The Advanced Numerical Simulation Laboratory at the University ofBritish Columbia develops unstructured mesh generation algorithms andnumerical methods for accurate, efficient solution of PDE’s onunstructured meshes (with an emphasis on problems in aerodynamics).

We currently have a need to extend our mesh generation code to run inmassively parallel environments (thousands of processors), to providemeshing and adaptation support for applications both within and outsideour group. We will almost certainly need to go beyond existing researchin parallel unstructured meshing to develop algorithms that scalesufficiently well.

This position is a PhD research studentship, with an anticipated startdate of January 2007. The successful applicant should have a backgroundin CFD and strong C++ programming skills. Experience with unstructuredmesh generation will be helpful but it is not essential. Students whosebackground is in a field other than mechanical engineering can easily beaccomodated through UBC’s interdisciplinary Institute for AppliedMathematics.

For more information, contact Carl Ollivier-Gooch (cfog@mech.ubc.ca,http://tetra.mech.ubc.ca/ANSLab).