Research Opportunities


Prof. Jim McGovern

Department of Mechanical Engineering
Dublin Institute of Technology

Qualifications: BE, MEngSc, PhD, FEI, FIMechE,MASME, CEng, EurIng
How to contact: telephone: +353 (1) 4022922; e-mail: jim.mcgovern@dit.ie

Curriculum Vitae - Publications

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Fun-Engineering.net - my personal web site

From 16th December 2009 until 10th February 2010, the best opportunity for any strong potential PhD research student who wishes to work with me is the IRCSET EMBARK Initiative. I am particularly intersted in having one or more PhD students in the area of Earth Climate Thermodynamics. Such a student should have a very strong academic track record, be highly motivated, be capable of writing clear and concise technical reports and publication quality journal atricles, be strong in the area of mathematics and have an excellent knowledge of engineering thermodynamics. The research would involve the development and validation of detailed simulation models for the thermodynamic processes of the Earth's climate.

IRCSET's EMBARK Initiative PhD Research Scholarships

The pre call announcement for the 2010 competition opened on 16th December 2009. The closing date for on-line applications is 10th February 2010. The research would commence in September 2010.

Prof. Jim McGovern would be happy to discuss possible research areas with well-qualified applicants, with a view to the applicants specifying Prof. McGovern as their proposed supervisor and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Dublin Institute of Technology as the proposed research location.

Potential applicants who are interested in working with Prof. Jim McGovern and who wish to do research in an area that is also of interest to him are urged to make contact with him. Generally an applicant should have or expect to obtain a 1st class honours degree in Mechanical Engineering or a closely-related discipline.

Some research areas that are of interest to Prof. Jim McGovern are:

Full details of the scholarship scheme are available at the following link
http://www.ircset.ie/

 



Last updated: 19 December 2009