We are seeking doctoral student/research assistants in the area of computational
thermal sciences with the focus on any one of the following projects:

•	Chemical looping combustion for carbon capture
•	Combustion assisted thermal spray coating
•	Trickling bed reactor modeling
•	Fuel Cell water and thermal management
•	Hydrogen production by using electrolysis

Candidates with a Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a
related field and research experience in CFD methods are encouraged to apply. 
Experience in reacting flow modeling is desirable.  The position provides
excellent opportunity of collaboration with research group at MIT and excellent
compensation package (full tuition; health benefits; accommodation and monthly
stipend). Please send your queries with a detailed resume including the GRE
(quantitative score > 155 (or 700)) and TOEFL (above 91) scores to Professor
Tariq Shamim, Mechanical Engineering, Masdar Institute of Science & Technology,
P.O. Box 54224, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Phone: +971(2) 810-9158.  Electronic queries is
greatly preferred.  Please note that GRE (general) and English proficiency test
are required.
Email: tshamim@masdar.ac.ae

About Masdar Institute: 
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, located in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., is a
private, not-for-profit, independent, graduate-level, research-driven institute
developed with the support and cooperation of Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT). The goal of the Institute is to develop, over a period of
years, indigenous R&D capacity in Abu Dhabi, addressing issues of importance to
the region in critical areas such as: renewable energy, sustainability,
environment, water resources and microelectronics. The Institute offers graduate
degree programs (MSc & PhD) in science and engineering disciplines with a focus
on advanced energy and sustainable technologies (http://www.masdar.ac.ae and
http://web.mit.edu/mit-tdp/www/).