A three-year EPSRC-funded PhD studentship is available to work under the
supervision of Dr Mark Miller in the Centre for Computational Chemistry at
the Department of Chemistry in the University of Cambridge starting on 1
October 2007.
The studentship covers all University and College fees for UK and other EU
applicants, and includes a maintenance allowance.
The project will investigate the influence of patterned interactions and
internal flexibility on the crystallisation and self-organisation of
colloidal particles. These phenomena are at the heart of a wide range of
important contemporary research topics, including protein crystallisation
and the design of new materials. The approach is a coarse-grained one,
using simple models to illuminate underlying principles. The main tool is
computer simulation, and the project will involve developing, implementing
and running tailor-made algorithms to investigate the statistical
mechanics of these models.
The candidate will have access both to the extensive computational
resources of the Centre and to a dedicated new server attached to the
project.
Applicants should possess, or be about to receive, at least an upper
second class honours degree (or equivalent) in physical chemistry or
physics. Some experience of computer programming is desirable, but not
essential.
Enquiries should be made directly to Dr Mark Miller: [log in to unmask]
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