Author: Francisco Huera-Huarte

Prof. of Mechanical Engineering, URV
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List of top 2% most influential scientists in the world

Stanford’s recent study identifies the top 2% most influential scientists in the world, overall and in each field of research. The team uses a new methodology that uses a wide range of parameters, instead of using only number of citations/H-index, that tends to favor very senior researchers.

URV has 30 researchers in the list and I am happy to appear ranked inside the 1.86% in #FluidsPlasmas, based on the impact of my research in 2019! #FluidDynamics #FluidStructureInteraction

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918

Databases can be found at: https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/2

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URV 2020 PhD STUDENTSHIPS @ LIFE group

Grant reference: 2020MFP-COFUND-8 – Dept. Mechanical Engineering

The Laboratory for Fluid-Structure Interaction (LIFE) (https://labfsi.com/) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) (www.urv.cat) in Tarragona (Spain), is looking for an enthusiastic research student with a strong interest in fluid dynamics and fluid-structure interaction. Successful candidates will join a small but very active multidisciplinary team, working in several fluid-structure interaction (FSI) problems. The research will be mainly experimental and focused FSI with application to several engineering problems. The main topic that will be considered during the research include but are not limited to “energy harvesting systems using cross-flow turbines or other novel concepts”.

The research will be carried out at the LIFE group facilities, including wind tunnels, a towing tank and a large free surface water channel. There is also the possibility to use and develop CFD and FEM prediction tools.

Applicants will enroll in the Inter-University PhD Programme in Fluid Mechanics (http://www.doctor.urv.cat/en/prospective-students/courses/7720/index/) in which the URV participates together with other Spanish Universities: U. Jaén, U. Politécnica de Madrid, U. Zaragoza, U. Carlos III Madrid y UNED.

CANDIDATES: Successful applicants must hold a Master degree in Engineering (at least equivalent to a 5 years course in Engineering) at the time of the application, in the areas of Mechanical, Industrial, Aeronautical, Naval or Civil Engineering (note that other backgrounds might not be considered). Preference will be given to candidates able to demonstrate the following desired skills:

  • Matlab / Octave / Python or another scientific programming language.
  • LabVIEW or other instrumentation-oriented programming language.
  • Mechanical engineering design tools such as Creo, Inventor, Solid Works, …
  • Simulation tools such as OpenFOAM, ANSYS,…
  • Experience with the use of optical measurement techniques, with emphasis in PIV.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

All details on how to apply appear in:

https://www.urv.cat/en/research/support/programmes/marti-franques/cofund/

More details about the project appear in:

https://www.sgr.urv.cat/cgi-bin/programes/mfpcofund/detalles.cgi?conv=2020MFP-COFUND-&ordre=8&idioma=ENG

The reference for the grant is 2020MFP-COFUND-8. Please note that applicants applying to other positions at the same time might not be considered.

You can contact any of the two PhD supervisors for questions or for an online meeting:

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New paper published in Physical Review Fluids!

We uncover the effects of locally altering the tip region of a periodic flapping  fin system, by using a low order robotic model and detailed loads, motions and wake measurements. We show how the actuation of this region can largely modify propulsive performance and how important is the phase difference between the fin and the tip. #FluidDynamics #BioInspiredDesign

https://bit.ly/31fvs2g†