Applied Mathematics (investigation) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Multi-physics investigation of spray in a crossflow

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Understanding the dynamics of particles (solid and liquid) in a crossflow is essential for many scientific investigations and engineering applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr KP Pandey

30 March 2025 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The role of fabric anisotropy on cyclic loading of offshore soils: a grain-scale investigation

Durham University Offshore Wind CDT

This Research Project is part of the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Sustainability and Resilience’s Offshore wind energy geotechnics Cluster. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Petalas, Prof W Coombs

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

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Failure Analysis of Composite Airframes: Investigation and Predictive Modelling

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Composite airframe panels are subjected to extreme loads and impacts. Cracks can develop at microstructure at an early stage and then propagate due to fatigue. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa

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

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Failure Analysis of Composite Airframes: Investigation and Predictive Modelling

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Composite airframe panels are subjected to extreme loads and impacts. Cracks can develop at microstructure at an early stage and then propagate due to fatigue. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa

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

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Experimental Investigation of Impinging Flames

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Impinging flames are of interest to both the fundamental understanding of combustion phenomena and the practical applications. To understand the interaction of flame and wall will help the design of better combustion devices, improving the combustion efficiency and lengthening the life span of a combustor. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Zhang

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

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Numerical investigation of MHD systems coupling the induction formulation with thermal models

UK Atomic Energy Authority Central

The department of Astronautical, Electrical and Energy Engineering at the Sapienza University of Rome is inviting applications for the following fully funded PhD project/studentship, expected to commence November 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Politis, Dr A Tassone

31 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Investigation of white etching crack damage mechanism in wind turbine gearbox bearings

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Modern wind turbine gearbox bearings are failing prematurely, by white structure flaking and axial cracking, which may be caused by the propagation of subsurface white etching cracks (WECs). Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Long

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

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Damage characterisation and root cause analysis of wind turbine pitch bearings

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Blade pitch bearings of large scale wind turbines control the individual blades in order to maximise power generation at low wind speeds and to prevent turbine damages under high winds. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Long

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

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Genetics of flowering shoot temperature responses in plants

Durham University Department of Biosciences

The shape of plants is shaped by both genetics and environment; changes in response to temperature can be the most dramatic of all. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Hepworth

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

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Mathematical and Computational Modelling of Haemodynamics for Cerebral Aneurysm Progression

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 JS Spendlove, Prof AS Shenfield, Dr XX Xu, Prof I Halliday

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

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Study of turbulence in fusion technology using high fidelity simulations

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

A fully-funded PhD Studentship with an enhanced stipend of £2,500 for 3.5 years is available in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield to study turbulence in fusion technology using advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Read more

Supervisor: Prof S He

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

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PBPK modelling of disease-drug interactions using transporter and enzyme biomarker data

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Precision dosing strategies require accounting for between-patient variability in pharmacokinetics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Galetin, Dr Daniel Scotcher, Prof A Rostami

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

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Novel nanophotonic phenomena in near-fields: time and spatial structuring

King’s College London Department of Physics

The Novel Nanophotonic Phenomena team, led by Dr. Francisco J. Rodríguez-Fortuño at King's College London, invites applications for a PhD position focused on the theoretical exploration of electromagnetic near-fields. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Rodríguez Fortuño

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

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Analytical Modelling of Noise Sources in eVTOL Aircraft for Advanced Air Mobility

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Chaitanya Paruchuri, Phillip Joseph and Sergi Palleja Cabre. 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: Dr C Paruchuri

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

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Control of Membrane Fouling by Vibrations

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Anatoliy Vorobev, Dr Zheng Jiang, Dr Peter Glynne-Jones. Project description. Membrane filtration has emerged as an essential component of industrial processes that involve separation (or purification) of substances. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vorobev

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

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Modelling soil dewatering and recharge for cost-effective and climate resilient infrastructure

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Tiina Roose, William Powrie, Siul Ruiz. Project description. Soil is one of the most complex and important self-assembling organo-mineral composites in the world. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T. Roose

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

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Transportation Decision Making and Uncertainty

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

The transportation infrastructure is currently facing challenges from ever-changing disruption scenarios and unpredictability, particularly with the uncertainties brought on by climate change and natural hazards. Read more

Supervisor: Ms Y Wang

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

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Fundamental Electromagnetics: Foundational Theories of Electricity and Magnetism relating to Charged Particle Interactions

