optical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

CDT-QTE: Mimicking Quantum Phenomena on a Silicon Metasurface for Automotive LiDAR

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Xu Fang. Project description. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr X Fang

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

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High-throughput discovery of new materials as functional coatings on glass for net-zero applications

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This studentship will develop and implement a high-throughput magnetron sputtering workflow for optoelectronic materials discovery as thin film coatings on glass. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr T Manning, Dr R Potter, Prof P R Chalker

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

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Data-Driven Computational Sensing and Imaging

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Today's state-of-the-art imaging and sensing rely as much on computation as they do on sensor hardware. Furthermore, computational sensing and imaging is increasingly exploiting data-driven and machine learning solutions to enhance performance and develop novel hardware/software co-designed sensing systems. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Davies, Dr J Hopgood

28 February 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Investigating the self-organizing properties of cardiac cells in vivo

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

The key aims of this PhD project are to use knowledge gathered from high precision in vivo imaging and active matter physics-based theoretical modelling to assess how patterns of cardiac cell contractility drive cardiac tissue curvature. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Vermot

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

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Bioelectric signalling in cardiac valve development

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

The key aims of this PhD project are to use knowledge gathered from high precision in vivo imaging and active matter physics-based theoretical modelling to link mechanotransduction to the cellular program leading to functional cardiac valves. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Vermot

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

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PhD in Spin-mechanical coupling towards quantum sensing

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Local mechanical deformation has profound impacts in a range of areas. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Bayliss, Prof MV Vassalli

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

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Hidden black holes and the search for self-lensing binaries

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Matthew Middleton. Project description. Binary systems containing high mass stars evolve through a number of stages, and in many cases can appear as a black hole or neutron star orbiting at a large distance from a ‘normal’ companion star. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Middleton

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

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High Redshift Quasars in Next-Generation Spectroscopic Surveys

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Manda Banerji. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Banerji

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

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Metamaterials for catalysis

The University of Manchester Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering

A meta-atom is an engineered sub-wavelength structure that, when periodically arranged like an atomic lattice, enable optical, electronic, thermal, and chemical functionalities not seen in conventional designs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Loh

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

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Advanced Networking Techniques for Quantum Space-Aerial-Terrestrial Integrated Networks

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Bradford-Renduchintala Centre for Space AI

In beyond 5G and 6G communication networks, the need for robust security systems is paramount to securely store and share vast amounts of data globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Mai

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

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Accelerating AI with Low Latency Hollow Core Fibres

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

PhD Opportunity. Accelerating AI with Low Latency Hollow Core Fibres. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Mahdiraji

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

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High-power Fibre Lasers for Visible Wavelengths

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Prof Jayanta Sahu and Prof Johan Nilsson. Project description. Visible lasers are indispensable for applications such as display, underwater communication, microscopy, bio-photonics, optical storage, and materials processing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Sahu

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

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Spatial Effects in High-Power Fibre Lasers and Amplifiers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Peter Horak, Prof Michalis Zervas . Project Description. We are looking for a PhD student to work on the design and numerical simulation of the next generation of high-power fibre lasers. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Horak

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

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Picophotonics: The Science of Light-Matter Interactions at Sub-atomic Scale

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Kevin MacDonald, Nikolay Zheludev. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K MacDonald

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

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Phased array fibre lasers with machine learning

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Prof Johan Nilsson, Dr William Kerridge-Johns. Project description. This project combines state of the art optical fibre laser amplifiers with machine learning control to produce next-generation lasers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Nilsson

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

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We have 183 optical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

optical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 183 optical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

CDT-QTE: Mimicking Quantum Phenomena on a Silicon Metasurface for Automotive LiDAR

High-throughput discovery of new materials as functional coatings on glass for net-zero applications

Data-Driven Computational Sensing and Imaging

Investigating the self-organizing properties of cardiac cells in vivo

Bioelectric signalling in cardiac valve development

PhD in Spin-mechanical coupling towards quantum sensing

Hidden black holes and the search for self-lensing binaries

High Redshift Quasars in Next-Generation Spectroscopic Surveys

Metamaterials for catalysis

Advanced Networking Techniques for Quantum Space-Aerial-Terrestrial Integrated Networks

Accelerating AI with Low Latency Hollow Core Fibres

High-power Fibre Lasers for Visible Wavelengths

Spatial Effects in High-Power Fibre Lasers and Amplifiers

Picophotonics: The Science of Light-Matter Interactions at Sub-atomic Scale

Phased array fibre lasers with machine learning

We have 183 optical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

optical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 183 optical physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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