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The Chair of Laser Processing in the Faculty of Engineering Technology of the University of Twente (The Netherlands) has an opening for a PhD candidate in the research area of laser-based manufacturing.
A growing economic and social demand for reducing the environmental impact of manufacturing, while improving product integrity and downstream operations, demands outstanding process & product surface control. Currently, the surface finish of rolled products such as in steel production, serving a wide range of market sectors (e.g. automotive, packaging, energy and construction) is achieved by roughness transfer from temper mill rolls textured by methods developed more than 3 decades ago. Such methods also often require or rely on the use of (post‐treatment) Chrome‐plating to negate roll wear and improve product consistency. A step‐change in roll texturing technologies is therefore required to enable functional surface design of innovative products, reduce material losses in processing and improve tribological performance during rolling operations.
An exciting opportunity has opened for a PhD researcher having a strong affinity with process control and materials science to sculpt that step‐change, by developing a new pulsed laser‐based additive manufacturing (AM) process. The project will be inherently multi‐disciplinary and will include the development of experimental setup, experimental validation and theoretical modelling.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The project “Laser Implantation Surface Texturing (LITex)— Fundamentals and Applications” aims towards a breakthrough manufacturing system for the fabrication of functional surfaces. The two main research activities underpinning the system surround the prediction (and opitimization) of the added volume, microstructure and stresses in the laser-based AM for the development of tailored surface properties of metallic components and secondly, the development of a pulsed powder delivery system.
To predict the relationship between processing conditions (laser parameters and material parameters) and resulting added material you will:
In addition you will take initiative and responsibility in that:
INFORMATION & APPLICATION
For more information, please contact dr.ir. Dave Matthews (d.t.a.matthewsutwente.nl) or prof.dr.ir. Gert-willem Römer (g.r.b.e.romerutwente.nl) or point your browser to https://www.utwente.nl/en/et/ms3/research-chairs/lp/
The start of the project is as soon as possible. We also invite applications from candidates, who expect to graduate soon.
Your application should include the following documents:
The University of Twente. We stand for life sciences and technology. High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New technology which leads change, innovation and progress in society. The University of Twente is the only campus university of the Netherlands; divided over five faculties we provide more than fifty educational programmes. We have a strong focus on personal development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out groundbreaking research.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status. Because of our diversity values we do particularly support women to apply.
The Faculty of Engineering Technology (ET) is one of the five faculties of the University of Twente. ET combines Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Industrial Design Engineering. Our faculty has approximately 1800 bachelor and master students, 400 employees and 150 PhD candidates. The departments of the faculty cooperatively conduct the educational programmes and participate in interdisciplinary research projects, programmes and the research institutes: Mesa+ Institute, TechMed Centra and Digital Society Institute.
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