Recruitment
If you are interested and qualified for any of the below opportunities, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Jun Xu: junxu@udel.edu
Postdoc Opening
--Hold a Ph.D. degree from a reputable university with research background in either solid mechanics, electrochemistry, material science or thermal within the past 5 years.
--Have a good publication record, i.e., publish at least 3 peer-reviewed journal papers on reputable journals (first author or corresponding authors)
--Have a good experience with federal government or industry funded research project
--Responsive, responsible and reliable.
0 positions are open until filled (updated: 06/2024)
Ph.D. Student Opening
--Hold a M.S. or B.S. degree from a reputable university with education background in either solid mechanics, electrochemistry, material science or thermal.
--Have a good GPA (3.5+/4.0) or ranking
--Solid foundation in Math, Mechanics, Physics or Chemistry
--Responsive, responsible and reliable
--Ambitious to be first-class researcher
--All Ph.D. students will be fully funded/sponsored.
3 positions will be open until filled (updated: 06/2024)
Undergrad Research Opportunities
--UD undergraduate student research program. UD has designed a bundle of research opportunities and please do not hesitate to reach out to me if you would like to conduct research in my lab: https://www.urp.udel.edu/
--Undergrad Research Assistant. Our group strives to give you first-hand experience of research work and inspire your fond in science and engineering research!
--Usually, we will take no more than 5 undergraduates every year due to my energy and time limitation.
K-12 EASY Opportunities
Hello all K-12ers! In EMSLab at UD, we are proud to provide a program named "Energy Accelerator Study Yard (EASY)". We highly encourage K-12 students who are interested in STEM contact us for possible involvement.
--Half day group tour. For any elementary students, please ask your teacher to contact us. We can give you an introductory tour to renewable energy or basic science and engineering.
--Individual summer research internship. For any 10th/11th grade high schoolers, please send us your CV and we will have a brief interview. All accepted students will be offered a 2-3 month research internship in EMSLab. We accept students from all states of the nation!
--Please kindly note that due to the high volume of requests and limited resources in our lab, our internship positions are usually highly selective. Preferences will be given to minorities/underrepresented groups and STEM fans with decent GPA.
2024: Ms. Lilliana Xu, Sanford School, Hockessin, DE. Research Intern (Summer).
2024: Mr. Nathan Zhang, Dover-Sherborn High School, Dover, MA. Research Intern (Summer).
2024: Mr. Adithya Gireesh, Newark Charter High School, Newark, DE. Research Intern (Summer).
2024: Mr. Ryan Wang, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH. Research Intern (Summer).
2023: Mr. Tim Zhang, Lake Norman Charter School, Huntersville, NC. Research Intern (Summer).
Accepted by Northwestern University (2024 Fall)
2022: Mr. Jason Li, Highland School of Technology, Gastonia, NC. Research Intern (Summer).
Accepted by UNC Chapel Hill (2024 Fall)