This position will be part of a multi-disciplinary team, which supports the development and scale-up of chemical processes in developing high fidelity process models and simulations with multi-physics, chemistry and scale effects. The models and simulations will be supporting the development, design, optimization, qualification of both catalytic / noncatalytic chemical processes from laboratory bench scale to pilot scale.
The scope of work includes:
- Development, customisation and validation of process model and simulation of multi-phase chemical processes in advanced reactor technologies such as a Fluidised bed reactor (FBR)
- Develop and/or adopt numerical methods for high-fidelity Multiphysics (including chemical effects) and multi-phase fluid flow simulation and models
- Support lab experimentation and process optimisation using highfidelity multi-physics model
- Collaborate with affiliated research institutes, institute of higher learnings, industry companies, and other relevant stakeholders
Job Requirements
- PhD or Master's Degree in Chemical, Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Physics or a related field.
- 5 years (PhD) or more than 8 years (Masters)
- Experience in developing, customising and validating high fidelity process models and simulations for catalytic chemical processes in different reactor technologies such as Fluidised Bed Reactor (FBR) etc.
- Experience with commercial computational fluid dynamic (CFD) platforms such as COMSOL Multiphysics, ANSYS Fluent or open-source platform such as OpenFOAM.
- Experience in other simulation tools eg. gPROMs, Aspen Plus, AVEVA, Pro II
- Excellent working knowledge of multi-physics and chemical engineering principles, including: hydrodynamics, thermodynamics, heat and mass transport, reaction kinetics, and reactor design.
- Motivated self-starter with the ability to work independently and to participate creatively in multidisciplinary team consisting of scientists and engineers
- Good analytical and problem-solving skills and quick to adapt to changes
- Resourceful, proactive, self-driven with a high degree of professional integrity and Strong communication and excellent writing skills
The above eligibility criteria are not exhaustive. A*STAR may include additional selection criteria based on its prevailing recruitment policies. These policies may be amended from time to time without notice. We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
