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CFD with OpenSource Software

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Basic information

Proceedings and Course Links

2024 , 2023 , 2022 , 2021 , 2020 , 2019 , 2018 , 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 , 2013 , 2012 , 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , 2007

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This is the official homepage of the PhD course CFD with OpenSource Software. It contains links to the on-going and past courses, and to the published proceedings (collection of tutorials) that are the outcome of the course each year. If you are not attending the course, but find the homepage useful, please write me a couple of words (to [email protected] ) that help me argue that this way of working is acknowledged.

Since 2021, the course consists of two courses (click links for more information):

1.      Basic Usage of OpenFOAM , 2 ECTS

2.      CFD with OpenSource Software, 7.5 ECTS

The first course is a prerequisite for the second course. There is a maximum number of participants in both courses, and passing the first course is not a guarantee to get a seat in the second course. I will pick the students that are most likely to follow instructions, follow deadlines, work independently, share knowledge, and deliver high quality. There is also an opportunity for the students to get a first experience of the work required in these courses, and a chance to decide to only complete the first course.

The course is open and free of charge to PhD students from anywhere. All the course material is available at the course homepages and it is of course free to learn from that material without enrolling the course (without getting any certificate). The participants only have additional access to assignments, supervised project work, and will get a certificate after completion.

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I am honored to have received the “ OpenFOAM community contribution award ” during “The 3 rd UCL OpenFOAM Workshop”, 24 th February 2021, with the motivation:

“He has created a free OpenFOAM course at the Chalmers University of Technology. His course is totally free and open for worldwide PhD students. He spent enormous hours preparing and delivering the course, every year since 2007. The course covers deep knowledge of various CFD topics and has practically helped many junior researchers to solve their problems using OpenFOAM . He challenged his students to make a new OpenFOAM function or solver before graduate, which made some of them become pioneering young leaders who continue contributing CFD community in an opensource manner.”

The selection process was (a) nominated by audiences, (b) recommended by UCL OpenFOAM Workshop community (c) approved by international OpenFOAM Workshop community.

A recording is available at https://youtu.be/IYNOZPVl9X8 . It starts with a description of the award. I get the award at 3:10, and it continues to 10:45. After that the award is given also to another person. Note that I have asked them to donate the prize money (£200) to UNHCR.

Proceedings and course links

I will not start thinking about the 2024 course until the 2023 course is finished. I will start a new list of interested 1st February (don’t send applications before that date!). There is a maximum number of participants, and the course quickly fills up. Meanwhile, have a look at the link to information about the course(s) above.

Proceedings 2023: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2023, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2023 )

·        Preface (TODO) , Håkan Nilsson

·         

·        Lecture notes:

o    Basic Usage of OpenFOAM (prerequisite course)

§   TODO

o    CFD with OpenSource Software (main course)

·        Student tutorials:

o    Implementing Immersed Boundary Method for particle representation in OpenFOAM-v2112 , Chit Yan Toe, Slides , Report , Files

o    Introducing a hybrid rebound and sticking particle-wall interaction model , Johannes Hansson, Slides , Report , Code , Cases

o    Implementing a non-isothermal interPhaseChangeFoam solver with a thermodynamic cavitation model , Keivan Afshar Ghasemi, Slides , Report , Code , Cases

o    Radiative heat transfer in OpenFOAM and its non-grey implementation , Wei Chen, Slides , Report , Code , Cases

o    Implementation of a Sectional Population Balance Model (SPBM) in laminar combustion model , Sina Kazemi, Slides , Report , Files

o    Title , Name, Slides, Report, Files

Disclaimer: This is a student project work, done as part of a course where OpenFOAM and some other OpenSource software are introduced to the students. Any reader should be aware that it might not be free of errors. Still, it might be useful for someone who would like learn some details similar to the ones presented in the report and in the accompanying files. The material has gone through a review process. The role of the reviewer is to go through the tutorial and make sure that it works, that it is possible to follow, and to some extent correct the writing. The reviewer has no responsibility for the contents

Proceedings 2022: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2022, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2022 )

·        Preface , Håkan Nilsson

§   Syllabus

§   Initial preparations

§   OpenFOAM applications and case set-up

§   ParaFoam tutorial

§   Find solver and utility tutorials in the source code and learn how to use them

§   Some utility and functionObject tutorials

§   A quick look at the source code of applications

§   Source code and binary file directory organization, browsing, name conventions, and compilation of installation

§   User directory organization, and compilation as a user

§   High-level programming from scratch in OpenFOAM

§   Implementation of simple solvers File: printOutfvMatrixCoeffs.H

§   The PISO algorithm in icoFoam

§   The unsteady correction term ( ddtCorr )

§   Components of icoFoam (using Doxygen )

§   The PIMPLE algorithm and under-relaxation in OpenFOAM

§   Implement electromagnetic solver Case: rodFoamCase.tgz

§   Implement passive scalar transport solver

§   Implement solid particles in VOF solver

§   Basics of C++ and how it is used in OpenFOAM

§   Object orientation in C++ and OpenFOAM

§   Implement class in library (as in OpenFOAM )

§   A walk through some OpenFOAM code: Vector

§   Doxygen in cylindricalInletVelocity

§   Macro makePatchTypeField in cylindricalInletVelocity Code: myCylindricalInletVelocityFvPatchVectorFieldMacroReplacement

§   Debugging

§   Details of discretization of equations in OpenFOAM Code: icoLduAddressingFoam.tar.gz

§   Details of the divergence term

§   Material that was not checked for the present OpenFOAM version, but still part of the course:

·        Implement a normalizedHelicity functionObject

·        Implement a parabolicVelocity fixedValue boundary condition

·        Implement a turbulence model

o    Complex mesh deformations in OpenFOAM : a custom boundary condition for prescribed mesh deformations , Andre Da Luz Moreira, Slides , Report , Files

o    Turbulence-chemistry interaction in OpenFOAM and how to implement a dynamic PaSR model for LES of turbulent combustion , Arvid Åkerblom, Slides , Report , Files

o    Free surface shape calculation using the interfaceTrackingFvMesh class and considering external pressure and fixed contact angles , Iason Tsiapkinis, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of non-reflecting boundary conditions in OpenFOAM , Leandro Lucchese, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of a Monodisperse Population Balance Model in laminar combustion model , Mo Adib, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of a new heat transfer model in OpenFOAM for lagrangian particle tracking solvers for use in porous media , Örjan Fjällborg, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of FGM model for premixed flames in OpenFOAM , Rafael Meier, Slides , Report , Files

o    Developing a solver to model the photopolymerization process , Roozbeh Salajeghe, Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    Description of interCondensatingEvaporatingFoam and implementation of SGS term into volume fraction equation , Yaquan Sun, Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    Explanation of dynamicRefineFVMesh for adaptive mesh refinement with an extension for independent bulk and interface mesh refinement for two phase simulations , Yatin Darbar, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of growing CCM library to reduce chemistry calculation time , Yuchen Zhou, Slides , Report , Files

Proceedings 2021: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2021, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2021 )

