Aerospace Engineering (test) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Aerospace Flow Control Actuator Technology Performance Enhancement Using High Strain-Temperature Lead Free Piezoceramic Materials

Sheffield Hallam University Materials and Engineering Research Institute

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JP Potts, Dr JS Spendlove, Dr A Feteira

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

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Airborne Quantum Key Distribution and Free Space Optical Communications.

Heriot-Watt University Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a secure encryption key sharing protocol that addresses potential vulnerabilities in encryption key sharing and encrypted data storage. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Donaldson

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

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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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Development of physics-constrained reduced order models of thermally driven flows

Monash University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Project description. Thermally driven turbulent flows in engineering and geophysical systems, are highly dimensional, nonlinear, and multi-scale. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Soria, Dr V Kitsios

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

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ZENITH PhD Project: Micromechanical testing of cryogenic composites

University of Bath Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Bath is inviting applications for this funded PhD project expected to commence in September 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A J G Lunt, Dr C Fallon

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

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Modelling and Analysis Methods for Satellite Aerodynamics in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

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

Operation of spacecraft in very low Earth orbits (VLEO), those below 450 km in altitude, is becoming more commonplace. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H. Crisp, Dr P Roberts

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

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PhD in Advanced Characterisation of Large Format Lithium-Ion Battery Failures

University of Warwick WMG

WMG and Jaguar Land Rover have been researching battery safety for over 10 years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Marco

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

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Experimental and Numerical Study of Parameters Affecting the Wake Dynamics of a Simplified Car: Effects of Roughness - Turbulence - Yaw Angle

Cranfield University Cranfield Defence and Security (CDS), Shrivenham Campus

Overview. The PhD student will be testing these hypotheses. There is a strong effect of the vehicle shape on the wake flow and aerodynamic drag. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Depuru Mohan

24 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Development and manufacturability of metamaterials for large shallow cavity noise suppression

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: J.L.T. Lawrence, P.B. Murray, A.G. Wilson, and P.A.S. Reed. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Murray

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

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SELF-RE-PREG: Self-Sensing Interleaving for Recycled Prepreg

Politecnico di Milano Department of Mechanical Engineering

This PhD will be partly funded by an Italian Ministry of University project aiming at developing a composite laminate material made from scrapped pre-pre, with a piezoelectric nano sensor embedded to provide information on mechanical properties, and health monitoring. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RP Palazzetti

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

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Dynamic modelling and control of a novel bio-inspired UAV for infrastructure monitoring

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: Prof M He, Dr Y Govdeli, Prof O A Beg, Dr O Ariff

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

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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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Electrochemo-mechanics modeling and characterization

University of Delaware Department of Mechanical Engineering

We are actively recruiting FULLY-FUNDED 2-3 Ph.D. students for electrochemo-mechanics modeling of lithium-ion batteries. The length scale spans from atomic, molecular, and continuum levels (covering energy materials, electrode, cell, module, pack and electric vehicles). Read more

Supervisor: Dr JX Xu

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

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Convective heat-transfer in turbulent boundary layers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Bharathram Ganapathisubramani and Sean Symon. Project description. The electrification of aircraft as an enabler for achieving our Net-Zero ambitions has been increasingly studied in recent years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Ganapathisubramani

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

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Application of predictive control to fast systems

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Predictive control is relatively unwieldy and therefore does not lend itself to applications requiring fast sample rates. However many recent developments have looked at how the algorithm can be implemented both more efficiently in time and with relatively simple coding requirements. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JA Rossiter

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

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We have 15 Aerospace Engineering (test) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Aerospace Engineering (test) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 15 Aerospace Engineering (test) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Aerospace Flow Control Actuator Technology Performance Enhancement Using High Strain-Temperature Lead Free Piezoceramic Materials

Airborne Quantum Key Distribution and Free Space Optical Communications.

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

Development of physics-constrained reduced order models of thermally driven flows

ZENITH PhD Project: Micromechanical testing of cryogenic composites

Modelling and Analysis Methods for Satellite Aerodynamics in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

PhD in Advanced Characterisation of Large Format Lithium-Ion Battery Failures

Experimental and Numerical Study of Parameters Affecting the Wake Dynamics of a Simplified Car: Effects of Roughness - Turbulence - Yaw Angle

Development and manufacturability of metamaterials for large shallow cavity noise suppression

SELF-RE-PREG: Self-Sensing Interleaving for Recycled Prepreg

Dynamic modelling and control of a novel bio-inspired UAV for infrastructure monitoring

Microbubble Coalescence in Turbulence

Electrochemo-mechanics modeling and characterization

Convective heat-transfer in turbulent boundary layers

Application of predictive control to fast systems

We have 15 Aerospace Engineering (test) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Aerospace Engineering (test) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 15 Aerospace Engineering (test) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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