electric PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

AI Supported Electric Vehicle Safety Enhancement

King’s College London Department of Engineering

Electric vehicles (EV) are drawing increasing attention nowadays. However, it must be admitted that the EV-related technologies are not mature at all. Read more

Supervisors: Dr YH Hu, Dr CS Song

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

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Estimate Cyber Risks for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Context. Currently there is an urgent need for a sustainable digital route to zero-carbon road transport by facilitating low-carbon charging of electric vehicles (EVs) to meet the 2030 target to ban all new petrol and diesel cars, and 2050 Net-Zero. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Saxena, Prof L Cipcigan, Prof O F Rana

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

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Develop Silicon-based Anode Materials for Next Generation Lithium-ion Batteries

University of Technology Sydney Faculty of Science

This ARC Linkage project, a collaboration between UTS researchers and industry partner which aims to revolutionize lithium-ion battery technology by developing low-cost, high-performance silicon-based anode materials. Read more

Supervisor: Prof GW Wang

31 October 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD in Advanced Characterisation of Large Format Lithium-Ion Battery Failures

University of Warwick WMG

WMG and Jaguar Land Rover have been researching battery safety for over 10 years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Marco

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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On-the-go EV charging methods

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

The promise of electric cars is tempered by the pragmatic reality that they are limited in range and hampered by a lack of charging infrastructure. Read more

Supervisors: Prof LM Maglaras, Dr Z Tan

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

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Thermo-electric materials for tab cooling of advanced batteries

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Richard Wills, Dr Iris Nandhakumar. Project description. Effective thermal management of lithium-based battery systems is important for optimising cell efficiency, reducing cell degradation and preventing catastrophic failure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Wills

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Designing "surface sprinters": molecular machines that rapidly "walk" on the surfaces

University of York Department of Chemistry

Background. Molecular machines have fascinated scientists for many decades. Significant progress in this area was recognised by a Nobel prize in 2016. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Chechik

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

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3D forming of cellulosic biopolymer materials using electrohydrodynamic atomisation

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

Three-dimensional forming refers to the fabrication of structure through layer-by-layer deposition of material using a printer head, a nozzle or other printing techniques. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Sun

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

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Energy Storage Modelling

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Andrew Cruden, Prof Richard Wills, Prof Suleiman Sharkh. Project description. Applications are invited for a fully-funded PhD studentship to investigate the electrical, thermal and economic modelling of a range of electrical energy storage types (e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Cruden

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Battery Systems Engineering: Modelling, State Estimation and Health Monitoring PhD

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

Cranfield’s Advanced Vehicle Engineering Centre is inviting applications to study for a PhD in battery modelling and management for electric vehicles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Auger, Dr AF Fotouhi

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

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Ion irradiation of advanced nuclear fuels

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Nuclear fission power currently accounts for 20% of UK energy production, making it a key low-carbon energy source for reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the governments New-Zero target by 2050. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Abram, Dr JB Buckley, Dr R Harrison

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Causal Machine Learning in Aerospace PhD

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

This PhD project will investigate the recent field of study of Causal Machine Learning, which aims to modify and augment Machine Learning by using Causal Analysis techniques as a way to solve its limitations. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W Guo, Dr MA Arana-Catania

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

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Experimental Investigation of Singular Two-phase Pressure Losses Relevant to Nuclear System Thermal-hydraulic Applications

Bangor University College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

A fully funded 4-year EPSRC ICASE PhD Studentship, co-sponsored by Westinghouse, is available in the Nuclear Futures Institute at Bangor University to design and perform experiments at the THOR loop to measure two-phase pressure drop across selected simple geometrical singularities within a relevant range of conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr WV Villanueva, Dr JMLC Le Corre

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

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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Enhancing the efficiency and energy savings in the manufacturing of metals

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

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Supervisors: Dr T Jones, Prof P Lin

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Studentship in Tribology: Fundamental understanding of water-based lubricants for hydraulic and EV applications – Industrial CASE (ICASE) with Shell

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of “Fundamental understanding of water-based lubricants for hydraulic and EV applications”, leading to the award of a PhD degree. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Dini

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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We have 131 electric PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

electric PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 131 electric PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

AI Supported Electric Vehicle Safety Enhancement

Estimate Cyber Risks for Electric Vehicle Infrastructure [Self-Funded Students Only]

Develop Silicon-based Anode Materials for Next Generation Lithium-ion Batteries

PhD in Advanced Characterisation of Large Format Lithium-Ion Battery Failures

On-the-go EV charging methods

Thermo-electric materials for tab cooling of advanced batteries

Designing "surface sprinters": molecular machines that rapidly "walk" on the surfaces

3D forming of cellulosic biopolymer materials using electrohydrodynamic atomisation

Energy Storage Modelling

Battery Systems Engineering: Modelling, State Estimation and Health Monitoring PhD

Ion irradiation of advanced nuclear fuels

Causal Machine Learning in Aerospace PhD

Experimental Investigation of Singular Two-phase Pressure Losses Relevant to Nuclear System Thermal-hydraulic Applications

Binks Institute for Sustainability: Enhancing the efficiency and energy savings in the manufacturing of metals

PhD Studentship in Tribology: Fundamental understanding of water-based lubricants for hydraulic and EV applications – Industrial CASE (ICASE) with Shell

We have 131 electric PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

electric PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 131 electric PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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