·        Lecture notes (see 2022 instead)

o    Implementation of a VoF solver with phase change for the simulation of internal cavitation and droplet breakup in injectors , Bjørn Christian Dueholm, Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    Implement a mesh-based particle model for the coalCombustionFoam for solving the biomass combustion , Boyao Wang, Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    Implementation of the FWH aero-acoustic analogy for sector analysis of an axi -symmetric turbomachine , Debarshee Ghosh, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of scale-selective spatial discretization scheme in OpenFOAM , Ilya Morev, Slides , Report , Files

o    Investigating an alternative discretization of the gravitional force when simulating interfacial flows using the interIsoFoam solver , Kasper Møller, Slides , Report , Code , Cases

o    Spatial extension of the advection step of the geometric Volume Of Fluid algorithm isoAdvector , Konstantinos Missios, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementing shear current theory into the waves2Foam toolbox , Koray Deniz Göral, Slides , Report , Files

o    Baseline for developing a general OpenFOAM solver for magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) flows , Lorenzo Melchiorri, Slides , Report , Code , Cases

o    A continuous forcing immersed boundary approach to solve the VARANS equations in a volumetric porous region , Marco Vergassola, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of a wall boundary condition for the solid phase in a gas-particle flow in twoPhaseEulerFoam solver , Mohsen Zarepour, Slides , Report , Files

o    Non-isothermal fluid density stratification modelling with buoyancy modification based on varRhoTurbVOF , Pengxu Zou, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of Analytical Jacobian and Chemical Explosive Mode Analysis (CEMA) in OpenFOAM , Mahmoud Gadalla, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementing a new functionObject to improve solution field continuity after using mapFields in a dynamic mesh case , Frida Alenius, Slides , Report , Files

Proceedings 2020: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2020, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2020 )

o    Syllabus

o    Initial preparations

o    OpenFOAM applications and case set-up

o    ParaFoam tutorial

o    Find solver and utility tutorials in the source code and learn how to use them

o    Some utility and functionObject tutorials

o    A quick look at the source code of applications

o    Source code and binary file directory organization, browsing, name conventions, and compilation of installation

o    User directory organization, and compilation as a user

o    High-level programming from scratch in OpenFOAM

o    The PISO algorithm in icoFoam

o    Components of icoFoam (using Doxygen )

o    Implement electromagnetic solver Case: rodFoamCase.tgz

o    Implement passive scalar transport solver

o    Implement solid particles in VOF solver

o    Basics of C++ and how it is used in OpenFOAM

o    Object orientation in C++ and OpenFOAM

o    Library and class organization in OpenFOAM

o    A walk through some OpenFOAM code: Vector

o    Debugging

o    Material that was not checked for the present OpenFOAM version, but still part of the course:

§   Implement a normalizedHelicity functionObject

§   Implement a parabolicVelocity fixedValue boundary condition

§   Implement a turbulence model

§   Debugging laplacianFoam /Flange TEqn.solve () function (or: Figure out the path taken by the code)

o    Block-coupled Finite Volume algorithms: A solids4Foam tutorial , Ali Shayegh , Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementing different drag models in a new OpenFOAM solver ( GeN -Foam) , Chirayu Batra, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of quasi-2D magnetohydrodynamic mixed convection solver for incompressible flows in liquid metal channels , Eduardo Iraola de Acevedo, Slides , Report , Files

o    Combining a density-based compressible solver with a multiphase model , Eleanor Harvey, Slides , Report , Files

o    Methods for wheel rotation modelling , Erik Josefsson, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of an incompressible headLossPressure boundary condition , Jonathan Fahlbeck, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of Saha-Abu-Ramadan-Li (SAL) cavitation model in OpenFOAM , Sai Darbha, Slides , Report , Files

Proceedings 2019: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2019, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2019 )

o    Debugging laplacianFoam /Flange TEqn.solve () function (or: Figure out the path taken by the code)

o    Qt Creator as an IDE for OpenFOAM development (by a student in the course)

o    Implement a normalizedHelicity functionObject

o    Implement a parabolicVelocity fixedValue boundary condition

o    Implement a turbulence model

o    A NOx model tutorial , Nidal Doubiani , Slides , Report , Files , Movie

o    Topology Optimisation of Fluids Through the Continuous Adjoint Approach in OpenFOAM , Luis Fernando Garcia Rodriguez, Slides , Report

o    Focused Wave generation based on Linear NewWave Theory, using OpenFOAM and waves2Foam toolbox , Eirini Katsidoniotaki, Slides , Report

o    Description of matrix discretization with focus on the Gauss laplacian discretization operator and how to create a modified version , Jesper Roland Kjærgaard Qwist, Slides , Report , Files

o    Inlets, outlets, and post-processing for modelling open-channel flow with the volume of fluid method , Shannon Leakey, Slides , Report , Errata , Files

o    Combination of reactingFoam and chtMultiRegionFoam as a first step toward creating a multiRegionReactingFoam , suitable for solid/gas phase reactions , Seyed Morteza Mousavi, Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    Description of the overset mesh approach in ESI version of OpenFOAM , Petra Tisovská , Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementing the pimpleFoam to oscillating flow solver porousOsciPimpleFoam using volume-averaged kOmega turbulence model , Yanyan Zhai, Slides , Report , Code

o    Implementation of a two-equation soot model for sprayFoam , Min Zhang, Slides , Report , Code

o    Implementation of a mass flux term with thermodiffusion mass transport into the species transport equation in a compressible solver , Jose Lorenzo Alejandro Barba Pina, Slides , Report , Files

o    Modeling free surface thermal flow with relative motion of heat source and drop injector with respect to a liquid pool , Pradip Aryal, Slides , Report , Cases , Codes

o    Implementation of new boundaryconditions for external flow adjoint-based shape optimization , Roberto Mosca, Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    Description of the reacting flow solver FGMFoam , Michael Bertsch, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of a secondary droplet breakup model in OpenFOAM , Constantin Sula, Slides , Report , Files

Disclaimer: This is a student project work, done as part of a course where OpenFOAM and some other OpenSource software are introduced to the students. Any reader should be aware that it might not be free of errors. Still, it might be useful for someone who would like learn some details similar to the ones presented in the report and in the accompanying files. The material has gone through a review process. The role of the reviewer is to go through the tutorial and make sure that it works, that it is possible to follow, and to some extent correct the writing. The reviewer has no responsibility for the contents .

Proceedings 2018: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2018, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2018 )

·        Lecture notes at the link below

o    Implementation of Aeroacoustic Solver for weakly compressible flows , Anandh Ramesh Babu, Slides , Report , Files , Movie

o    Coupling OpenFOAM to Serpent2.0 , Ashkhen Nalbandyan, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of library for acoustic sound pressure and spanwise correction , Aya Aihara, Slides , Report , Files

o    A detailed description of reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam , focusing on the links between mass and heat transfer at the interface , Darren Cappelli, Slides , Report , Files , Movie , Movie

o    Incorporation of Greimann and Holly interparticle stress model to sedFoam , Federico Zabaleta, Slides , Report , Files

o    Modifying coalChemistryFoam for dense gas-solid simulation , Jingyuan Zhang, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementing a Zwart-Gerber-Belamri cavitation model , Marcus Jansson, Slides , Report , classFiles , caseFiles

o    Improve sheet cavitation inception prediction by taking laminar separation into consideration , Muye Ge, Slides , Report , Code , Case , Movie

o    engineFoam tutorial with different flame wrinkling (Xi) model , Sandip Wadekar, Slides , Report (needs to be updated with study questions before passed)

o    Implementation of an air-entrainment model in interFoam , Silje Kreken Almeland , Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    A low-Mach number solver for variable density flows , William. A. Hay, Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    The implementation of a stochastic reactor ( StoR ) combustion model , Shijie Xu, Slides , Report , Codes , Cases

o    Coupling OpenFOAM and MBDyn with preCICE coupling tool , Mikko Folkesma , Slides , Report , Files , Movie

Disclaimer: This is a student project work, done as part of a course where OpenFOAM and some other OpenSource software are introduced to the students. Any reader should be aware that it might not be free of errors. Still, it might be useful for someone who would like learn some details similar to the ones presented in the report and in the accompanying files. The material has gone through a review process. The role of the reviewer is to go through the tutorial and make sure that it works, that it is possible to follow, and to some extent correct the writing. The reviewer has no responsibility for the contents.

