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Current Positions Available
The positions listed below are funded by the industry and are available for an immediate start. Interested candidates should email their CV, IELTS score and an unofficial transcript to me at ssriniv@mcmaster.ca.

PhD/MASc (1 position): 1 PhD/MASc position is available in the area of Mechatronics for Energy Efficient Transportation & Logistics. The starting date is immediate. While all applicants are welcome, preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Project details: In this role, the student will be working with an Industry partner to reform and upgrade their existing industrial control systems for harvesting solar energy and optimal energy management. An ideal candidate should have a working knowledge of industrial control systems and embedded systems, and be proficient in programming in C++ and python. Exposure to energy management systems is an additional asset.

Please note that due to a high volume of applications, we will contact the applicant only if they meet our requirements for these positions. Kindly refrain from follow up emails if you do not hear from us.  
Current Research Topics

Lithium Batteries
: There is an increased focus on Lithium batteries in the research community due to their need in electronic, automotive and aerospace industries. However, the existing technology suffers from underutilization, stress-induced material damage, capacity fade, and thermal meltdown. This project aims to improve the current designs by employing multi-scale mathematical/computational techniques to delineate the meso-, nano- and molecular scale electrochemical processes that govern the operation of lithium batteries, thereby aiding the manufactueres to develop the next generation lithium batteries.  
Thermodiffusion or the Soret-effect is a coupled mass and heat transfer phenomenon in which the components of a mixture tend to segregate into preferred thermal zones when the domain containing the mixture is subjected to a thermal gradient. It is the underlying principle in the separation and characterization of polymers, Field Flow Fractionation devices, isotope separation and also affects crude oil stratification in oil reservoirs. To explain this phenomena, in our work we make use of thermodynamic, algebraic and neurocomputing models.
Nanomaterials: In this project, we are developing mathematical models for the bainitic transformation that takes place during the thermomechanical processing of the steel. We are also developing algorithms that determine the optimal thermomechanical processing conditions to obtain nanoscale bainitic plates that  directly contribute to the strength and ductility of the material.
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