Postdoctoral Scholar-Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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 physics-informed machine learning modeling tools and validate with experiments performed in the lab (40%) 

  1. Perform experiments in two-phase flows for boiling and condensation (15%) 

  1. Perform CFD simulations in two-phase flows for boiling and condensation (15%) 

  1. Publish peer-reviewed journal papers and attend international conferences to disseminate and share research (20%) 

  1. Coordinate with sponsors for meeting research project deliverables (10%) 

  1. 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%) 

 

Job Title 

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY 

None QUALIFICATIONS 

Experience: 0+ 

Education/Licensing: PhD in Engineering 

 

REQUIRED SKILLS 

  1. Machine Learning/ Neural Networks 

  1. ANSYS Fluent/COMSOL multiphasic Solver 

  1. C, Matlab 

  1. 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