The 2018 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2018

Proceedings 2017: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2017, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2017 )

o    Description and validation of the rotorDiskSource class for propeller performance estimation , Alexandre Capitao Patrao, Slides , Report , Files

o    Adapting chtMultiRegionSimpleFoam to include the effects of a rotating frame of reference and heat source term , Bercelay Niebles Atencio, Slides , Report , Files , Files

o    Modifying buoyantPimpleFoam for the Simulation of Solid-Liquid Phase Change with Temperature-dependent Thermophysical Properties , Daniel Hummel, Slides , Report , Files , Files , Files , Files , Files

o    A tutorial to urban wind flow using OpenFOAM , David Segersson , Slides , Report , Files , Files

o    Solvers for Boussinesq shallow water equations , Dimitrios Koukounas , Slides , Report , Files

o    A description of isoAdvector - a numerical method for improved surface sharpness in two-phase flows , Elin Olsson, Slides , Report

o    An openFuelCell tutorial , Henrik Grimler , Slides , Report , Files

o    An opensource solver for wave-induced FSI problems , Luofeng Huang, Slides , Report , Files , Movie

o    Implementation of partially slip boundary conditions , Madhavan Vasudevan, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of decay heat model as a submodel in lagrangian library for reactingParcelFoam solver , Manohar Kampili , Slides , Report , Files

o    Make a fish swim , Sahil Bhagat, Slides , Report , Files , Movie , Movie

o    Evoking existing function objects and creating new user-defined function objects for Post- Processing , Sankar Raju Narayanasamy, Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of cavitation models into the multiphaseEulerFoam solver , Surya Kaundinya Oruganti, Slides , Report , Files , Files , Files

o    A Two-equation SGS model tutorial , Yeru Shang, Slides , Report , Files , Files , Movie

The 2017 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2017

Proceedings 2016: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2016, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2016 )

o    A hybrid slurry CFD model: Euler-Euler to Euler-Lagrange , Alasdair Mackenzie. Slides , Report , Files

o    Magnetic induction and electric potential solvers for incompressible MHD flows , Alessandro Tassone. Slides , Report , Files

o    Improvement of the VOF-LPT Solver for Bubbles , Ebrahim Ghahramani. Slides , Report , Files

o    Force based motion of a submerged object using immersed boundary method , Elias Siggeirsson . Slides , Report , Files

o    A Thorough Description Of How Wall Functions Are Implemented In OpenFOAM , Fangqing Liu. Slides , Report

o    A membraneFoam tutorial , Fynn Aschmoneit . Slides , Report , Files

o    Discrete multiphase modeling of electrostatic sprays , Ishaan Markale. Slides , Report , Files

o    Modification of Stochastic Model in Lagrangian Tracking Method , Jundi Xu. Slides , Report , Files

o    Couple waves2Foam with Self-Propulsion , Mahish Mohan. Slides , Report , Files , Movie , Movie

o    Acoustic streaming modeling , Milad Setareh. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implement interFoam as a fluid solver in the FSI package , Minghao Li. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of HLLC-AUSM low-Mach scheme in a density-based compressible solver in FOAM-extend , Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad. Slides , Report , Files , Movie

o    Ship hull response in cylBumpInterIbFoam tutorial , Mohsen Irannezhad. Slides , Report , Files , Movie

o    A rigidBodyDynamics tutorial with demostrations , Navdeep Kumar. Slides , Report , Files

o    Description of reactingTwoPhaseEulerFoam solver with a focus on mass transfer modeling terms , Phanindra Prasad Thummala. Slides , Report , Files

o    A weakly coupled FSI approach for calculating sloshing induced stresses . Sampann Arora. Slides , Report , Files , Movie

o    Implementation of a Complete Wall Function for the Standard k-epsilon Turbulence Model in OpenFOAM 4.0 . Shengnan Liu. Slides , Report , Code , Case

o    Coupling 3D Simulations with 1D Simulations (The Water Hammer Effect) , Sudharsan Vasudevan. Slides , Report , Files

o    Conjugate heat transfer in OpenFOAM , Turo Välikangas . Slides , Report , Files

o    Tutorial of convective heat transfer in a vertical slot , Varun Venkatesh. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of multiple time steps for the multi-physics solver based on chtMultiRegionFoam , Yuzhu Pearl Li. Slides , Report , Solvers , Tutorials

The 2016 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2016

Proceedings 2015: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2015, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2015 )

o    Viscoelasticity and Constitutive Relations , Amith Balasubramanya . Slides , Report , Files

o    Modelling of chemical batch reactor , Rajukiran Antham . Slides , Report , Files

o    Coupled Level-Set with VOF interFoam , Sankar Menon (2014). Slides , Report , Files , Files , Files

o    How to make a dynamicMotionRefineFvMesh class , Bjarke Eltard-Larsen. Slides , Report , Files

o    Modeling high-pressure die casting: A tutorial , Sebastian Kohlstädt . Slides , Report , Files , Files_Salome , Files_snappyHexMesh . Youtube screencast

o    An ISAT-CK7 tutorial , Daniel Moell. Slides , Report , Files

o    Simplified flow around a propeller , Gonzalo Montero Villar. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of 6-DoF on axialTurbine tutorial case , Barlev Nagawkar . Slides , Report , Files

o    Evaluate the use of cfMesh for the Francis-99 turbine , Jethro Nagawkar . Slides , Report , Files

o    Adaptive Mesh Refinement with a Moving Mesh using sprayDyMFoam , Andreas Nygren. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of soot model for aachenBomb tutorial , Vignesh Pandian. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of Turbulent Viscosity from EARSM for Two Equation Turbulence Model , Thejeshwar Sadananda. Slides , Report

o    Transient simulation of opening and closing guide vanes of a hydraulic turbine , Abhishek Saraf. Slides , Report , Files

o    Solving electric field using Maxwell’s equations and compressibleInterFoam solver , Josefine Svenungsson. Slides , Report

o    Modifying sixDoFRigidBodyMotion library to match eigenfrequency of a spring rod with vortex shedding due to air flow , Johannes Törnell . Slides , Report , Files

o    A tutorial of the sixDofRigidBodyMotion library with multiple bodies , Magnus Urquhart. Slides , Report , Files

o    Coupled motion of two floating objects , Minghao Wu. Slides , Report , Files

The 2015 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2015

Proceedings 2014: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2014, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2014 )

o    PANS turbulence model implementation , Guglielmo Minelli. Slides , Report , Movie , Movie , Movie , Movie , Files

o    Simulation of turbulent channel flow over rippled bed with investigation of 4-way coupling for particles , Efstratios Fonias . Slides , Report , Movie , Movie , Files , Files , Files

o    A twophaseEulerFoam tutorial , Sandra Busch. Slides , Report

o    Non-Newtonian Models in OpenFOAM - Implementation of a non-Newtonian model , Naser Hamedi. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementing Vortex Lattice representation of Propeller sections , Surya Kiran Peravali . Slides , Report , Movie , Movie , Movie , Files

o    Description and modification of subset mesh motion solver for simulation of flow through and around a moving porous media , Hao Chen. Slides , Report , Files , Files , Files

o    Improvement of Lagrangian approach for multiphase flow , Matteo Nobile. Slides , Report , Files , Files , Files

o    Description of an adjoint method for object optimization related to wind noise , Simon Lindberg. Slides , Report , Files , Files

o    Modeling of bed roughness using a geometry function and forcing terms in the momentum equations , Jonatan Margalit. Slides , Report , Files , Files

o    A tutorial on modification of the turboFvMesh class for flow-driven rotation , Erik Krane. Slides , Report , Files

o    Implementation of Transport Model into CavitatingFoam to simulate the Cavitation in Diesel Injector Nozzle , Baris Bicer. Slides , Report , Movie , Files , Files

o    A FSI tutorial on the axialTurbine tutorial case , Erik Karlsson. Slides , Report , Files

Here is a list of the rest of the student reports/tutorials that were presented, but have not been updated after a review.

