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  Engineering PhD Studentship in Marine Renewable Energy: Tidal Stream farms


   College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences

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Prof M Belmont, Prof G R Tabor  No more applications being accepted  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

About the Project

The project will concern tidal stream energy capture farms. The specific topic will depend upon the applicants experience and can range from modelling of individual devices to optimisation of whole farms containing hundreds of devices. The PhD falls within a large EPSRC funded research project and is a collaboration between Exeter and Edinburgh universities. The project is part of the activity of the SuperGen Marine consortium which has the responsibility for steering the direction of marine renewable energy research in the UK.

For informal enquiries contact Professor Michael Belmont at [Email Address Removed] or phone 01392 263622.

Funding Notes

Three-year studentship: Tuition fees (UK/EU/International) and an annual maintenance allowance at current research council rate.

Applicants should have or expect to achieve at least a 2:1 Honours degree, or equivalent, in engineering, physics or mathematics.

References

For general enquiries please contact emps-pgr@exeter.ac.uk (for the attention of Liz Roberts/Andy Phare).