PHD Program in Computational Engineering

Joint Initiative of University of Texas at Austin Instituto Superior Tcnico, TU Lisbon

Description:
This multidisciplinary PhD program is intended for students wishing to develop their knowledge in the field of computational engineering with applications in solids, structures, fluids, aerospace, biomedical, physics and applied mathematics. The lectures of the program last one year and include 6 mandatory courses and 4 optional courses. All courses are given in English. The research part will last seven semesters and will be carried out in both institutions.

Courses: Computational Methods*

Applied Functional Analysis* Parallel and Distributed Computing* Optimization, Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control* Numerical Analysis of Partial Differential Equations* Image Processing and Computational Geometry* Computational Solid Mechanics** Computational Fluid Dynamics** Computational Methods in Electromagnetism** Computational Physics and Plasma Simulation** Mathematical Methods in Engineering** Inverse Problems for Differential Equations and Medical Image** Modeling and Design in Biomechanics and Biomaterials** Adaptive Structures** Hemodynamics

Candidates: The candidate should have a MSc. degree or equivalent in the areas of
Engineering or Applied Sciences. Scholarships are available to Portuguese and foreign students

Web: Computational Engineering Sponsors: Program UT Austin / Portugal

International Collaboratory for Emerging Technologies

Contact: Prof. Carlos A. Mota Soares (carlosmotasoares@dem.ist.utl.pt). Application: http://concursos.fct.mctes.pt/bolsas/

(*)Mandatory course; (**) Optional course.