PhD Openings at UCSB – Solid Mechanics and Materials

We have several openings for PhD positions in the Balakrishna Research Group (https://ananyabalakrishna.com/) at UC Santa Barbara in the Materials Department. Materials at UC Santa Barbara is a world-renowned department with stellar faculty offering a collaborative and multidisciplinary academic environment.

In the Balakrishna Group, we develop computational tools (phase-field, molecular dynamics) to understand and predict how fundamental material constants and microstructures affect material properties. We use these insights to guide the discovery and design of materials (e.g., battery materials, magnets, shape-memory alloys) with enhanced properties.

Please send an email expressing your interest, together with a CV to ananyarb@ucsb.edu. I will be reviewing applications immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.