hydrocarbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Investigation of the regression of propellants in a hybrid propellant rocket engine using gelled/solidified RP-1 and other hydrocarbon propellants

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Kingston University has developed and pioneered the use of two innovative technologies in recent years that we hope will have a significant impact on the space and launch propulsion sectors. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Shaw

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

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Gaseous Pipeline Transport and its underground porous media Storage for NET ZERO Innovation

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 P Jadhawar, Dr S Sriramula, Dr Amir Siddiq

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

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Dissecting the interplay of extracellular vesicle signalling and tryptophan metabolism in schizophrenia pathogenesis

University of Leicester Department of Genetics and Genome Biology

L-kynurenine (KYN) and kynurenic acid (KYNA) are metabolites of the kynurenine pathway (KP) of tryptophan degradation and have been found to be increased in the brains of patients with schizophrenia. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Giorgini

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

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Uncovering the links between the environmental sensor, AHR, and the development of breast cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

The School of Molecular and Cellular Biology invites applications from prospective postgraduate researchers who wish to commence study for a PhD in the academic year 2024/25. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Gorrini, Dr A Zhuravleva

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

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Mechanochemical synthesis for sustainable chemical manufacturing

University of Leicester Department of Chemistry

Graduate Teaching Assistantship. This is a Graduate Training Assistantship (GTA), which means that you will be required to do some teaching, particularly lab demonstrating, as part of your training. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Ortu

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

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Understanding Fischer-Tropsch catalysts by in-situ spectroscopy

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

This PhD project is an exciting opportunity to apply and develop the cutting-edge characterisation techniques available at the University of Manchester, working with bp as industrial partners to help solve one of the biggest challenges in the transition to Net Zero. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Alex Walton, Prof S Haigh

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Manufacture of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Electroless Co Deposition

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

Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) are promising energy technology devices for the highly efficient conversion of chemical to electrical energy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Shearer

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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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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Designed Synthesis of Novel Zeolite Catalysts

University of St Andrews School of Chemistry

Nanoporous zeolites play a key role as catalysts in the chemical industry, in reactions as diverse as environmental catalysis and biorefining, and in separation of low molecular weight gases and hydrocarbon vapours. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P A Wright

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

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Viral-surface interactions studied by vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The recent COVID-19 pandemic, and in particular fomite transmission of the virus, led to a lot of interest in how viral particles attached to surfaces, their survival times on different materials and how they transferred to hosts. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Thomas, Dr R Lindsay

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

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We have 11 hydrocarbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

hydrocarbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 11 hydrocarbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Investigation of the regression of propellants in a hybrid propellant rocket engine using gelled/solidified RP-1 and other hydrocarbon propellants

Gaseous Pipeline Transport and its underground porous media Storage for NET ZERO Innovation

Dissecting the interplay of extracellular vesicle signalling and tryptophan metabolism in schizophrenia pathogenesis

Uncovering the links between the environmental sensor, AHR, and the development of breast cancer

Mechanochemical synthesis for sustainable chemical manufacturing

Understanding Fischer-Tropsch catalysts by in-situ spectroscopy

Manufacture of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Using Electroless Co Deposition

PhD Position in Fundamental and Applied Chemistry of PN Cages

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

Designed Synthesis of Novel Zeolite Catalysts

Viral-surface interactions studied by vibrational sum-frequency spectroscopy

We have 11 hydrocarbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

hydrocarbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 11 hydrocarbon PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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