optical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with multi-sensors prototype for underwater onsite monitoring

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

Maritime activities remain a crucial factor to the economy with high expectations for future growth. According to the United Nation, there are more than three billion people depend on marine and coastal biodiversity for their livelihoods. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Kerrouche

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

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PhD in Chemistry - Amorphous Aggregates and Non-Classical Crystal Nucleation

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

You are invited to apply for a fully funded 3.5 year PhD position in the School of Chemistry, available to start on 1 October 2024 in the Ultrafast/slow Chemical Physics group at the University of Glasgow (https://www.wijnne.com/), with the aim to understand the role of amorphous structures in crystal nucleation. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Wynne

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/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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Recycling Polymeric based Composites for Construction Application

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

In the UK, glass fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP) contributes to 75,000 tons end of life waste in addition to 6,200 tons of production waste. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Shyha

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

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Nanomaterials as White Light Emitters for Low Cost Lighting

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Chemistry and Biosciences

White-light emission (WLE) from semiconductor nanostructures is presently a research area of intense interest especially where the primary objective is to replace conventional light sources by environmentally friendly materials in order to minimize energy costs and therefore the global energy consumption for lighting. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hickey, Dr W Martin

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

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Industrial PhD project: Design and build of novel scientific instrumentation

University of Surrey School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) is the primary technique employed to determine the chemical composition and chemical state of material surfaces, with an analysis depth of approximately 5 nm. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Baker, Prof J F Watts

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

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Trust in Distributed Surveillance Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Are you interested in Machine Learning and Signal Processing methods and their applications to autonomous systems and surveillance? We have a PhD project funded by the UK Government Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) at the University of Sheffield, a leading World University and a Russell Group University in the UK. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Mihaylova

30 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Revolutionizing Laser Technology through Multicore Fibre Innovation

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Yongmin Jung and Dr Sijing Liang. Project description. Embark on a transformative journey at the forefront of laser technology with our ground-breaking PhD opportunity, titled “Revolutionizing laser technology through multicore fibre innovation”. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Jung

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

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Metamaterial Structures for Silicon Photonics

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Supervisor. Professor Goran Mashanovich. Co-Supervisors: Dr Milos Nedeljkovic, Dr Robert Halir (University of Malaga). Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Mashanovich

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

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Monolithic integration of III-V Lasers on Silicon

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Frederic Gardes, Thalia Dominguez Bucio, Ilias Skandalos . Project description. Applications are invited for multiple PhD studentships to be undertaken within the silicon photonics group at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Gardes

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

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Multimode fibre lasers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Massimiliano Guasoni, Lin Xu, David Richardson. Project description. Multimode optical fibres have recently emerged as a promising breakthrough technology to boost the data transmission speed of the Internet network to unprecedented levels. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Guasoni

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

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Exploring the Application of Low Loss UV-Guiding Hollow Core Fibres for Enhanced Raman Gas Sensing

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Natalie Wheeler, Peter Horak, Ian Davidson. Project Description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Wheeler

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

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Self-assembly of nanoparticles on thin films and droplets of surfactant-polymer mixes

Canterbury Christ Church University SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN

Many types of nanomaterials rely on the self-assembly process of their corresponding nanoparticles. Soft matter thin films are often used as templates to direct the assembly of the nanoparticles into desired arrangements. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Zimbitas

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

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A Quantum Leap for Quantum Technology

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Ian Davidson, Dr Ghafour Amouzad Mahdiraji, Prof Francesco Poletti. Project description. PhD Opportunity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Davidson

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

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Wavelength-flexible, Single-frequency Fibre Lasers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Morten Ibsen, Jayanta Sahu. Project Description. Fibre lasers have seen a rapid development in output power and performance over the past three decades and have revolutionised the application space for photonics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Ibsen

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

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We have 328 optical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

optical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 328 optical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle with multi-sensors prototype for underwater onsite monitoring

PhD in Chemistry - Amorphous Aggregates and Non-Classical Crystal Nucleation

3D forming of cellulosic biopolymer materials using electrohydrodynamic atomisation

Recycling Polymeric based Composites for Construction Application

Nanomaterials as White Light Emitters for Low Cost Lighting

Industrial PhD project: Design and build of novel scientific instrumentation

Trust in Distributed Surveillance Systems

Revolutionizing Laser Technology through Multicore Fibre Innovation

Metamaterial Structures for Silicon Photonics

Monolithic integration of III-V Lasers on Silicon

Multimode fibre lasers

Exploring the Application of Low Loss UV-Guiding Hollow Core Fibres for Enhanced Raman Gas Sensing

Self-assembly of nanoparticles on thin films and droplets of surfactant-polymer mixes

A Quantum Leap for Quantum Technology

Wavelength-flexible, Single-frequency Fibre Lasers

We have 328 optical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

optical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 328 optical PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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