PhD position with scholarship – nano-/micro-mechanical : Characterisation and 3d microfabrication of architected materials, Roma Tre Univ.

We are offering a three-year PhD scholarship for a candidate interested in developing an experimental research profile at the interface between high-resolution 3D microfabrication, ceramic architected materials, coating/interface engineering, and nano-/micro-mechanical testing. The position is funded within the SunRise FIS 2023 Project at the Materials Science and Technology (STM) group, Roma Tre University, and will investigate how architecture, processing route and surface/interface engineering control the mechanical response of nano- and micro-architected materials. High-resolution 3D polymeric lattices produced by two-photon lithography will be converted into ceramic architectures through controlled pyrolysis or related routes and used as platforms for conformal thin-film coatings. The candidate will optimise selected fabrication and conversion parameters, characterise defects and geometry, and test the mechanical response using nanoindentation and micro-mechanical methods. Depending on the maturity of the samples, the work may include in-situ SEM/FIB testing, single-truss loading, pillar splitting and FIB-DIC-based residual stress analysis.

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