2 PhD Positions : Designing intelligence in battery-less micromechanical structures

Job description

The tasks of the student will be :

• Design mechanical structures that use nonlinear elasticity to perform computations using ambient energy
• Develop efficient simulation algorithms capable of tackling complex devices consisting of thousands of parts
• Conducting table-top experiments to validate the concepts

The envisioned starting date is October / November .

Your profile

We are looking for two students with experience (or strong interest to learn) in the topics of :

Furthermore, we expect excellent command of English, both written and oral. An open, creative and independent attitude is an important asset for both positions.