大气科学：芝加哥大学招收气溶胶方向博士生
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2024-11-13 19:00
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Ph.D. student positions in aerosol research at the University of ChicagoWe invite applications for two Ph.D. positions to work on interdisciplinary projects in atmospheric aerosol research in Dr. Mingyi Wang’s lab (https://mingyi-w.github.io) in the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago beginning in Fall 2025.Aerosols are particularly important in the atmosphere because they have masked a large but highly uncertain fraction of global warming, via their direct effect of reflecting incoming solar radiation and indirect effect of serving as seeds for cloud formation. Our lab’s mission is to learn (and have fun) as much as we can about aerosol particle formation and its impact on air quality and climate change. Specifically, we leverage interdisciplinary expertise in atmospheric chemistry and aerosol microphysics to understand how particle formation drives urban smog, how aerosol forcing will change in future emission scenarios, and how aerosol dynamics can inform climate intervention research.Successful candidates will receive training in a wide range of skills, including state-of-the-art mass spectrometry and particle sizing techniques, box modeling, machine learning, data analysis, and scientific communication. And we strive to match the research projects with students' interests and career plans. In addition to the specific research focus, the students will have the opportunity to participate in other research efforts, such as the Climate Systems Engineering Initiative (https://climateengineering.uchicago.edu) and the CERN CLOUD project (https://home.cern/science/experiments/cloud), and to collaborate with a diverse group of prominent researchers within and beyond the University of Chicago.Applications: We encourage prospective students to contact us as soon as possible to discuss the programs and research opportunities. Please send a CV and a brief description of your research interests to Dr. Mingyi Wang (mingyiw@uchicago.edu) with the subject line “Prospective student”. Application materials should be submitted to the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago via https://apply-psd.uchicago.edu/apply/. The application deadline for admission to the Fall 2025 graduate program is Monday, December 18, 2024.Bio: Mingyi Wang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geophysical Sciences. Wang’s research provides novel approaches to constrain atmospheric chemistry and aerosol microphysics, addressing pressing societal needs such as science-based policy making, aerosol forcing prediction, and climate intervention assessment. Prior to joining UChicago, he was a Schmidt Science Postdoctoral Fellow in chemical engineering at Caltech. He received his Ph.D. in atmospheric chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University. Wang’s research has been published in Nature, Science, Nature Chemistry, Nature Geoscience, Nature Communications, and Science Advances, and has been recognized with awards such as the Sheldon K. Friedlander Award from the American Association for Aerosol Research.![]()
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