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Ph.D. Position in Mechanical Engineering
Florida State University Job Categories Graduate Student
Academic Fields Engineering Physics
Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering – Other

Ph.D. Position – Florida State University

FAMU-FSU Joint College of Engineering – Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Environmental Thermo-Fluid Dynamics (ETFD) Lab (https://web1.eng.famu.fsu.edu/~nyaghoobian/) at Florida State University has open Ph.D. positions for Fall 2025/Spring 2026 to conduct fundamental computational research in areas relevant to environmental problems. Research projects will involve interdisciplinary investigations of various transport phenomena on the Earth’s surface and in the atmospheric boundary layer, focusing on natural disasters.

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Map of today’s active volcanoes

Incandescent lava flow on the southern flank in the evening of 18 April (image: Boris Behncke/x.com)

Satellite image of Bezymianny volcano on 21 Apr 2025

Satellite image of Sakurajima volcano on 21 Apr 2025

Satellite image of Ulawun volcano on 21 Apr 2025

Satellite image of Lewotolo volcano on 21 Apr 2025

Satellite image of Semeru volcano on 21 Apr 2025

Satellite image of Marapi volcano on 21 Apr 2025

Etna (Sicily, Italy): On the night of 18 April, a stunning strombolian activity took place from the Southeast Crater.
Typical spattering was accompanied by a new lava flow.
The lava travelled from the saddle of the crater on the southern flank of the volcano.

Bezymianny (Kamchatka): (21 Apr) Explosive activity continues. Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) Tokyo warned about a volcanic ash plume that rose up to estimated 18000

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<!–div style="font-size:14px;text-align:center;border:3px solid blue;border-radius:5px;padding:3px;margin:5px;background:#eee"><a href="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/volcano-report.php?volcanoId=62" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" title="Share a volcano (activity) report, submit a photo or other interesting news!” onclick=”window.open(this.href,’Volcano Report’,’status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=500,width=450′);return false”>Send Volcano Report</div–> Stratovolcano 2891 m (9,485 ft)
Western Sumatra, Indonesia, -0.39°S / 100.46°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5) Marapi volcano eruptions:
2011-ongoing, 2004 (Aug), 2001, 2000, 1999, 1987-94, 1984, 1984, 1983, 1982, 1980, 1975-79, 1973, 1970-71, 1968(?), 1967, 1966, 1958, 1958, 1954-57, 1950-52, 1949, 1949, 1943, 1932, 1930, 1929, 1927, 1925, 1919, 1918, 1918, 1917, 1916, 1915, 1913, 1911, 1910, 1907-08, 1905, 1904, 1889, 1888, 1886, 1885, 1883, 1878(?), 1883, 1876-77, 1876, 1871, 1871, 1863, 1861, 1855-56, 1854, 1845, 1833-34, 1822, 1807, 1770
Typical eruption style
Small to moderate sized explosions

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginians have one week left to apply for FEMA assistance for damages from the February storms. Assistance is available to residents of Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne and Wyoming counties. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 28, 2025.

Both homeowners and renters can apply for assistance to help with disaster-related expenses. FEMA assistance can help with costs from replacing or repairing necessary and disaster-damaged personal property. This can include appliances, computers, work equipment if you are self-employed, vehicles, and more.  

If you have already applied for assistance and received a FEMA determination letter, please read that letter carefully. If you disagree with the decision or assistance amount, don’t worry—you have the right to appeal. FEMA’s first decision may not be the final decision. But you should act quickly. You need to respond to a FEMA decision letter within 60 days. For help responding to a FEMA letter, bring your letter to a Disaster Recovery Center, call the FEMA helpline, or visit DisasterAssistance.gov.

Homeowners and renters can apply for assistance, ask questions about their application, or receive help submitting an appeal by: 

Calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362, Visiting DisasterAssistance.gov. Downloading and using the FEMA App,Visiting a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC)

In coordination with the West Virginia Emergency Management Division (WVEMD) and officials in impacted counties, FEMA has open Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) in

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