Aerospace Engineering (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Efficient Cryostasis for Transport of Liquid Hydrogen

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Stephen Turnock. Project description. Liquid hydrogen (LH2) storage and transport enables flexible exploitation of potentially carbon-free energy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson

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

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Concept Mission Design for Hex-Sats to detect biological agents from VLEO

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Alexander Wittig, Dr Minkwan Kim. Project description. In this PhD, we will develop a complete mission concept for satellites to detect the release of biological agents on the ground through constant monitoring from space. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Wittig

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

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Low-noise Ducted Propulsion Systems for Next-Gen eVTOL Platforms

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Phillip Joseph, Sergi Palleja Cabre and Chaitanya Paruchuri. Project description. Overview. Electrically-powered vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are poised to revolutionize transportation, contributing significantly to the UK economy. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Joseph

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

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Microbubble Coalescence in Turbulence

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr John Lawson. Project description. Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position on applying computer vision (CV) and machine learning (ML) approaches to experimentally measure and model coalescence in turbulent dispersed multiphase flow. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Lawson

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

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Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: experiments

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters, John Shrimpton. Project description. When a gas surrounded by a liquid film flows out of a coaxial nozzle, the stream can spontaneously deform into liquid shells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

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

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Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: multiphase CFD

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters, John Shrimpton. Project description. When a gas surrounded by a liquid film flows out of a coaxial nozzle, the stream can spontaneously deform into liquid shells. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

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

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Exploring Advanced Materials for Mitigating Cavitation Damage

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Ivo Peters. Project description. Cavitation damage poses a substantial threat to equipment across various industries, impacting performance, increasing maintenance costs, causing downtime, and posing safety and environmental risks. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I Peters

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

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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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Investigation of the lifetime limiting effects within electrospray thruster spacecraft propulsion

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Charlie Ryan, Dr Alex Wittig. Project description. Typical high performance electric propulsion options for large satellites, such as gridded ion thrusters or Hall Effect thrusters, do not work well for nano satellites. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Ryan

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

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Investigation of the potential of using magnetic reconnection as the method of acceleration within spacecraft propulsion

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Charlie Ryan, Dr Alex Wittig. Project description. This PhD project will aim to investigate the potential of using magnetic reconnection within a plasma propulsion thruster for spacecraft, and exciting and novel topic within the field. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Ryan

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

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PhD (4 years, paid) on on Advanced Material Modelling using Finite Element Analysis for Technical Textiles and Textile Manufacturing

Ghent University Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

Job description. We are seeking a dedicated PhD candidate and postdoc on advanced material modelling in the textile domain. In this project you will dive deep into a cutting-edge research area, exploring the complexities of advanced textile material modelling. Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Daelemans

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

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Fur and Feathers: colour, structure and flow control

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

The objective in this exciting cross-disciplinary project is to investigate the potential of a bio-inspired coating of flexible devices to passively modify energetic modes of an unsteady crossflow and to assess, for the first time, the role of colour in determining mechanical properties. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Revell

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

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Novel preforms for Automated Fibre Placement

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) is an emerging technique to manufacture advanced composites for the aerospace industry. One of its main advantages is the possibility to define complex fiber paths to optimize the stiffness for a given loading scenario. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Martinez-Hergueta

14 September 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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4D printed composite morphing structures

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

4D printed actuators transform energy into mechanical motion in response to specific stimuli. They are employed to conduct a range of unique tasks such as self-assembling, and conceive compact systems with a low manufacturing and maintenance costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Martinez-Hergueta

14 September 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Synchrotron X-ray inline monitoring of Laser Additive Manufacturing processes using a Machine Learning approach

RMIT University School of Engineering

Laser additive manufacturing (LAM; laser 3D printing) is a key underpinning technology for the digital revolution (Industry 4.0), producing complex objects directly from 3D CAD drawings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Chen, Dr A Rack

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

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We have 49 Aerospace Engineering (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Aerospace Engineering (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 49 Aerospace Engineering (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Efficient Cryostasis for Transport of Liquid Hydrogen

Concept Mission Design for Hex-Sats to detect biological agents from VLEO

Low-noise Ducted Propulsion Systems for Next-Gen eVTOL Platforms

Microbubble Coalescence in Turbulence

Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: experiments

Rapid production of hollow spheres using coaxial nozzles: multiphase CFD

Exploring Advanced Materials for Mitigating Cavitation Damage

Energy Storage Modelling

Investigation of the lifetime limiting effects within electrospray thruster spacecraft propulsion

Investigation of the potential of using magnetic reconnection as the method of acceleration within spacecraft propulsion

PhD (4 years, paid) on on Advanced Material Modelling using Finite Element Analysis for Technical Textiles and Textile Manufacturing

Fur and Feathers: colour, structure and flow control

Novel preforms for Automated Fibre Placement

4D printed composite morphing structures

Synchrotron X-ray inline monitoring of Laser Additive Manufacturing processes using a Machine Learning approach

We have 49 Aerospace Engineering (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Aerospace Engineering (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 49 Aerospace Engineering (group) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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