Undergraduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Oakland University
Rochester, MI
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Position Notes
No benefits are associated with this temporary position.
Employee will work under the direct supervision of Dr. Sarah Beetham.
Position Information
Employee's Effective Start Date 06/03/2024
If this is a Temporary position, provide end date or enter N/A for any other position type. 12/15/2024
Minimum Qualifications
Current undergraduate student majoring in engineering or a related discipline (physics, mathematics, applied mathematics), with familiarity with Matlab.
Desired Qualifications
Some experience in coding, using a language such as C++, Matlab, Python or Fortran. Familiarity with operating a linux environment.
Position Purpose
This project is focused on computationally studying how solid particles suspended in a gas settle under gravity, with an interest in characterizing the behavior of how volcanic debris particles settle following an eruption. The specific tasks the student will be engaging in include: running an existing code on OU’s high performance computing cluster, Matilda, post processing results using MATLAB and visualizing results with the software VisIT. In addition, the student will contribute to writing the manuscript that will result from this work.
Job Duties
This project is focused on computationally studying how solid particles suspended in a gas settle under gravity, with an interest in characterizing the behavior of how volcanic debris particles settle following an eruption. The specific tasks the student will be engaging in include: running an existing code on OU’s high performance computing cluster, Matilda, post processing results using MATLAB and visualizing results with the software VisIT. In addition, the student will contribute to writing the manuscript that will result from this work.
Job Open Date 05/17/2024
Job Close Date 12/15/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Position Notes
No benefits are associated with this temporary position.
Employee will work under the direct supervision of Dr. Sarah Beetham.
Position Information
Employee's Effective Start Date 06/03/2024
If this is a Temporary position, provide end date or enter N/A for any other position type. 12/15/2024
Minimum Qualifications
Current undergraduate student majoring in engineering or a related discipline (physics, mathematics, applied mathematics), with familiarity with Matlab.
Desired Qualifications
Some experience in coding, using a language such as C++, Matlab, Python or Fortran. Familiarity with operating a linux environment.
Position Purpose
This project is focused on computationally studying how solid particles suspended in a gas settle under gravity, with an interest in characterizing the behavior of how volcanic debris particles settle following an eruption. The specific tasks the student will be engaging in include: running an existing code on OU’s high performance computing cluster, Matilda, post processing results using MATLAB and visualizing results with the software VisIT. In addition, the student will contribute to writing the manuscript that will result from this work.
Job Duties
This project is focused on computationally studying how solid particles suspended in a gas settle under gravity, with an interest in characterizing the behavior of how volcanic debris particles settle following an eruption. The specific tasks the student will be engaging in include: running an existing code on OU’s high performance computing cluster, Matilda, post processing results using MATLAB and visualizing results with the software VisIT. In addition, the student will contribute to writing the manuscript that will result from this work.
Job Open Date 05/17/2024
Job Close Date 12/15/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
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