Graduate Scholarships in Aerospace Engineering, South Korea

We are proud to announce the launch of the LANL-CBNU Korea Institute of Engineering, a joint venture program from our lab in Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA. Therefore, we need some special graduate student as the backbone of the program. Our projects are related, but not limited to, the application of ultrasound technology laser and fiber optic sensor technology for non-destructive testing and evaluation (NDT & E), and Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) for critical structures, such as wind turbines, space launch vehicles , nuclear power stations, and aircraft. All project-based applications with support from industry or government, and has great potential for commercialization. If you are highly motivated, we would like to invite you to join our research team.

Basic requirements:

Electrical, electronics, mechatronics engineering, or a background image processing.
Prefer a candidate with a signal / image processing, embedded system (FPGA), real-time applications, RFID, wireless sensor networks, or LabVIEW skills.
Good TOEFL score.

Financial Support:

Began to pay USD 950 000 for the master; KRW 1.15 million for the PhD (after tax).
The increase depends on the research achievements, eg EUR 1.65 million for the present PhD student in the 4th year.
Supported office equipment, including PCs, furniture, stationery, etc.

Applications or Questions:

Required documents:
Detailed resume with recent photograph, copy of certificates and the TOEFL, an A4 page self-introduction (your personality, motivation to join the field of study, reasons for application and personal goals, plan your future after graduation, etc.).
Send applications or inquiries for Integrated Health and Usage Monitoring Team leader: IHUM.SSL @ gmail.com
Applications due date: Spring semesters: October 20, 2011; term Fall: 20 April 2012.
For more information, visit us at http://ssl.jbnu.ac.kr/xe/research_f

Prof. Jung-Ryul, LEE
Smart Structures Laboratory and LANL-CBNU EI-K,
Department of Aerospace Engineering,
Chonbuk National University, South Korea