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Modelling and optimisation of infrastructure for the decarbonisation of transport in rural areas

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

The decarbonisation of the transport sector (primarily through electrification) has become one of the priorities of most advanced economies nowadays, including the UK, in the fight against climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Tingas, Dr N Urquhart, Dr F Sukki

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

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A micro radial turbine design optimization for wasted energy recovery application.

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Nourian, Dr A Bahr Ennil

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

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PhD Position in Fundamental and Applied Chemistry of PN Cages

Dalhousie University Chemistry

Background. Our group explores geometrically interesting molecules for fundamental and functional chemistry. One area of focus is the development of scaffolds from which substituents can be reliably extended with well-defined bond angles and lengths. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Chitnis

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

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Silicon Photonics for Methane Emissions Reduction

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Supervisor. Dr Milos Nedeljkovic. Co-Supervisors: Professor Goran Mashanovich, Professor Matthew Mowlem. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Nedeljkovic

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

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PhD Studentship in Optimal Frictional Damping in Bladed Discs Under Rotating Conditions

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of clean, safe and competitive future aero engine development, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by the EPSRC, with a generous bursary top-up from industrial funds. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Schwingshackl

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

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Physics-based mathematical modelling of water electrolyzer for hydrogen production

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Water electrolysers are promising for hydrogen-powered grids, producing green hydrogen from renewable energy sources, and working in a pair with fuel cells or gas turbines. Read more

Supervisors: Dr PD Das, Dr D Mignard

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

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Climate-Optimised Aircraft Design

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Ali Elham. Project description. The condensation trail (contrail) emissions of future low-CO2 aircraft will be assessed as part of a climate-optimised aircraft design methodology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson

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

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PhD Studentship on Thermoacoustic instability in hydrogen-rich combustors

Imperial College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of fluid dynamics, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by the EPSRC through an iCASE studentship with Siemens Energy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Morgans

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

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Glycerol valorisation by clay-supported ruthenium catalysts

Kingston University Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education

The valorisation of glycerol has gained significant recent attention as it is considered as an industrial waste product from biodiesel production. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Heift

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

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Novel Superprotonic Materials for Hydrogen Technologies

Aberdeen University School of Natural and Computing Sciences

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Fop, Prof A McLaughlin

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

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Distributed Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Energy Transition

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Maheri, Dr S Sriramula

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

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Developing Hydrogen Storage Materials Using Advanced Manufacturing Methods

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Kartal, Dr A Martinez-Felipe

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

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Impact of grain roughness on porous media flows under conditions relevant to the subsurface

Aberdeen University School of Engineering

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Tanino, Prof D Pokrajac

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

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Development of Hybrid Solar Concentrator for Hydrogen Production.

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Green hydrogen production is one of the promising technologies in the field of power generation. Recently, hydrogen has received the attention worldwide as the sustainable fuel of the future. Read more

Supervisors: Dr O Ariff, Dr A Bahr Ennil

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

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Innovations in Waste Energy Minimisation from Maritime Engineering Power and Propulsion Systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Alan J Murphy & Prof Dominic Hudson. Project description. Although maritime transport is one of the most energy efficient, the cumulative carbon footprint from global shipping is equivalent a large industrialised nation (~3% of global total). Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Murphy

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

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We have 192 fuel PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

fuel PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 192 fuel PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Modelling and optimisation of infrastructure for the decarbonisation of transport in rural areas

A micro radial turbine design optimization for wasted energy recovery application.

PhD Position in Fundamental and Applied Chemistry of PN Cages

Silicon Photonics for Methane Emissions Reduction

PhD Studentship in Optimal Frictional Damping in Bladed Discs Under Rotating Conditions

Physics-based mathematical modelling of water electrolyzer for hydrogen production

Climate-Optimised Aircraft Design

PhD Studentship on Thermoacoustic instability in hydrogen-rich combustors

Glycerol valorisation by clay-supported ruthenium catalysts

Novel Superprotonic Materials for Hydrogen Technologies

Distributed Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Energy Transition

Developing Hydrogen Storage Materials Using Advanced Manufacturing Methods

Impact of grain roughness on porous media flows under conditions relevant to the subsurface

Development of Hybrid Solar Concentrator for Hydrogen Production.

Innovations in Waste Energy Minimisation from Maritime Engineering Power and Propulsion Systems

We have 192 fuel PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

fuel PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 192 fuel PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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