An opening for a Ph.D. student is available at McMaster University with a start date in January 2008. The student will be enrolled in the graduate program in the School of Computational Engineering & Science, or in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, and will work with
Dr. Protas on problems of PDE-constrained optimization using adjoint-based techniques (the project will involve collaboration with an Industrial Partner).

Candidates should have an M.Sc. degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or a relevant engineering discipline. For further details, including admission procedures and requirements and a description of the CES and Applied Mathematics programs, please consult the following URLs:

http://computational.mcmaster.ca/
http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/graduate/

Inquiries should be directed to Dr. Protas at the address:

Bartosz Protas
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
McMaster University
Hamilton, Ontario, CANADA L8S 4K1
Phone: +1 (905) 525 9140 ext. 24116
Fax: +1 (905) 522 0935
Email: bprotas[ at ]mcmaster.ca