RAP opportunity

RAP opportunity at Air Force Science and Technology Fellowship Program AF STFP

Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Waves

Location

Air Force Institute of Technology

opportunity	location

13.50.00.C0067	AFIT, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 454337542

Advisers

name	email	phone

Benjamin Fearing Akers	benjamin.akers@us.af.mil	937 255 3636

Description

This research opportunity focuses on the numerical modeling and simulation of nonlinear partial differential equations with wave-like solutions. These equations arise in a number of scenarios, including electromagnetic wave propagation and interfacial fluid dynamics. New numerical methods and mathematical models will be developed, with particular focus on coherent structures and their stability. Featured application areas include laser propagation in the atmosphere and interfacial wave motions.

References

Akers, B, Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena (2015)

Akers B,F. & Reeger J.A, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (2019)

Akers, B.F., Fiorino, S.T., & Reeger, J.A., Applied Optics (2023)

Lane, JS & Akers, B.F., Studies in Applied Mathematics (2024)

key words

Nonlinear waves; Numerical analysis; Mathematical fluid dynamics;

Eligibility

citizenship

Open to U.S. citizens

level

Open to Postdoctoral and Senior applicants

Stipend

Base Stipend	Travel Allotment	Supplementation

$95,000.00	$5,000.00
Experience Supplement Postdoctoral and Senior awardees will receive an appropriately higher stipend based on the number of years of experience past their PhD.

Additional Benefits

relocation

Awardees who reside more than 50 miles from their host laboratory and remain on tenure for at least six months are eligible for paid relocation to within the vicinity of their host laboratory.

health insurance

A group health insurance program is available to awardees and their qualifying dependents in the United States.

Participating Agencies