Fellowship and Visiting Scholar Programs

The Center for Turbulence Research sponsors three fellowship programs:

• The Senior Fellowship: program sponsors extended visits to the CTR by faculty members and scientists from other universities or government laboratories. Senior Fellowship applicants may apply for support for accompanying Ph.D. students. Stipends for senior Fellows can range up to equivalent full-time salaries at their home institutions.
• The Postdoctoral Fellowship: the postdoctoral fellowship program provides research opportunities for those who have earned a Ph.D. in an appropriate area in the past three years. They are appointed as Postdoctoral Fellows at Stanford.

Fellows in either of the categories above can and are expected to interact with the scientific staff at Ames and with Stanford faculty members in research projects of mutual interest. Applications for Fellowships are reviewed quarterly, and application material should be on file at the CTR by January 1, April 1, July 1, or October 1.

• Predoctoral Students applying for graduate studies leading to a Ph.D. degree in an appropriate department at Stanford can apply for CTR Fellowships in Turbulence Research by indicating interest on the department application forms.

Facilities

The Center draws heavily on the physical as well as intellectual resources of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Stanford University. Computational facilities include: Several multiprocessor Origin 2000's and a score of workstations with reproduction facilities.

Laboratory facilities include: several air and water tunnels for fundamental study of turbulence and combustion at subsonic and supersonic speeds and extensive optical diagnostic capabilities.

Direct Inquiries to

Applicants should write to:

The applications should include a vitae, a brief research proposal addressing a fundamental question in turbulence or one of the cross-disciplinary areas listed, three confidential letters of reference addressed to the Director Parviz Moin, and a graduate transcript (if the applicant is about to graduate or has graduated in the past year).