Graduate Research Assistant Position
Spring/Fall 2021

For motivated students, multiple Ph.D. research assistant positions are 
available to work in the area of Computational Aerodynamics and Hypersonic 
Flows for research and development of next-generation computational design 
tools in the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Oklahoma 
State University.

Qualifications:
• BS or MS degree in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering, or equivalent (MS 
preferred).
• Solid understanding of numerical methods, mathematical modeling, and fluid 
dynamics.
• Excellent programming and analytical skills.

Projects that you might work on are but not limited to: 
• Hypersonic Flow Simulation
• Boundary-Layer Stability/Receptivity/Transition
• Active/Passive Flow Separation Control 
• Computational Fluid Dynamics
• Quantum Computing

The graduate research assistantship includes a monthly stipend and full tuition 
waiver. 

Interested students should send the followings to kursat.kara@okstate.edu 
• Curriculum Vitae
• GRE and TOEFL (for international students) exam scores
• Research interests
• Contact information for three references

Note:   
• Please include the words "Ph.D. Applicant 2021" in the "Subject" line of your 
email. 


Kursat Kara, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor 
Email: kursat.kara@okstate.edu  
Website: https://mae.okstate.edu/kara-kursat 
Address: 
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Oklahoma State University
201 General Academic Building 
Stillwater, OK 74078