Postdoc Position Opening at UCSB: First-principles Simulation of Phonon Dynamics

Position Description:
We have an immediate postdoc opening at UCSB. We are looking for a postdoc scholar with strong hands-on experience in first-principles simulations of materials. Preferred expertise/experience includes (but is not limited to): DFT-based first-principles materials simulation; lattice dynamics and phonon transport; magnetic materials and magnetic refrigeration. For more information about our lab, please visit https://www.tealab-liao.com. Interested applicants should send a CV to [email protected].

Affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, UCSB

Expected Starting Date: On or after Oct. 15, 2021 (negotiable)

Bio of PI: Bolin Liao is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UCSB. Bolin obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT in March 2016. His Ph.D. thesis focused on developing theoretical, computational and experimental tools to understand transport and interaction of microscopic energy carriers in thermoelectric materials. He was a Kavli Postdoctoral Fellow at California Institute of Technology from May 2016 to June 2017, where he worked on scanning ultrafast electron microscopy. Bolin is a recipient of early career awards from multiple funding agencies, the Regents' Junior Faculty Fellowship at UCSB and the Wunsch Foundation Award for Outstanding Thesis from MIT Mechanical Engineering.