The Delft Center for Systems and Control announces 5 PhD Positions in Smart Optics Systems and 1 Postdoctoral position, by Michel Verhaegen (Delft Center for Systems and Control)
The field of smart optics systems is characterized by the use of deformable mirrors, lenses and wavefront sensors and intelligent image processing to enhance the image quality in real-time of scientific
observation equipment. The improvement of the resolution of images is crucial in all areas of image analysis, ranging from (biomedical) imaging, astronomy, lithography to optical communication and laser
material processing. The development of the next generation of smart optics systems in order to enhance the widescale industrial use of this technology, a new development strategy has been proposed by leading researchers from the TU Delft. This new strategy calls for the optimization of both smart optics components as well as their interaction, i.e. a global systems optimization view. Sponsored by the
Dutch National Science Foundation STW a program with 20 PhD students has been approved in November, 2008. Within this program (http://www.stw.nl/Programmas/SOS.htm), new microscopic instruments, active mirrors for lithography, integrated image processing and active optics and active laser technology will be developed. These new instrument developments will be done in multidisciplinary research projects bringing together the universities of Delft, Eindhoven, Twente, Utrecht and Rotterdam, the research laboratories TNO and FOM Institute for Plasma Physics and industrial partners, like ASML, Zeiss, Leica, Philips, Nikon.
In you have top qualifications and are interested in the innovative control engineering aspects (robust nonlinear, adaptive data driven control with 3D images) that need to be tackled in each of the 5 ambitious teams of PhD/postdoc’s developing these new instruments, please contact Prof. Michel Verhaegen of the Delft Center for Systems and Control, at M.Verhaegen[ at ]moesp.org
Brief summary of the 5 PhD projects:
1. Integrated High Resolution Observing through Turbulence (active partners in addition to the systems and control lab, TNO, Astronomical Institute of Utrecht University): Robust 2D-distributed image feedback control.
Application: diffraction limited observation with (solar) telescopes, longe-range cameras, surveillance camera’s and free optical communication.
2. Integrated Smart Microscopy (active partners in addition to the systems and control lab, TU Delft – Electronic Instrumentation lab, TU Delft – Dept. of imaging science & tech, Biomedical Imaging Group, Erasmus university, Rotterdam and Optical Imaging Centre, Erasmus university, Leica, Scientific Volume Imaging, Flexible Optical): Integrated optimization of adaptive optics control and adaptive post-processing of 3D image data.
Application: biomedical imaging with improved resolution optical (confocal) microscopes.
3. Smart Microscopy of Biological systems (active partners in addition to the systems and control lab, Molecular Biophysics group and Astronomical Institute of Utrecht University of the Utrecht University, Nikon, TNO, Philips and Flexible Optical): Improving convergence speed of adaptive optics correction taking nonlinear aberrations and measurements into account.
Application: Molecular biophysics.
4. Image Manipulation for Wafer Plane Conformity in Optical Lithography systems ( active partners in addition to the systems and control lab, TU Delft – Mechatronic System Design group, TU Eindhoven – Control Systems Technology, ASML, TNO): Reducing static and dynamic aberrations in the optical path in a lithographic process using EUV.
5. Adaptive Optics: high resolution optics by adjustable component (active partners in addition to the systems and control lab, TU Delft – Mechatronic System Design group, TU Eindhoven – Control Systems Technology, ASML, TNO): Data driven control for Adaptive Optics and vibration reduction in lithographic processes.
The postdoctoral researchers has a focus on integral optimization of the overall smart optics system.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Italy: PhD Studentships for Ecological Modelling, the Edmund Mach Foundation
PhD Studentships for Ecological Modelling, the Edmund Mach Foundation, Italy
Doctorate opportunity Vacancy Code: 017_PDP_ECME
Title Studentship for ecological modelling, leading to a PhD in European universities
Description
Researches on cataloguing and development of ecological models for the main pathogen and parasites and quality of crops in the project ENVIROCHANGE (Global change and sustainable management of agriculture in highly developed mountain environment). In particular collecting existing models and historical data and integration in the system called ENVIRO.
Duties / Tasks: To develop, manage and represent models
Fellowship details
The Edmund Mach Foundation is funding one research fellowships leading to a PhD degree in collaboration with European Universities. The research projects will be carried out in San Michele all’Adige (TN). The grant is maximum for four years and in any case it will expire after the PhD thesis dissertation. The first year will serve to get the PhD course, if the tutor and the candidate are not able to find it, s/he will not get the fellowship after the first year. Registration costs for the PhD course will be covered by FEM
Keywords: Pathology, entomology, ecology, ecological models, forecasting models
Languages knowledge: Excellent English written and spoken, Good Italian
IT knowledge: Programming and computation, statistic software, DB and GIS
Required title to join the selection: Five-year university degree (bachelor + master)
Type of title: Agronomy, environmental sciences, biology
Required experience: Experience in managing, developing and application of ecological models, forecasting models and GIS
Psychosocial skills: Team work, short scientific missions abroad.