·        EngineFoam : implementation of a different combustion model and the new Janaf thermo equations , Bartolucci Lorenzo. Slides , Report , Files

·        An introduction to twoPhaseEulerFoam with addition of an heat exchange model , Alessandro Manni. Slides , Report , Files

·        The implementation of interFoam solver as a flow model of the fsiFoam solver for strong fluid-structure interaction , Thomas Vyzikas . Slides , Report , Movie , Movie

The 2014 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2014

Proceedings 2013: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2013, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2013 )

o    interPhaseChangeFoam tutorial and PANS turbulence model , Abolfazl Asnagi . Slides Report Files Movie

o    LPT for erosion modeling in OpenFOAM . Differences between solidParticle and kinematicParticle , and how to add erosion modeling , Alejandro Lopez. Slides Report Files

o    Implementation and run-time mesh refinement for the kOmegaSSTDES turbulence model when applied to airfoils , Daniel Lindblad. Slides Report Files

o    Descriptions of adjointShapeOptimizationFoam and how to implement new objective functions , Ulf Nilsson. Slides Report Files

o    interSettlingFoam , Pedram Ramin. Slides Report Files

o    A wave motion class , Ali Al Sam. Slides Report Files

o    Descriptions and comparisons of sprayFoam , reactingParcelFoam , and basicSprayCloud , basicReactingCloud , Salman Arshad. Slides Report Files

o    Description of ReactingParcelFilmFoam , Emil Ljungskog . Slides Report Files blockMeshDict.m4 Movies

o    Descriptions of porousSimpleFoam and adding the Brinkmann model to the porous models , Reza Gooya . Slides Report Files

o    Eulerian- Lagrangian modeling of cavitation , Boxiong Chen. Slides Report Case Code

o    Coupling of Dakota and OpenFOAM for automatic parameterized optimization , Adam Jareteg . Slides Report Files

o    Implementation of Elliptic Blending Reynolds Stress Model in OpenFoam , Ardalan Javadi. Report

The 2013 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2013

Proceedings 2012: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2012, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2012 )

o    Implementation for lifting line propeller representation , Florian Vesting. Slides Report Files Movie1 Movie2

o    Implementation of solid body stress analysis in OpenFOAM , Tian Tang. Slides Report Files

o    Connecting OpenFOAM with Matlab , Johannes Palm. Slides Report Files

o    Combination of MRFsimpleFoam and conjugateHeatFoam , Hamed Jamshidi. Slides Report Code Case

o    Descriptions of viscosity models and temperature dependent viscosity model , Mostafa Payandeh . Slides Report Solver Class Case

o    Application of dynamic meshes to potentialFreeSurfaceFoam to solve for 6DOF floating body motions , Guilherme Moura Paredes. Slides Report Code Case

o    Implement the correlation-based gamma- Re_theta transition model , Ayyoob Zarmehri . Slides Report Code Case

o    Implementation of a turbulent inflow boundary condition for LES based on a vortex method , Nina Gall Jørgensen. Slides Report Code Case

o    Generate a wake field using volume forces , Anonymous Student. Slides Report Code Case

o    Block-coupled calculations in OpenFOAM , Klas Jareteg . Slides Report Code Case

The 2012 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2012

Proceedings 2011: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2011, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2011 )

o    A buoyantBoussinesqSurfactantFoam Tutorial - an Introduction to FAM , Sam Fredriksson. Slides Report Solver Case

o    A pimpleFoam tutorial for channel flow, with respect to different LES models , Olle Penttinen. Slides Report Case Movie

o    A interphaseChangeFoam tutorial , Martin Andersen. Slides Report Solver Case Movies

o    A simpleFoam tutorial (transitional turbulence modeling) , Hamidreza Abedi. Slides Report Files

o    Projection of a mesh on an stl surface , Christoffer Järpner . Slides Report Code Case

o    A boxTurb16 and dnsFoam tutorial , Martin de Mare. Slides Report Solver Case Movie

o    Impementation of a myinterFoamDiabatic solver with OpenFOAM , Qingming Liu. Slides Report Code Case

An additional tutorial, not peer-reviewed:

·        Making a reactingFOAM solver that calculates the radiative heat transfer , Sajjad Haider. Report Files

The 2011 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2011

Proceedings 2010: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2010, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2010 )

o    Implementation of an actuator disk in OpenFOAM , Erik Svenning. Report , Slides , Files

o    Implementation of a multi-region solver for electrical welding , Alireza Javidi. Report , Slides , Files

o    Use the spline functionality in blockMesh to parameterize the shape of a windtunnel , and implement an optimization procedure using Python, PyFoam and m4 , Erwin Adi Hartono. Report , Slides , Files

o    Description and implementation of particle injection in OpenFOAM , Anton Persson. Report , Slides , Files

o    Dynamic mesh refinement in dieselFoam , Anne Kösters . Report , Slides , Files

o    Droplet collisions in dieselSpray and implementations of collisions in solidParticle , Josef Runsten. Report , Slides , Files

o    A tutorial of the premixed turbulent combustion solver ( XiFoam ) , Ehsan Yasari. Report , Slides , Files

o    Implement a mesh motion class for simulating the Vigor wave energy converter. This includes mesh motion and free surface flow , Mattias Olander. Report , Slides , Files

o    Set up a water sprinkler case for the interFoam solver. The water flow should be variable at the inlet, and some utilities/ functionObjects should be implemented for analyzing the distribution of the water in the domain , Martin Hammas . Report , Slides , Files

o    Dynamic mesh refinement, based on solution error , Anton Berce. Report , Slides , Files

o    Tutorial of the interTrackFoam solver , Anders Rynell. Report , Slides , Files

o    Tutorial of the solver, based on damBreak4phase , Patrik Andersson. Report , Slides

o    Tutorial of the solver shallowWaterFoam , Johan Pilqvist . Report , Slides

o    Patch deformation of a divergent-convergent nozzle , Daniel Grönberg . Report , Slides , Files , Movie

o    Implement a new inlet boundary condition that subdivides the inlet into many jets. Also, describe, use, and possibly modify the advective outlet boundary condition , Mohammad Irannezhad. Report , Slides , Files

o    conjugateHeatFoam with explanational tutorial together with a buoyancy driven flow tutorial and a convective conductive tutorial , Johan Magnusson. Report , Slides , Files

The 2010 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2010

Proceedings 2009: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2009, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2009 )

o    Mesh motion alternatives , Andreu Oliver Gonzalez. Report , Presentation , Files

o    Tutorial on implementing real gasoline property in liquids library , Chen Huang. Report , Presentation , Files

o    Radiation heat transfer in OpenFoam , Alexey Vdovin. Report , Presentation , Files

o    Lagrangian Particle Tracking , Jelena Andric. Report , Presentation , solidCylinderFoam , solidCylinder , Box

o    A modified version of the reactingFoam tutorial , Piero Iudiciani . Report , Presentation , Case , Files

o    Weakly coupled fluid-structure interaction , Karl Jacob Maus. Report , Presentation , Code , Cases

o    Snowdrift development using mesh deformation approach , Jan Potac . Report , Presentation , Files

o    Adding electric conduction and Joule heating to chtMultiRegionFoam , Niklas Järvstråt . Report , Presentation , Files

o    Forced Roll Motion of a 2D Box and Interaction with Free-Surface , Arash Eslamdoost. Report , Presentation , Files , Movie , Movie , Movie

o    Descriptions and modifications of icoLagrangianFoam , Aurelia Vallier. Report , Presentation , Files

