tools and validate with experiments performed in the lab (20%) 3. Perform experiments in two-phase flows for boiling and condensation (15%) 4. Perform CFD simulations in two-phase flows for boiling and condensation (15%) 5. Publish peer-reviewed journal papers and attend international conferences to disseminate and share research (20%) 6. Coordinate with sponsors for meeting research project deliverables (10%) 7. Advise graduate and undergraduate students at the Two-Phase Flow and Thermal Management Lab in conducting their research projects relating to boiling and condensation experiments and modeling (10%) NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Attend department and school education and outreach activities CONTACTS Department: continuous (66+%) University: infrequent (up to 5%) External: moderate (16-30%) Students: moderate (16-30%) SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY None QUALIFICATIONS Experience: 0+ Education/Licensing: PhD in Engineering or Computer Science REQUIRED SKILLS 1. Machine Learning/ Neural Networks/ Computer Vision RECOMMENDED SKILLS 1. ANSYS Fluent/COMSOL multiphasic Solver 2. C, Matlab 3. Experimental design and thermal-fluidic testing experience in lab setting WORKING CONDITIONS No special working conditions. Please submit your CV and names of three references to crk91@case.edu. Case Western Reserve University strives to maintain a diverse and inclusive work environment. All applicants are protected under Federal law from discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age and genetics.