Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now

We have 26 alloy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Discipline

Discipline

All disciplines

Location

Location

All locations

Institution

Institution

All Institutions

PhD Type

PhD Type

All PhD Types

Funding

Funding

All Funding


alloy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 26 alloy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

More details

Data-Driven Alloy Design and Autonomous Alloy Development

Combinatorial and autonomous approach for new material discovery with the combined modelling, machine learning, automation, and high throughput experimentation is the cornerstone of modern materials science. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr B Cai
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Going Solo: Engineering Single-Chain Antibody Immunity to Explore Evolutionary Constraints

Academic Supervisor. Dinis Calado. Academic Institution. Babraham Institute. Industrial Partner. Alloy Therapeutics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Calado
 30 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Dislocation-informed Crystal Plasticity Modelling of Hydrides in Zr-alloy Materials

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Tarleton
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

EPSRC - Understanding the irradiation behaviour of AXIOM, a novel Zr-based alloy developed for demanding fuel duties and higher burnups

About Us. The Zr Group is a vibrant, welcoming team tackling real-world challenges in nuclear materials. Based at the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Manchester, we collaborate with top academic and industrial partners across the UK and worldwide. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Frankel, Dr MM Maric, Dr R Harrison, Dr Z Shah
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Accelerating Materials Innovation: Generative AI for Wear-Resistant Alloy Design

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Riccardi, Dr A Espinoza
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Bayesian Digital Twinning of Gradient Materials Tests for Accelerated Alloy Qualification

This project is part of cohort 3 of the EPSRC CDT in Developing National Capability for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bluck, Prof M Wenmann
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Designing layered nuclear fuel systems by improved understanding of Cr-X and Cr-Nb-X alloys

Accident tolerant fuel systems are being developed to improve the safety and longevity of nuclear reactors. One promising option is a chromium-based coating applied to the fuel cladding, which can limit oxidation during a loss-of-coolant accident and extend the useful lifetime of the fuel. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Davey
 15 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Electromagnetic Sensing for High-Temperature Microstructural Evolution

This PhD redefines electromagnetic sensing by moving beyond magnetic permeability-dominated approaches to establish a conductivity-driven eddy-current framework for tracking microstructural evolution at high temperature. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Davis, Dr F Zhou
 25 September 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on Phase Transformations in Advanced Steel Design

Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Location. Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia. Duration. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr YX Wu, Prof CR Hutchinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

High-Throughput Development of High-Performance Copper Alloys via Additive Manufacturing

PhD Opportunity. High-Throughput Development of High-Performance Copper Alloys via Additive Manufacturing. Institution. Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr FS Shalchy
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

(SATURN CDT) Deriving Process-Microstructure Relationships for β-Transformed Zirconium Alloys

UoM_Nuclear. Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. Zirconium alloys serve vital functions in nuclear reactors and so need to survive in extreme environments of heat and radiation damage. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Davis, Dr MM Maric, Prof J Fonseca -, Mr P Honniball
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on Nucleation in Solid-State Phase Transformations in Metals and Alloys

Host. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Monash University. Location. Clayton campus, Melbourne, Australia. Duration. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof CR Hutchinson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Understanding the behaviour of aluminium fuel cladding during wet and dry storage at Sellafield

SATURN_Nuclear_CDT. The Pile Fuel Cladding Silo (PFCS) was the first Intermediate Level Waste storage facility built at Sellafield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof C Boxall, Dr R Wilbraham
 4 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

(EPSRC) High-Entropy Coatings for Hydrogen Gas Turbines

  Research Group: Coatings and Ceramics
As the aviation and power generation sectors move towards decarbonisation, gas turbine manufacturers are developing hydrogen-fuelled engines. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr Y Chen, Prof P Xiao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Predicting clad defect propagation of Zr-based alloys under oxidising conditions during dry fuel store

This PhD is embedded within a uniquely collaborative environment that brings together two of the UKs strongest nuclear materials teams, both based at the University of Manchester. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P Frankel, Prof J Turner, Dr MM Maric
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Filtering Results