The 2009 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2009

Proceedings 2008: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2008, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2008 )

o    Introduction to dieselFoam and reacting flows , Per Carlsson. Report , Presentation , Movie

o    Introduction to ODE solvers and their application in OpenFOAM , Zongyuan Gu. Report , Presentation , Utility

o    A modification of the movingConeTopoFvMesh library , Erik Bjerklund . Report , Presentation , Library , Case , Movie

o    OpenFOAM's basic solvers for linear systems of equations Solvers, preconditioners, smoothers , Tim Behrens. Report , Presentation

o    Point-wise deformation of mesh patches (note that the div( phi,U ) scheme is linear, which causes free-stream oscillations. Try Gauss linearUpwind Gauss .) , Eysteinn Helgason. Report , Presentation , Case and Source Files , Movie

o    A twoPhaseEulerFoam tutorial , Praveen Prabhu Baila. Report , Presentation

o    Porous Media in OpenFOAM , Haukur Elvar Hafsteinsson. Report ( Errata ), Presentation , Case and source files

o    6-DOF VOF-solver without Damping in OpenFOAM , Erik Ekedahl . Report , Presentation , kubmesh.tar.gz , kubtest.tar.gz , my6DOFFoam.tar.gz

o    Modeling Free Surface Flow using multiphaseInterFoam , Annika Gram. Report , Presentation , Case

o    Tutorial for Natural Convection Boundary Layer , Abolfazl Shiri. Report , Slides , Coarse Case , Fine Case

o    Solve Cavitating flow around a 2D hydrofoil using a user modified version of interPhaseChangeFoam , NaiXian LU. Report , Presentation , Case , Source Files , Movie

The 2008 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2008

Proceedings 2007: (cite as: Proceedings of CFD with OpenSource Software, 2007, Edited by Nilsson H. http://dx.doi.org/10.17196/OS_CFD#YEAR_2007 )

o    A tutorial on how to use Dynamic Mesh solver IcoDyMFoam , Pirooz Moradnia . Report , Presentation , Case

o    Implementing third order compressible flow solver for hexahedral meshes in OpenFoam , Martin Olausson. Report , g3dFoam.tar , shockTube.tar

o    icoStructFoam , a Fluid-Structure Interaction Solver , Philip Evegren . Report , Presentation , IcoStructFoam_Rev561.tgz (From openfoam -extend at SourceForge , Revision 561: /trunk/Breeder/solvers/other/ IcoStructFoam )

o    Different ways to treat rotating geometries , Olivier Petit. Report

o    reactingFoam tutorial (simple gas phase reaction) , Andreas Lundström. Report , Test case

o    Free surface tutorial using interFoam and rasInterFoam , Hassan Hemida . Report , Test case , Movie

o    Large Eddy Simulation of a Tilt-rotor wing with Active Flow Control , Mohammad El-Alti. Report , Test case

o    The buoyantFoam solver , Margarita Sass- Tisovskaya . Report , Slides , Test case

The 2007 course material can be found at http://www.tfd.chalmers.se/~hani/kurser/OS_CFD_2007

Invited speakers

·        Coupling of VOF-Based Solver with LPT for Simulation of Cavitating Flows, by Ebrahim Ghahramani. Slides , Code , Case

·         Implementation of HLLC-AUSM low-Mach scheme in a density-based compressible solver in FOAM-extend, by Mohammad Hossein Arabnejad Khanouki. Slides , Code

·        Harmonic Balance in FOAM-extend, by Gregor Cvijetic . Material not available until published in journal papers.

·        Klas Jareteg – Coupled solvers etc. Files

·        Isabelle Choquet – The thermoPhysical library files case

·        Hrvoje Jasak – Discretization best practice , immersed boundary

·        Klas Jareteg – Coupled solvers etc.

·        Huadong Yao – Fluid-structure interaction Files

·        Isabelle Choquet – Thermophysical properties (updated, but some remaining comments to be further updated) Ar_Data_thermalConduct.tgz blockThermoFoamCase.tgz density_Ar_Data.tgz enthalpy_Data.tgz heatCapacitiCp_DATA.tgz

·        SnappyHexMesh , m4 and Python scripting ( files ), by Olivier Petit

·        Coupled solvers etc. , Code Case , by Klas Jareteg

·        Extension of the solidParticle and solidParticleCloud classes (OF16ext) , Files , by Jelena Andric

·        LPT and VOF with OpenFOAM , by Aurelia Vallier, slides , files , final code and case

·        Advanced mesh generation and OpenFOAM usage, by Olivier Petit, turbomachinery , mesh generation , files

·        Advanced OpenFOAM-1.5-dev usage, taught by Olivier Petit: Mesh generation with m4/ blockMesh , snappyHexMesh , and converters OpenFOAM for Turbomachinery applications ( files )

·        Advanced OpenFOAM usage, taught by Olivier Petit Mesh generation ( snappyHexMesh etc.), MRFSimpleFoam , GGI... Mesh generation Case descriptions Files

·        Tommaso Lucchini (Guest from Politechnico di Milano)

·        Federico Piscaglia (Guest from Politechnico di Milano)

·        A description of how to do Conjugate Heat Transfer in OpenFOAM (by Pirooz Moradnia )

·        Electromagnetics of an electric rod and surrounding air (By Margarita Sass- Tisovskaya )

o    The rodFoam solver

o    The rodFoamCase case

·        Introduction to snappyHexMesh (By Olivier Petit)

o    iglooWithFridges (From $FOAM_TUTORIALS/ snappyHexMesh )

o    A disc case

·        Rasmus Hemph : Slides , plotElbow.py

·        Fabian Peng Kärrholm: Slides , Summary

·        Martin Beaudoin: Slides , Examples

Generic and Transferable Skills (compulsory courses)

In general, these courses are usually quite quickly fully booked. Therefore, it is recommended to register for those courses as soon as possible. More detail and a full list of all available courses can be found under the following link (last checked on Sep '15):

• http://www.chalmersprofessional.se/en/genericskills

PhD study courses

Master's courses that are suitable for phd students.

• Types for Programs and Proofs , given in LP1 every year
• Advanced Algorithms , given in LP2 every year
• Advanced Functional Programming , given in LP3 every year
• Parallel Functional Programming , given in LP4 every year

Upcoming and Ongoing courses

• Frontiers in Security Research LP3-LP4 of 2017, given by Steven van Acker ( sign up here )
• List of PhD courses for all of Chalmers: http://www.chalmers.se/en/research/doctoral-programmes/graduate-courses/Pages/department-graduate-courses.aspx

Past courses

• Frontiers in Security Research LP3-LP4 of 2015, given by Tomas Olovsson
• Ethics and Philosophy of Computing , LP4 of 2015, given by Moa Johansson.
• Grammar formalisms , in SP2 of 2014, given by Peter Ljungl�f.

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13 fully funded phd programs at chalmers university of technology, sweden.

Are you holding Master’s degree and looking for fully funded PhD positions? Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden invites online application for multiple funded PhD Programs / fully funded PhD positions in various research areas.

Candidates interested in fully funded PhD positions can check the details and may apply as soon as possible. Interested and eligible applicants may submit their online application for PhD programs via the University’s Online Application Portal. 

1. Fully Funded PhD Position in diagnostics of PEM based devices

Summary of phd program:.

