ESSCC is a world leader in the development of large-scale, parallel discrete element models (DEMs) for granular mechanics. Utilising ESSCC's DEM software and the Australian Earth Systems Simulator supercomputer facility, granular mechanics simulations consisting of tens or millions of particles can be computed. Granular mechanics simulations are immense benefit for Research and Development in the following industries:
- minerals exploration and processing
- mining processes including sublevel and block caving
- geosequestration
- geothermal energy production
- manufacturing
- civil and mechanical engineering
Postgraduate research projects are available for the following areas:
- Macroscopic properties of brittle-elastic solids
- Fragmentation and granular flow in mine caving
- Fragmentation and crushing in the minerals processing industry
- Contemporary discrete-element methods for rotational granular media
- Coupled fluid-solid discrete-element simulations of tsunami generation due to submarine landslides
- High-Performance Computing techniques for discrete-element methods
- Trans-scale numerical modelling via coupled DEM-FEM simulations
Ideal candidates will have 2 or more of:
- strong mathematical or physics skills
- background in mechanical or mining engineering
- knowledge of computational programming in C++ using generic/template metaprogramming techniques
- knowledge of discrete element methods and fundamentals
- experience in high-performance computing and/or 3D visualisation
You will be supervised by Professor Peter Mora (Theoretical Physics) and where appropriate, one or more of Dr Fernando-Alonso Marroquin, Dr Yucang Wang and Dr Dion Weatherley (Computational geophysicists). For further information please contact Dion Weatherley.