agricultural engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 38 agricultural engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Micro-Bio-Mechanical Modelling of root growth in soils

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

The extent and the way roots grow in the ground is known to have a fundamental impact on the growth of crop plants as well as on the resistance to lodging induced by storms. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Ciantia, Prof G Bengough

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Rational design of photo/electrocatalysts towards Green Nitrogen Fixation and Ammonia Production

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

In an era marked by the urgent need for sustainable solutions, this project stands at the forefront of innovation in catalysis, focusing on the rational design of photo/electrocatalysts for nitrogen fixation and ammonia production. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Xu, Prof C Hardacre

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Natural Polymer Textiles & Fibres for Sustainable Fashion Sector PhD

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)

This project aims to manufacture sustainable textiles from renewable/natural polymers such as cellulose, chitin, alginate, chitosan which derived from most abundant natural resources like agricultural biomass and sea food waste (crab shell, shrimp shells etc.). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S.S Rahatekar

3 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Computer Science: Fully Funded EPSRC DTP PhD Scholarship: Vertical Multi-Purpose Farming Robotic System

Swansea University School of Mathematics and Computer Science

Funding providers: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP) and Swansea University's Faculty of Science and Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Cafolla

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fate of microplastics in waste waters and sewage sludge used in agriculture – impacts on the terrestrial environment

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Microplastics and fibres are widespread in the environment with significant work undertaken in marine environments looking at the fate and uptake of microplastics through the food chain. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Hooda

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Ecohydrological modelling for regenerative agriculture

Imperial College London Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Applications are open for a PhD scholarship at Imperial College London to start by September 2024. The PhD is in collaboration with EPFL Lausanne, and the research group of Prof Sara Bonetti. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Paschalis

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pharmaceutical process development, optimization and scale-up of plant-based cancer drugs

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

Project - We are pleased to announce an exciting PhD opportunity within our ground-breaking project dedicated to the optimization of extraction and purification processes of plant-derived molecules, with potential applications in cancer treatment as a collaborative effort with the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LT Toronjo-Urquiza , Dr AKJ kumorkiewicz-jamro

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Sustainable Alternative Routes to Chemicals and Fuels from Biomass

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

The global climate emergency presents pressing challenges around identifying sustainable routes to fuels and chemicals, the production of which currently relies on fossil and other unsustainable resources. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J McGregor

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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A Smart Ecosystem Monitoring Platform for Long-term, Multifunctional Landscape Climate Adaptation Research

Sheffield Hallam University Computing and Informatics

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CDS Da Silva, Dr SB Basu, Dr JB Bridge

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Material degradation study of heat-exchanger materials and coatings for renewable energy PhD

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)

This is a self-funded PhD position to work with Dr Adnan Syed in the Surface Engineering and Precision Centre. The PhD project will focus studying high temperature corrosion mechanisms in details to identify the material degradation and coatings applications details in extreme environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr AS Syed

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Mapping and Valorisation of Beef Production Co-Product & Waste Streams

Queen’s University Belfast School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Project Introduction. Supported by Lifecycle Assessment, this project will utilise waste streams from Dawn Meats for the recovery of organic and inorganic compounds. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Cunningham, Dr B Smyth

21 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Flexible Electrochemical Multi sensors For online Water Quality Monitoring

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Solid-state electrochemical sensor technologies with IoT systems have significant importance in many fields such as medical, biological, agricultural, and environmental pollution monitoring systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr LM Manjakkal

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Flexible green ammonia production from renewable electricity through plasma-assisted process decoupling

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

Ammonia production revolutionised the industrial manufacture of fertiliser and is imperative for providing food for a growing world population. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Li

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multi-Sensor Data Fusion and Smart Decision Making

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Future intelligent systems will involve the deployment of large-scale sensor networks in which hundreds or thousands of microsensors, unexpensive, small and lightweight devices with integrated sensing, computing, communication and possibly actuation capabilities will work together to achieve a common mission-specific task. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Understanding the mechanisms behind co-linkage of antimicrobial and heavy metal resistance genes in pathogenic bacteria from livestock in the UK.

University of Reading School of Biological Sciences

Project Overview. . Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a crisis of international concern, with approximately 44% of all prescribed antibiotics used in veterinary medicine within the UK. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Mulley, Prof S C Andrews

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 38 agricultural engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

agricultural engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 38 agricultural engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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