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ADML — Additive Design and Manufacturing Laboratory

Come do exciting work.

ADML embraces the best talents for exciting projects. Please read this page carefully for opening position application process details and policies, as well as available positions to-date. We greatly appreciate your interest and look forward to hearing from you!

Open directions

06 openings
ThemeOpeningLevelApply
AI & InformaticsInvestigation of applying AutoML to support vision-based inspection for aerospace MROPhDMScEnquire →
AI & InformaticsAI-enabled 3D CAD model generation from 2D mechanical drawingsPhDEnquire →
SustainabilityUnderstanding the environmental impact/benefit of alternative fuels of metal powder and ammonia as energy generation/storage systemPhDMScEnquire →
SustainabilityInvestigation the potential of machine learning to support data-driven life cycle assessment for better temporal and special accuracyPhDEnquire →
Additive manufacturingCFD and mechanical properties coupled analysis of surface-based and beam-based heterogeneous lattice structures for tailored loading conditionsPhDEnquire →
Additive manufacturingApplication of machine learning to support the metal powder selection for metal additive manufacturing processesPhDEnquire →

Have your own idea? Propose it.

The directions below are starting points, not a closed list. Strong applicants are equally welcome to propose a thesis topic of their own within additive design, AI for manufacturing, or sustainable production.

Pitch a topic →

How to apply

by email

ADML actively seeks self-motivated graduate students, postdocs, and visiting students/scholars for a wide range of research projects aforementioned above. Undergraduate students for thesis or summer research are also welcomed. To apply for the open positions, please contact Prof.Zhao by email. Please provide the following information about your candidacy, and note that inquiries without any of these components will NOT be answered.

Every year, mass email inquiries are received. Please understand ONLY applicants with potential fits with our positions will be contacted. Projects currently open are detailed below, as well as information regarding a special joint scholar program between McGill and China.

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Area & position

Specify the area(s) and the position (undergraduate, master, Ph.D., or postdoc) you are interested in

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Relevant experience

Briefly summarize your previous research experience relevant to the position you are applying for

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Funding held

Indicate any external financial support/scholarship you will hold

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Detailed CV

Attach a detailed CV, including undergraduate and graduate GPAs, research experience, expertise, and a list of publications.

Email yaoyao.zhao@mcgill.ca →

Funding

03 programs

McGill–CSC joint scholarship program

For Ph.D. and postdoc applicants from China, McGill offer a joint scholarship program with Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC). Once admitted through the program, McGill will cover tuition fees of the students/postdoc during their studies/research. We welcome CSC applicants, and feel free to contact Prof. Zhao for questions regarding application.

NSERC

Federal scholarships and fellowships for eligible Canadian and PR applicants.

FRQNT

Québec provincial scholarships for graduate research.