The Post-Doc will work within our particle technology group (presently 5 PhD candidates) at Chalmers in close cooperation with Volvo Cars in Gothenburg.
Your major responsibility as postdoc is to perform your own research in a research group. The position is meritorious for future research duties within academia as well as industry/the public sector.
Description
Vehicle safety has improved significantly the past decades thanks to the use of advanced sensor systems. One limitation, however, is sensor blindness at harsh weather conditions due to surface attachment of snow and dust. The physics of particle adherence to the sensor surface is complex and involves flow around the vehicle coupled to chemical/physical interactions with the surface. This project focuses on providing innovative methods for estimating sensor blindness during harsh weather conditions. This will be done by a combination of modelling and experimental work with the goal to create models for the interaction between particles and surfaces and link them to vehicle flow models to improve the sensors availability.
At Chemical Engineering Design the research is focused on general chemical process engineering, including mixing and separation, powder technology, multi-phase flows and transport phenomena. The projects combine experimental and theoretical work and applications are found in the chemical, pharmaceutical, pulp and paper, and food industries. At present seven PhD candidates are working in these areas.
Nr of positions available : 1
Research Fields
Engineering - Chemical engineering
Career Stage
Experienced researcher or 4-10 yrs (Post-Doc)
Research Profiles
Recognised Researcher (R2)