Posting Description

POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE, Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC), to carry out fundamental and applied research on charged particle interactions with materials in fusion environments, specifically MeV-energy “runaway” electrons with plasma facing components and surrounding structures, although studies could also extend to MeV-energy “fast” ions, neutrons, and gammas. Will use Monte Carlo charged particle simulations to model energy deposition and generation of secondary particles, and collaborate with a team of researchers to explore heating, melting, vaporization, and general damage in realistic geometries; investigate surrogate models; make original research contributions to the PSFC program; and produce work for publication, present work at scientific conferences, and mentor graduate and undergraduate students.