Starting month: December 2008, January 2009
Supervisor: Dr. Ilaria Pertot
Application
To apply for the position the applicants should send to the email account risorseumane.centroricerca[AT]iasma.it, the following:
1. an up-to-date CV (Please add the following phrase to your CV otherwise your application will not be considered: I consent to the use of my personal data in accordance with the provisions of decree 196/2003);
2. list of publications.
we will accept speculative applications uptill 2nd week of december
Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview.
Information about Edmund Mach Foundation
The Research Centre of the Edmund Mach Foundation (San Michele all’Adige, Trento, Italy) is one of the most important for horticultural research in Europe. Research includes improvement of crop productions of grapevine and apple. During 2007 the Research Centre obtained the genome sequence of grape and a similar effort in apple is expected to be completed during 2008. Following these achievements, we started an interdisciplinary translational genomics programme aimed at the fully exploitation of the knowledge generated by the two genome sequencing projects. The successful candidates will join an already established team of scientists working with state-of-the-art genomic facilities, in an international English-spoken research environment.
Terms and conditions
The grant will be 20.000,00.= €uro / yearly (gross). The student will have the right for the lunch at the Foundation canteen for a reduced fee. Help will be provided to find accommodation. Registration costs for the PhD course will be covered by FEM.
Equal opportunities
The position is open to both gender, Law n. 903, 9/12/1977, art. 1. The policy and practice of the Edmund Mach Foundation require that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment.
Data treatment
All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Personal Data Protection Code, Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003.
Doctorate opportunity Vacancy Code: 017_PDP_ECME
Title Studentship for ecological modelling, leading to a PhD in European universities
Description
Researches on cataloguing and development of ecological models for the main pathogen and parasites and quality of crops in the project ENVIROCHANGE (Global change and sustainable management of agriculture in highly developed mountain environment). In particular collecting existing models and historical data and integration in the system called ENVIRO.
Duties / Tasks: To develop, manage and represent models
Fellowship details
The Edmund Mach Foundation is funding one research fellowships leading to a PhD degree in collaboration with European Universities. The research projects will be carried out in San Michele all’Adige (TN). The grant is maximum for four years and in any case it will expire after the PhD thesis dissertation. The first year will serve to get the PhD course, if the tutor and the candidate are not able to find it, s/he will not get the fellowship after the first year. Registration costs for the PhD course will be covered by FEM
Keywords: Pathology, entomology, ecology, ecological models, forecasting models
Languages knowledge: Excellent English written and spoken, Good Italian
IT knowledge: Programming and computation, statistic software, DB and GIS
Required title to join the selection: Five-year university degree (bachelor + master)
Type of title: Agronomy, environmental sciences, biology
Required experience: Experience in managing, developing and application of ecological models, forecasting models and GIS
Psychosocial skills: Team work, short scientific missions abroad.
Starting month: December 2008, January 2009
Supervisor: Dr. Ilaria Pertot
Application
To apply for the position the applicants should send to the email account risorseumane.centroricerca[AT]iasma.it, the following:
1. an up-to-date CV (Please add the following phrase to your CV otherwise your application will not be considered: I consent to the use of my personal data in accordance with the provisions of decree 196/2003);
2. list of publications.
we will accept speculative applications uptill 2nd week of december
Short-listed candidates will be invited for interview.
Information about Edmund Mach Foundation
The Research Centre of the Edmund Mach Foundation (San Michele all’Adige, Trento, Italy) is one of the most important for horticultural research in Europe. Research includes improvement of crop productions of grapevine and apple. During 2007 the Research Centre obtained the genome sequence of grape and a similar effort in apple is expected to be completed during 2008. Following these achievements, we started an interdisciplinary translational genomics programme aimed at the fully exploitation of the knowledge generated by the two genome sequencing projects. The successful candidates will join an already established team of scientists working with state-of-the-art genomic facilities, in an international English-spoken research environment.
Terms and conditions
The grant will be 20.000,00.= €uro / yearly (gross). The student will have the right for the lunch at the Foundation canteen for a reduced fee. Help will be provided to find accommodation. Registration costs for the PhD course will be covered by FEM.
Equal opportunities
The position is open to both gender, Law n. 903, 9/12/1977, art. 1. The policy and practice of the Edmund Mach Foundation require that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment.
Data treatment
All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Personal Data Protection Code, Legislative Decree no. 196 of 30 June 2003.
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