Information for graduate and postdoc applicants

We look for highly motivated students with background in one or more of the following areas:

• Mechanical Engineering, including Heat Transfer, Thermal Science and Precision Instruments
• Electrical Engineering in Optics
• Physics, particularly in Solid State Physics, Mechanics, and Optics
• Laser manufacturing and laser diagnostics
• Microfabrication, i.e., lithography

Typical successful applicants had solid background and excellent academic record in their field of study, in addition to meeting the minimum requirement of the ME graduate school.

Current Postdoctoral Positions

We are recruiting postdoctoral researchers through the Purdue Lillian Gilberth Postdoctoral Fellowship Program. For more information, please contact Prof. Xu at xxu@purdue.edu.

Current PhD Positions

• Nanoscale energy transfer
• Rapid 3D nano-printing

Undergraduate Research Opportunities

Undergraduate students are participating in our research work through taking ME497 Independent Research, OUR Scholars program, or Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF). Email Prof. Xu for more details.