Current/Prospective Students: Thank you for your interest in the Research/Support Positions in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CECS). Below is a collection of opportunities available. Use the filter, sort, and keyword search features to identify positions that interest you. Specific questions about the positions may be directed towards the advisor/faculty. For general guidance about graduate assistantships, please review this resource.
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Decarbonization: Opportunities, True Cost and Needs for Collaboration. (Position Ref No.: oga-28234674sdhdha-24)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Technologies related to carbon capture, use and sequestration, alternative sources of chemical agents, sources of process heat, waste heat recovery, thermal storage and water-energy coupling will be important and must be developed. |
| Level: | PhD, MS |
| Advisor: | Jayanta Kapat |
| Lab/Group Name: | CATER |
| Keywords: | Miniaturization of engineering systems, Micro-scale fluidics, Flow and transport in different material processing techniques |
| Location(s): | UCF Research Park, Other |
Experimental and numerical research on solutions to time-critical challenges (Position Ref No.: oga-wpsou-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant,
Researcher
| Department: | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Ambitious and research-inclined students with strong fundamentals and hands-on attitudes are sought to join high impact topics in Professor Kapat’s research team. Students learn state-of-the-art numerical and experimental methods for decarbonization of power and aviation through hydrogen and ammonia, zero-emission aviation, additive manufacturing, digital twin, energy storage, and clean energy. |
| Level: | Postdoc, PhD, MS, Honors, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Jayanta Kapat |
| Lab/Group Name: | CATER |
| Keywords: | Decarbonization, zero-emission aviation, hypersonics, gas turbine, heat transfer |
| Location(s): | Lake Nona (Main Campus) |
Holistic Global Decarbonization: True Cost and One Potential Solution -- Hydrogen (Position Ref No.: oga-dlaow-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Ambitious and research-inclined students with strong fundamentals and hands-on attitudes are sought to join high-impact research topics in Professor Kapat’s research team. Students learn state-of-the-art numerical and experimental methods for decarbonization of power and aviation through hydrogen and ammonia, zero-emission aviation, additive manufacturing, digital twin. |
| Level: | MS, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Jayanta Kapat |
| Lab/Group Name: | CATER – Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research |
| Keywords: | Energy, global decarbonization, hydrogen |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
Zero-Emission Ammonia Jet Engines (Position Ref No.: oga-dgiad-23)
Position Type:
Graduate Research Assistant
| Department: | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
|---|---|
| Description: | Ambitious and research-inclined students with strong fundamentals and hands-on attitudes are sought to join high-impact research topics in Professor Kapat’s research team. Students learn state-of-the-art numerical and experimental methods for decarbonization of power and aviation through hydrogen and ammonia, zero-emission aviation, additive manufacturing, digital twin. |
| Level: | MS, Undergrad |
| Advisor: | Jayanta Kapat |
| Lab/Group Name: | CATER – Center for Advanced Turbomachinery and Energy Research |
| Keywords: | Zero-Emissions, Aviation |
| Location(s): | UCF Main Campus |
