小编按：林士弘教授2006年本科毕业于哈尔滨工业大学，后赴美国杜克大学攻读博士学位，师从美国工程院院士Mark Wiesner教授，于2012年获得环境工程博士学位；之后林教授前往耶鲁大学化工与环境工程系从事博士后工作两年，合作导师为美国工程院院士Menachem Elimelech教授。2015年初，林教授开始在范德堡大学土木与环境工程系担任教职工作至今。林老师绝对是靠谱好老师一枚：人品佳，学术强！如果你想做水处理相关方向研究，请尽快联系林教授！Ph.D. Positions (Water Treatment and Desalination)I remember my doctoral advisor once said (and I rephrase) that “You will graduate when you can teach me something new and exciting”. My postdoctoral advisor recently shared in a WeChat group a Jewish quote from the Talmud, that “I have learned much from my teachers, more from my colleagues, and the most from my students.” I am always looking for bright students who can teach me new things and work with me on exciting topics. I have the privilege to have had worked with such students, and am again seeking students of the kind currently (details given below):
The Lin Research Group at Vanderbilt University is seeking two Ph.D. students for Fall 2020 (or Spring 2020 if at all possible) to work on water treatment and desalination. Ideal candidates should be strongly self-motivated and have a background from environmental engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, or material science. Research experience with, and a strong interest in, both experimental and modeling work, are highly preferred. The student can choose to apply through either the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, or the Material Science Program.The Lin Research Group (http://www.shihonglin.net) is primarily interested in advancing water treatment and desalination via enhancing our fundamental understanding, developing novel materials, and performing model-based optimization. The specific technical processes we have worked oninclude but are not limited to, reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, capacitive deionization, and membrane distillation. We are also interested in fundamental interfacial phenomena with environmental relevance. We use both experimental and theoretical approaches to investigate a variety of topics, including energy efficiency of desalination, transport of ions and molecules in nano-confinement, and performance-oriented design of new materials and treatment processes. You can learn more about our work by looking at our publications：http://www.shihonglin.net/publications.html
Lin Research Group (2018 Summer)
Interested applicants should visit our web-page and contact Dr. Lin via email (shihong.lin@vanderbilt.edu) with a brief statementof research interest and career goal. Please also attach a CV and unofficial copies of transcript and GRE/TOEFL test scores if available/applicable.Successful applicants should have earned a B.S. or M.S degree upon matriculation. All Ph.D. students will receive full financial aid, including tuition, a competitive stipend, and other benefits. The departmental deadline for application is Dec 1. 2019 for Fall 2020 enrollment.