ME Research Assistant RA (or staff engineer) position - cooling for electronics
Stanford University, Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Lab
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Apply your technical skills to designing and building novel
high-resolution molecular cancer imaging systems. The Stanford
Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Lab is seeking a MS or PhD
Mechanical Engineering RA or a Staff Research Engineer to design and
develop the cooling system for an advanced breast cancer imaging
system under development in our lab for early breast cancer detection.
The high resolution system consists of thousands of densely-packed
semiconductor photo-detectors positioned in an Aluminum Nitride
frame, densely-packed readout electronics, and printed circuit boards
(PCBs) spaced just a few millimeters apart. We are looking for
someone to design cooling for the system. The successful candidate
will perform a thorough thermal analysis and study the effect of heat
generation on the mechanical structures and electronics. Based on
these studies, he/she will design and implement an efficient and
cost-effective cooling system using heatsinks, liquid cooling,
Peltier cooling, and/or anything else deemed appropriate, as well as
the associated system chassis. The project will likely involve
designing a dynamic control system to adaptively adjust the cooling
required based upon parameters continuously measured from the detectors.
The student will be expected to enroll in at least 3 units of
"independent study" for the spring quarter (minimum 20 hrs/week) and
continue during the summer quarter (either full-time or 20 hrs/week)
(under the condition of satisfactory progress). Therefore, he/she
should plan to take no more than two "heavy" courses during the span
of the RA appointment. The RA appointment could possibly continue
until the end of Winter 2009 or beyond, depending upon the
individual's goals and performance.
We are also considering full-time staff engineers for this project as
well, so recent grads or experienced engineers are encouraged to
apply. Backgrounds in other disciplines of engineering may be
considered for this position only if the candidate has experience in
designing cooling.
To apply, please send the following:
- resume or CV
- list of relevant courses taken or unofficial transcript
- Answer the following questions:
1) What is your eventual degree objective (MS or PhD)?
2) What are your research interests?
3) If you are student, what do you want to do after graduation?
4) What are your career objectives?
5) What experience do you have in designing cooling for electronics?
6) what experience do you have in implementing and building systems?
Please send it to flau@stanford.edu by Monday March 24, 2008, with
the subject "Application - Cooling for Cancer Camera" (please do not
send email to any other address). You will receive an email by
Monday April 7 at the latest if selected for an interview. If you
will be away during Spring Break, please let us know when you will be
available for interviews and if you will have email access during Spring Break.
Thanks,
Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Lab at Stanford
(http://mips.stanford.edu/research/lab?lab%5fid=2652)
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