The successful candidate will take a key role in advancing the knowledge of operation of PEM based devices, with focus on the factors that may limit their performance. The exciting aspect of this project is being part of the bigger context of the competence center SESBC (Swedish Electricity Storage and Balancing Center), which involves many non-academic partners and a number of other PhD students and postdoctoral fellows. Interactions with these people and the access to a large diversity of competences makes this PhD position rather unique.

Application Deadline: 31 July, 2023

2. fully funded phd position in hybrid quantum systems.

The Hybrid Quantum Systems Laboratory at Chalmers is a new laboratory at Chalmers that will exploit the exquisite control over light enabled by photonics. Nanofabrication of photonic integated circuits and mechanical oscillators with ultralow loss is at the heart of our research. Cold atoms are the third ingredient, and we will use the tools of atomic physics to cool and trap atoms and couple their quantum states to light and mechanical motion. The hybrid quantum systems we create will have both unexplored physics and practical applications.

Application Deadline: July 1st, 2023

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3. Fully Funded PhD Position in Evaluation of acoustic design solutions in virtual environments

You will be working with the modelling of different aoustic environments in order to create signals suitable for auralisation. You will implement your simulations into different approaches for creating virtual environments where listening experiments can be carried out. The work will require both simulation techniques and acoustic measurement techniques. You will publish your results at international conferences and in international journals. Approx. 20 % of the work hours will be dedicated to departmental work, which includes assisting in teaching in the MSc program “Sound and Vibration” (in English).

Application Deadline: 2023-06-16

4. fully funded phd position in industrial de-carbonization.

Your work will involve both planing, execution and evaluation of experimental campaigns as well as modeling with tools like Aspen Plus and in-house developed models (Matlab, Python). Part of the work will be based on methods of which there is extensive experience in the research group at Energy Technology, but the project will also involve development of new methodologies. Your work will be performed in collaboration with industrial partners as well as other researchers and it will be part of your responsibilities to keep contact with the project partners.

Application Deadline: 2023-06-22

5. fully funded phd position in biomimetic flight.

The research group of Dr. Arion Pons at the Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences is delighted to announce a funded PhD student position in the topic of biomimetic flight. This PhD position offers you the opportunity: › to join an inclusive and creative research team, with interdisciplinary expertise; › to contribute to cutting-edge development of uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) and biomimetic micro-air-vehicle (MAV) technology; › to develop an understanding of biological flight mechanics and its role in the natural world; › and, to cultivate an international network across different disciplines of academia and industry.

Application Deadline: July 15th, 2023

6. fully funded phd position in quantum chemistry.

The questions asked in this project lie at the intersection between theoretical chemistry, physics, and quantum information science: How can we best simulate and analyze molecular systems with quantum hardware? How can we use chemical insight to better correct for the detrimental effects of noise in state-of-the-art quantum hardware? This project is part of the Wallenberg Centre for Quantum Technology (WACQT), a 12-year, billion-SEK initiative with the purpose of advancing Swedish academia and industry to the forefront of quantum technology, and to build a Swedish quantum computer. We currently have a 25 qubit quantum processor available for software experimentation.

Application Deadline: August 20, 2023

7. fully funded phd position in robotic inspection systems.

The PhD project will be carried out in the Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI) research group, and in collaboration with project partners in the European railway sector. A consequence of increased utilization of the railway systems is increased wear and increased risk of damage to the railway infrastructure. As a result, there’s a strong need of maintenance and repair of the railway infrastructure. Digitalization, AI, and robotics have been identified as potential solutions. For example, a novel contribution to more efficient railway maintenance and repair are digital twins.

Application Deadline: August 31, 2023

10 best ai cover letter builders, 8. fully funded phd position in strain tuning of hts thin films for clean energy.

Our group has recently achieved research breakthroughs by using the strain induced by the substrate to tune the properties of the strange metal phase and of the superconductive state. The focus of the PHD position will be to go beyond conventional strain modification by patterning periodic nanostructures on the surface of the substrate. Nm thick films of HTS superconductors will be strongly affected by the superstructure which will change the ground state, possibly giving hints on how to increase the superconducting critical temperature towards room temperature.

Application Deadline: July 1, 2023

9. fully funded phd position in sustainable entrepreneurship.

The research addresses Sustainable Entrepreneurship, focusing upon one or more of the following themes: entrepreneurial careers, design and delivery of training in entrepreneurship to educators and practitioners (`train the trainer’) and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Research is situated in the context of an entrepreneurial (and technical) university. The research position will have connection to a four year EU funded project addressing sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation connected to entrepreneurial education and training.

Application Deadline: 2023-08-15

10. fully funded phd position in inverse design of nanoresonators for quantum optomechanics.

Quantum optomechanics is a vibrant field spanning multiple physics disciplines. This PhD project focuses on implementing advanced inverse design methods, utilizing artificial neural networks, to optimize mechanical performance while maintaining a high optomechanical coupling. Your focus will initially be on designing structures that minimize dissipative contributions. The research will be carried out together with researchers in the division working on inverse design for improving the optomechanical coupling. The second stage of the project aims to integrate the two approaches into a single framework.

Application Deadline: July 22, 2023

11. fully funded phd position in new materials concepts for stable organic solar cells.

The Müller Research Group focuses on the physical chemistry and materials science of organic semiconductors, polymer blends and composites, and develops new plastic materials for wearable electronics and energy technologies ranging from organic solar cells and thermoelectrics to power cables. All research is conducted in co-operation with other universities/institutes and/or industry. Presently, the group consists of 1 Professor, 1 senior scientist, 3 Postdocs and 8 PhD students.

Application Deadline: July 5, 2023

12. fully funded phd position in materials chemistry for stable organic electronics.

We are looking for a highly motivated PhD student to join the project “Stable Doping of Organic Semiconductors”, supported by the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation. The project brings together 5 research groups from Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University, led by Christian Müller, Anna Martinelli, Eva Olsson, Mats Fahlman and Simone Fabiano. The mission of the project is the realization of doped organic semiconductors that display truly stable electronic behaviour. You will be part of a team of five PhD students, as well as several Postdocs, who will together develop and study new materials concepts that facilitate stable doping. You will have the opportunity to visit and collaborate with different research labs both in Sweden and abroad.

Application Deadline: 5 July, 2023

13. fully funded phd position in development of green separation methods.

In this project, the main objective is to improve the energy-efficiency of separation processes in industry. This will be done by developing innovative membranes and membrane-filtration processes to enhance the potential of membrane-separations to replace the currently energy-intensive separation processes like distillation. This position will enable combining fundamental membrane research with practical implementation via close collaboration with industry.

Application Deadline: 15 July, 2023

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Mathematical Sciences

Doctoral studies at mathematical sciences.

​As a doctoral student at Mathematical Sciences, you can be admitted to graduate school at Chalmers or to a third-cycle subject at the University of Gothenburg.

Doctoral studies at the Department of Mathematical Sciences means that you get to immerse yourself in mathematics or mathematical statistics by reading courses and working on your own research project. After completing your education, you receive a doctorate, and can choose to either continue in academia, or focus on a career in industry and business. You also have the option of taking a licentiate degree halfway through the education.

​As a doctoral student at Mathematical Sciences, you can be admitted to a graduate school at Chalmers or to a third-cycle subject at the University of Gothenburg.

The education is similar at both universities, but there are differences, among other things, in terms of which compulsory courses you need to take. GTS courses (Generic and Transferable Skills) at Chalmers and compulsory courses at the Faculty of Science, University of Gothenburg.

Graduate schools at Chalmers University of Technology

Chalmers has three graduate schools, with a total of five specialisations, for you who want to do a doctorate at Mathematical Sciences.

• Mathematics
• Mathematical statistics
• Applied mathematics and statistics

A PhD student in mathematics or mathematical statistics can also be admitted to the interdisciplinary graduate school in Bioscience .