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

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

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Improving the mechanical properties of carbon fibre composites via inkjet printed polymer inclusions

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Carbon fibre composites have been toughened, and strengthened, by using inkjet printing to deposit discrete droplets of polymer onto the pre-preg that is used to produce the final composite material. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Smith

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

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Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind turbine control is necessary to ensure low maintenance costs and efficient performance. The control system also guarantees safe operation, optimizes power output, and ensures long structural life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Fuel cells have been considered as one of the promising technologies for the next generation energy production systems, because of their high energy efficiency and low pollutant emission. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham, Prof K Hughes

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

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Combined Cycle Gas Turbine – CCS; experiment and modelling

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

This project will combine an experimental and modelling study of a combined cycle gas turbine with CCS. A Turbec T100 gas turbine will be modified to allow the investigation of the effect of exhaust gas recycle and or steam injection on its performance, with measurement of power output and exhaust gas emissions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes

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

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Alternative Aviation Fuels Combustion Experiments

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

As a consequence of concern over increasing greenhouse gas emissions, along with issues of availability and security of supply of conventional fossil fuels, there is a growing pressure to consider the use of alternative fuels in the aviation sector. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes

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

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Alternative Aviation Fuels Combustion Experiments

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

As a consequence of concern over increasing greenhouse gas emissions, along with issues of availability and security of supply of conventional fossil fuels, there is a growing pressure to consider the use of alternative fuels in the aviation sector. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes

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

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Failure Prediction on Composite Aerospace Structures and Space Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

The development of new advanced composite materials offers plenty of possibilities to implement these new structures into highly strained components and applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa

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

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Enhance the resilience of the UK gas networks to meet the future challenges

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

The natural gas networks have played an important role in the energy supply to both domestic and industrial users in the UK – and will need to continue to do so. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Dr K Finney

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

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Functionally Graded Materials (FGM): New Configurations and Designs

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

This investigation will focus on the relatively novel field of FGM. FGMs can be the answer to many problems associated to classical materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J L Curiel Sosa

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

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High speed photography to investigate surface wear and fatigue in railway rail and wheel steels

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

A novel high speed photography technique is being developed at Sheffield which will give new insight to the very earliest stages of railway rail and wheel surface modification during contact. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher

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

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We have 28 Applied Mathematics (investigation) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Applied Mathematics (investigation) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 28 Applied Mathematics (investigation) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Multi-physics investigation of spray in a crossflow

The role of fabric anisotropy on cyclic loading of offshore soils: a grain-scale investigation

Failure Analysis of Composite Airframes: Investigation and Predictive Modelling

Failure Analysis of Composite Airframes: Investigation and Predictive Modelling

Experimental Investigation of Impinging Flames

Numerical investigation of MHD systems coupling the induction formulation with thermal models

Investigation of white etching crack damage mechanism in wind turbine gearbox bearings

Damage characterisation and root cause analysis of wind turbine pitch bearings

Genetics of flowering shoot temperature responses in plants

Mathematical and Computational Modelling of Haemodynamics for Cerebral Aneurysm Progression

Study of turbulence in fusion technology using high fidelity simulations

PBPK modelling of disease-drug interactions using transporter and enzyme biomarker data

Novel nanophotonic phenomena in near-fields: time and spatial structuring

Analytical Modelling of Noise Sources in eVTOL Aircraft for Advanced Air Mobility

Control of Membrane Fouling by Vibrations

Modelling soil dewatering and recharge for cost-effective and climate resilient infrastructure

Transportation Decision Making and Uncertainty

Fundamental Electromagnetics: Foundational Theories of Electricity and Magnetism relating to Charged Particle Interactions

Improving the mechanical properties of carbon fibre composites via inkjet printed polymer inclusions

Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology

Combined Cycle Gas Turbine – CCS; experiment and modelling

Alternative Aviation Fuels Combustion Experiments

Alternative Aviation Fuels Combustion Experiments

Failure Prediction on Composite Aerospace Structures and Space Systems

Enhance the resilience of the UK gas networks to meet the future challenges

Functionally Graded Materials (FGM): New Configurations and Designs

High speed photography to investigate surface wear and fatigue in railway rail and wheel steels

We have 28 Applied Mathematics (investigation) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Applied Mathematics (investigation) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 28 Applied Mathematics (investigation) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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