[ES_JOBS_NET] MS/PhD positions at Temple University

[Sujith Ravi]

The Department of  Earth and Environmental Science at Temple University
seeks motivated students interested in pursuing MS (Geology) or PhD
(Geosciences) for the following projects:



(1) *Combined land use of solar energy and agriculture for socioeconomic
and environmental co-benefits: *The project seeks to design sustainable
engineering solutions to lower the environmental and economic cost of
renewable energy development by providing novel analysis methodologies and
field data on solar PV – agriculture colocation approaches from multiple
sites (US, India, Indonesia). This interdisciplinary project will also
explore the techno-economic feasibility of small scale off-grid systems in
geographically isolated areas and the potential for improving rural
livelihoods including rural electrification, employment generation,
retrofitting diesel electricity generation, and electricity for processing
agricultural products locally.



(2) *Aeolian transport of microplastics*: This project will investigate the
effect of hydroclimatic variables and interparticle bonding forces on the
wind-borne transport of microplastics from agricultural soils using a
combination of laboratory experiments, and wind tunnel studies, and
theoretical modeling.


The student will be advised by Sujith Ravi (Temple University, PA
https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/home/). Undergraduate/Master’s degree in
geology, earth science or environmental sciences/engineering is preferred.
Experience or interest in quantitative data analysis, sensor networks,
science education/outreach activities is preferred. The graduate students
will be fully funded by research and teaching assistantships.


Temple University is a comprehensive public research located in
Philadelphia, PA. Temple University is a dynamic urban university with
around 40,000 students and provides one of the nation’s most comprehensive
and diverse learning environments. Temple is classified as an
university with the "highest research activity" (R1) and is ranked by the
National Science Foundation as among the top 100 universities in the
country for research expenditures. More information about our department is
available at http://www.temple.edu/geology/ .



For more information contact Sujith Ravi, Assistant Professor, Department
of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (
sravi at temple.edu <sravi at gmail.com>).
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