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Read more about doctoral studies at Chalmers University of Technology.

Third-cycle subjects at the University of Gothenburg

These are the third-cycle subjects we have at the University of Gothenburg  

• Mathematics, with the possible specialisation applications
• Mathematical statistics, with the possible specialisation applications . 

The University of Gothenburg also has a third-cycle subject in mathematics/natural science specialising in educational sciences .

Doctoral studies at the Faculty of Science

Read more about becoming a PhD student at the Faculty of Science at University of Gothenburg.

Doctoral courses

To find doctoral courses given by Mathematical Sciences, go to the doctoral course catalogue at University of Gothenburg, and search for mathematical sciences. 

Doctoral courses at Mathematical Sciences during 22/23

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Online Master’s and Doctoral Programs List

The University of Idaho’s online graduate degrees reflect our mission of making education accessible across the state and nation and responding to changing employment demands. Delivering the quality instruction expected of a research university, our online master’s and doctoral programs are taught by our esteemed faculty members and build upon our century-old reputation as an educational leader in the Northwest. 

Online graduate students can earn a degree from one of our top-ranked national programs around their existing obligations and have access to the same opportunities and resources, including the on-campus library, research projects, scholarships, and teaching assistantships. If you’ve thought about returning to school but require more flexibility due to your full-time job and raising a family, advance your career with any of the programs listed here.

Available via online or distance learning: 

• Climate Change , P.S.M.
• Geographic Information Skills, Mapping, and Monitoring , P.S.M.
• Precision Nutrition for Human and Animal Health , P.S.M.
• Sustainable Soil and Land Systems , P.S.M.
• Water Resources , P.S.M.

College of Business and Economics

• Online Master of Business Administration , M.B.A.
• Adult Organizational Learning and Leadership , M.S.
• Educational Leadership , M.Ed.
• Curriculum and Instruction , M.Ed.
• Physical Education , M.Ed.
• Special Education , M.Ed.
• Education , Ed.D., Ph.D. (may vary from all to mostly online)

Engineering

• Civil Engineering , M.Engr.
• Computer Engineering , M.S., M.Engr.
• Computer Science , M.S.
• Cybersecurity , M.S.
• Electrical Engineering , M.S., M.Engr.
• Engineering Management , M.Engr.
• Geological Engineering, , M.S.
• Mechanical Engineering , M.Engr.
• Power System Protection and Relaying, Certificate
• Secure and Dependable Computing Systems, Certificate
• Technology Management , M.S.

Letters, Arts and Social Sciences

• Music , M.Mus.
• Public Administration , M.P.A.
• Psychology: Human Factors , M.S.
• Theatre Arts , MFA

Natural Resources and Environmental Science

• Environmental Science, M.S.
• Environmental Education and Science Communication, Certificate
• Master of Natural Resources, M.N.R.
• Fire Ecology, Management and Technology , Certificate
• Remote Sensing of the Environment, Certificate
• Geographic Information Science: Geospatial Aspects of Sustainable Planning Application , M.S.
• Geographic Information Science: Geospatial Habitat Assessment Application , M.S.
• Geographic Information Science: Geospatial Intelligence Application , M.S.
• Geographic Information Science: Geotechnician Application , M.S.
• Geographic Information Science: GIS Programming Application , M.S.
• Geographic Information Science: Natural Hazards and Emergency Planning Application , M.S.
• Statistical Science , M.S. 
• Teaching Mathematics , M.A.T.

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• Flexibility: We design our online master’s and doctoral programs around the schedules of working adults, allowing you to maintain existing employment, family, and seasonal commitments without altering your schedule or taking a hit in income.
• Quality: We’re one of the region’s most respected research universities. Whether the class is pre-recorded or virtual, our leading faculty members deliver the same depth and detail of instruction that you expect in an on-campus classroom.
• Place-Based Degrees: Especially where research is concerned, our faculty members partner with regional organizations to support our online graduate students as they complete a place-based thesis or non-thesis research project. You, in turn, can conduct guided research relevant to your geographic region without ever setting foot on campus and may even be able to do so through your existing employer.
• Scholarships: Many erroneously believe that scholarships are off the table to online graduate students. Supporting your endeavors and professional growth, the University of Idaho has opened up teaching assistant opportunities and place-based scholarships to online students.
• Affordability: No matter where you are in the country or world, all online courses for master’s and doctoral programs are charged at our in-state rate. 
• Ahead of the Curve: The University of Idaho championed distance learning ahead of everyone else with our innovative Engineering Outreach program. We introduced these degrees over 35 years ago, and while we’ve adjusted delivery methods to available technologies, our commitment toward advancing your career through quality education has not wavered.

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Electrical Engineering PhD

The Electrical Engineering PhD program studies systems that sense, analyze, and interact with the world. You will learn how this practice is based on fundamental science and mathematics, creating opportunities for both theoretical and experimental research. Electrical engineers invent devices for sensing and actuation, designing physical substrates for computation, creating algorithms for analysis and control, and expanding the theory of information processing. You will get to choose from a wide range of research areas such as circuits and VLSI, computer engineering and architecture, robotics and control, and signal processing.

Electrical engineers at SEAS are pursuing work on integrated circuits for cellular biotechnology, millimeter-scale robots, and the optimization of smart power groups. Examples of projects current and past students have worked on include developing methods to trace methane emissions and improving models for hurricane predictions.

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PhD in Electrical Engineering Degree

Harvard School of Engineering offers a  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)  degree in Engineering Sciences: Electrical Engineering , conferred through the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Harvard Griffin GSAS). Prospective students apply through the Harvard Griffin GSAS. In the online application, select  “Engineering and Applied Sciences” as your program choice and select " PhD Engineering Sciences: Electrical Engineering ​."

The Electrical Engineering program does not offer an independent Masters Degree.

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'I just want to graduate': Morehouse seniors want focus on students -- not Biden -- ahead of president's commencement speech

Some seniors feared Biden will draw attention from their own celebrations.

A few hundred seniors at Atlanta's Morehouse College gathered into the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel on campus on Friday to take their senior class photo -- just days before President Joe Biden is set to deliver their commencement speech, a controversial and high-stakes event that comes as the president works to make inroads with a key voting bloc in the swing state: young Black men.

Last month's announcement that Biden would give the commencement address on Sunday led to threats of protests because of frustration over Biden's handling of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Now, many of the seniors tell ABC News that they want the event to focused on the graduates -- not on the president.

Students like sociology major Marq Riggins are frustrated over the run-up to Biden's arrival, which, according to Riggins, included the seniors on campus having to move to other dorms for security reasons.

MORE: Morehouse faculty votes to award Biden honorary degree amid commencement controversy over handling of war in Gaza

"All of it shows that the school is more concerned about leading its sort of political agenda before it is celebrating the students that make the school worth something," said sociology major Marq Riggins.

He, along with other seniors at the historically Black college for men, expressed frustration to ABC News over the commotion the president's appearance was causing and how it was drawing attention away from their own celebrations.

"It's pretty disrespectful to the student body to take this ceremony that's supposed to be celebrating them and reduce it to like a political campaign," Riggins said.

Flyers have circulated around campus encouraging students and faculty at commencement to avoid clapping for the president during his speech, and to turn their back on Biden while he's speaking.

Biden has been huddling with his senior advisors all week, preparing for his speech.

The White House on Friday stressed that Biden understands how consequential his visit is: "He's been diligently working on this, and taking this very seriously, and wants to obviously hit the right tone, meet the moment," said press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre.

