From cast10-request@bevo.che.wisc.edu Sun Jul 30 13:38:40 2000 Resent-Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:38:40 -0500 (CDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <14724.30255.547746.429727@bahaha.che.wisc.edu> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 13:38:39 -0500 (CDT) From: "Ghosh, Shubhro UTRC" To: "'cast10@bevo.che.wisc.edu'" Subject: CAST: Opening in Reactor Modeling/Simulation at United Technologies Res earch Center (UTRC) X-CAST-Category: jobs industrial 2001-01 Resent-Message-ID: <"3u9toReFdKL.A.G3G.wYHh5"@bevo.che.wisc.edu> Resent-From: cast10@bevo.che.wisc.edu X-Mailing-List: X-Loop: cast10@bevo.che.wisc.edu Precedence: list Resent-Sender: cast10-request@bevo.che.wisc.edu Sender: cast10-request@bevo.che.wisc.edu Errors-To: cast10-request@bevo.che.wisc.edu ----------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Past postings on the CAST10 Email List are archived on the World Wide Web at http://www.che.wisc.edu/cast10 ----------------------------------------------------------------- The International Fuel Cell Team at the United Technologies Research Center invites qualified individuals to apply for open positions in reaction engineering: The United Technologies Research Center (UTRC) at East Hartford, Connecticut is an internationally recognized R&D organization that conducts research across a broad range of technology areas in support of operating units of United Technologies Corporation (UTC). These include Pratt & Whitney (aircraft engines), Sikorsky (helicopters), Otis (elevators), Carrier (heating and air conditioning), Hamilton-Sundstrand (Aerospace products) and International Fuel Cells (fuel cells). The IFC Team at UTRC is responsible for research activities on IFC's energy products, which include fuel-cell based power plants for space, stationary, and automotive applications More information on UTRC can be found at http://www.utrc.utc.com/, and on IFC at http://www.ifc.com. Expertise is desired in the numerical modeling and simulation of heterogeneous fixed-bed catalytic reactors. Strong background in kinetics modeling and parameter estimation is essential. The applications currently studied include desulfurization, steam reforming, auto-thermal reactors, water-gas shift, and partial oxidation, which are all integral elements of IFC's fuel-processing technology. Specific duties will include the development of distributed reactor models, development of computational platforms for numerical simulations and parametric sensitivity studies, investigation of transient phenomena, and systems level dynamic modeling. The individual in this position will also be expected to coordinate development of simulation tools with experimental programs, and use numerical simulations to guide as well as initiate future experiments. Individuals in the IFC Team interact with team members, other researchers at UTRC, and with engineers at IFC to contribute to research and development for IFC's energy products. The minimum requirements are a strong background in reaction engineering, applied catalysis, heat/mass transfer, and the numerical solution of nonlinear boundary value problems. The typical candidate would have a M.S. in Chemical Engineering plus three years of professional experience in catalytic reactor modeling and design. A recent Ph.D. would be very desirable. Preference will be given to candidates with experience in: 1) developing numerical software in Fortran/C/C++ using discretization methods like finite elements, finite differences, or finite volumes, 2) modeling complex catalyst configurations and reaction networks in gas-solid tubular catalytic reactors 3) modeling chemisorption, catalyst deactivation and poisoning 4) dynamic modeling/simulation to study issues related to start-up, shut-down, or otherwise highly transient operation 5) heat transfer issues in non-isothermal fixed-bed reactors 6) design and optimization of reactor networks. Qualified candidates should send a resume to Dr. Shubhro Ghosh before October 30, 2000. Mailto: ghoshs@utrc.utc.com. Fax: (860) 610-7909.