MSCA PhD Position in Numerical simulation of multi-phase reactive flow in the Earth: applications to magmatic ore deposits of critical minerals
Technical University of Catalonia
LaCaN Research group
LaCàn is a research group located in the Technical University of Catalonia (UPC). The acronym stands for Mathematical and Computational Modeling. Our goal is to develop new mathematical and computational models to enable quantitative and predictive science and engineering. A central theme in all activities of the group is pushing the state of the art in the mathematical modeling of complex phenomena using partial differential equations and their numerical approximation with novel computational methods. Our interdisciplinary research is organized into three research programs with multiple cross-interactions.
This thesis will be done in collaboration with the group of J.C. Afonso from the Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente.
Homepage: https://www.lacan.upc.edu
We are looking for a PhD student with strong background in Numerical Methods and Continuum Mechanics for the development and application of simulation tools for multi-phase reactive flow.
Thermo-chemical-mechanical interactions of fluid phases and solid rocks control magmatic and hydrothermal processes of tectonic, biological and economic significance. However, our capacity to model these processes and the non-linear feedbacks in the system that ultimately control the formation of giant ore deposits is still rudimentary. This limits our ability to i) draw new knowledge about the emergent properties of such complex systems, ii) understand how they evolve and iii) produce prospectivity proxies to inform regional exploration frameworks of critical materials to support green technologies.
This project aims to continue the current developments of a multi-component, multi-phase reactive transport framework (conceptual and numerical) for modelling the complex feedbacks between mechanical, chemical and thermal processes that result in specific mineral deposits of critical minerals.
Please send your CV and the Application Form (in pdf format) to sergio.zlotnik@upc.edu.
Application form: https://drive.caminstech.upc.edu/s/MM8ZYyJaRLZbapq