CAPEES - Graduate Student University of Pittsburgh Fang Group

About Professor Fang

Lei Fang is an Assistant Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. Prior to joining the faculty at Pitt, he received a Ph.D. from Stanford University in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department. His research focuses on turbulence dynamics, and transport and mixing problems with particular emphasis on topics relevant to biology, environment, and health. Current interests include the transport of active non-spherical swimmers, biologically generated mixing, disease transition, and the development of new experimental methods.

Please visit our lab website: https://www.leifang.pitt.edu/

Ph.D. Positions Available

The Fang Group in Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh is hiring Ph.D. students. The research group focuses on using environmental fluid mechanics to tackle transient and steady-state environmental problems mainly via experimental methods. Multiple fully funded projects are available now. The students will be fully covered via the research funding.

Ph.D. students will get close guidance from the principal investigator for project planning, development of experimental apparatus, data analysis, and manuscript preparation. Also, students will conduct research with first-rate research facilities in an intellectual environment. Furthermore, Ph.D. students will get enough guidance and practices in presenting research work in major national and international conferences. The anticipated starting time is Summer 2021 or Fall 2021.

Qualifications

Solid fluid mechanics and turbulence knowledge
Programming skills in Python or MATLAB
• Fluent in English communication
Preferred Skills
Hands-on experience in fluid mechanics experiments
Solid understanding in mathematics such as linear algebra, partial differential equations, and tensors
Experience mentoring students

Interested applicants should contact Prof. Lei Fang at lei.fang@pitt.edu directly with the subject line “Prospective Pitt graduate student,” and include a CV. The preference will be given to the applicants who send CVs before Mar 1, 2021, and Zoom interviews will be scheduled quickly after receiving qualified CVs.

Please apply through https://www.engineering.pitt.edu/Departments/Civil-Environmental/_Content/Graduate/Civil-and-Environmental-Graduate-Admissions/

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