The White House has been making a concerted effort to reach out to the students in preparation of potential protests that could reflect badly on the president, especially during an election year as he works to connect with young Black voters in the swing state. Biden beat out former President Donald Trump in Georgia in 2020 -- albeit narrowly. The win marked the first time in nearly 30 years that Georgia went to a Democratic presidential candidate.

Stephen Benjamin, the White House's public engagement director, met with leaders on the campus last Friday where they expressed concerns over what is happening in the Middle East. In a briefing on Thursday, Benjamin said that the president "is very focused on centering these young men with [what] this, this transition in life, means to them, so we [will] listen closely."

Earlier this week, Morehouse President David A. Thomas told CNN that "what we won't allow is disruptive behavior that prevents the ceremony or services from proceeding in a manner that those in attendance can partake and enjoy."

He told CNN that he would "cease" the ceremony "on the spot" should any individual have to be taken out of the commencement in zip ties by the police.

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ABC News Senior White House Correspondent asked Jean-Pierre if Biden is prepared for this possibility, she said that "he will respect the peaceful protesters."

"This will be a moving commencement address," Jean-Pierre added. "You will hear directly from the president on how he sees the future of this country and also the community they represent … he sees this as an opportunity to lift up and to give important message to our future leaders."

Caleb Tsegaye, a Morehouse senior, took Thomas' statement as a warning to students who were planning any type of protest.

"Hearing that from your president, and your big day is only a couple of days away, that's more-so like, 'Oh no, what is going to happen at this commencement other than us celebrating other students?'" Tsegaye said.

Many seniors in the class of 2024 didn't get a high school graduation in 2020 because of the pandemic, and many said the possibility of not getting another one seemed like a worthy reason to sit out on this movement -- regardless of how they feel about the president.

"I don't agree with what he's doing, especially in Palestine, but I spent a lot of money here, and I just want to graduate," said senior Eric Uwu.

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A student who wished to remain anonymous said they want the president to share a message that matters to them.

"We prefer somebody who would have something more significant to say to the students, something we can relate to other than the importance of voting rights and things we've typically heard before."

Amid sliding poll numbers in the Black community, the Biden administration recently announced a new record in federal funding and investments in HBCUs totaling more than $16 billion from Fiscal Years 2021 through current available data for FY 2024.

The Biden campaign sent out a memo highlighting the president's contribution to the Black community, saying they will not "parachute into these communities at the last minute, expecting their vote."

The president will be spending the week interacting with prominent Black organizations, including a Friday meeting with the Divine Nine, a collection of Black sororities and fraternities, and a stop at the NAACP Detroit Branch's 69th Annual Fight For Freedom Fund Dinner after his speech at Morehouse on Sunday.

ABC News' Selina Wang and Fritz Farrow contributed to this report.

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As Seinfeld Receives Honorary Degree at Duke, Students Walk Out in Protest

Following the walkout, the comedian, who has been vocal about his support for Israel, opted to take a lighter approach in his commencement speech.

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From stage: “Big deal about our commencement speaker?” [crowd boos and cheers] Some in crowd: “Free Palestine!” Some in crowd: “Free Palestine!” Some in crowd: “Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!” From stage: “Thank you.”

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• May 12, 2024

Jerry Seinfeld knows his way around handling awkward moments onstage. Even so, the initial reception he faced at Duke University’s commencement on Sunday reflected a more complicated audience than usual.

As Mr. Seinfeld, who has recently been vocal about his support for Israel, received an honorary degree, dozens of students walked out and chanted, “Free, free Palestine,” while the comedian looked on and smiled tensely.

Many in the crowd jeered the protesters. Minutes later, as the last of the protesters were filing out, he approached the mic. His first words were: “Thank you. Oh my God, what a beautiful day.”

In his commencement speech, Mr. Seinfeld was mostly cautious, opting for a tight comedic script interspersed with life advice instead of a full-on response to the protests against his presence.

Still, in one part of his speech, he defended various types of privilege and appeared to hint at the elephant in the room.

“I grew up a Jewish boy from New York,” he said to applause from the crowd. “That is a privilege if you want to be a comedian.”

Outside Duke’s stadium, graduates walked around campus, chanting: “Disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.” When they arrived at a green space, they were joined by hundreds of other people — including faculty, relatives and other protesters — who organized a makeshift graduation for them.

As they prepared to throw their caps in the air, Mr. Seinfeld continued his speech inside Wallace Wade Stadium, telling students that while he admired their generation’s commitment to inclusivity and not hurting other people’s feelings, “it is worth the sacrifice of occasional discomfort to have some laughs.”

Mr. Seinfeld, who has two children who have attended Duke, has been uncharacteristically vocal about his support for Jews in Israel while doing press in recent weeks for his latest film, “Unfrosted,” which chronicles the invention of Pop-Tarts .

Typically an apolitical comedian who prefers punchy takes on ordinary observations, Mr. Seinfeld is now engaging in the type of celebrity activism that few associate with him, and that has drawn criticism and praise. Since the attacks of Oct. 7 in Israel, he has signed a letter in support of the country and posted an earnest message on social media about his devotion to it.

His wife, Jessica Seinfeld, a cookbook author, recently promoted on Instagram a counterprotest at the University of California, Los Angeles, that she said she had helped bankroll. (She condemned the violence that occurred at a later counterprotest.)

In December, Mr. Seinfeld traveled to Tel Aviv to meet with the families of hostages, soberly recounting afterward the missile attack that occurred during the trip.

Still, his comments on the issues have been somewhat modest.

“I don’t preach about it,” he told GQ last month. “I have my personal feelings about it that I discuss privately. It’s not part of what I can do comedically, but my feelings are very strong.”

On Sunday, Mr. Seinfeld played to the crowd, telling students: “You’re never going to believe this: Harvard used to be a great place to go to school. Now it’s Duke.”

Not everyone at Duke, however, was laughing at Mr. Seinfeld’s jokes.

The Rev. Dr. Stefan Weathers Sr., an ordained minister in the American Baptist Church who was awarded a Ph.D. in divinity, had written a letter before the ceremony to the university asking that the comedian be replaced, citing Mr. Seinfeld’s ongoing and strong support for Israel.

Shreya Joshi, a graduate and one of the organizers of the protest, said that after Duke selected Mr. Seinfeld as the speaker, she and other seniors, faculty members and pro-Palestinian supporters began organizing the walkout and an alternate graduation.

Ms. Joshi, 21, who studied history at Duke and will be attending law school at the University of Chicago, said that it was painful to have lost out on a high school graduation ceremony in 2020 because of the pandemic, and the seniors still wanted one this year, even if it meant creating one outside of the university’s official channels.

And that pain, she added, paled in comparison to what people in Gaza are experiencing.

“The fact that we were going to sit here and celebrate our own?” Ms. Joshi said. “It felt trivial in the face of all that. Have you seen the tiny violin? That’s how it felt.”

Ms. Joshi said that they had tried to leave the main commencement ceremony in the least disruptive way possible. They chose to leave as the honorary degree was being given to Mr. Seinfeld because “none of us particularly wanted to listen to Seinfeld.”

Eduardo Medina is a Times reporter covering the South. An Alabama native, he is now based in Durham, N.C. More about Eduardo Medina

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N.Y.U.: In what New York University calls a “restorative practice,” it is forcing student protestors  to write apology letters. The students call it a coerced confession.

Columbia: Approximately 550 students, professors and religious leaders gathered near the campus for what organizers called an alternative graduation ceremony , featuring speeches by pro-Palestinian activists and writers, and clergy from various faiths.

Harvard: A Republican-dominated congressional committee released a scathing report of Harvard’s efforts  to combat antisemitism on campus, accusing it of suppressing the findings of its antisemitism advisory group and avoiding implementing its recommendations.