Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Cardiff

We have 25 Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships in Cardiff

Coupling a qubit to a superposed state

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Quantum technologies are becoming increasingly relevant as we search for new and exciting physics and exploit these discoveries to develop novel and useful devices. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Giblin, Dr GK Klemencic, Dr FB de Brito

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Quantum GaN-O-Photonics

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

This project will develop quantum light sources operating at room temperature by using nanophotonics to deliver a practical quantum technology. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Bennett, Dr JH Hadden, Dr GK Klemencic

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Quantum technologies for laser interferometry

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Ultra-precision laser interferometry has been developed to astonishing precision over the last decades, resulting in the first detections of gravitational waves in 2015. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Grote, Dr K Kokeyama, Dr K Dooley

24 June 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Towards a clinical MEG system: theoretical and practical insights into the use of optically pumped magnetometers

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is a non-invasive medical imaging technique that allows characterisation of human brain electrophysiology by measuring magnetic fields generated by neural currents. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Beltrachini, Prof K Murphy

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

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Simulation-based Inference of gravitational waves signals from black holes and neutron stars

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Black holes and neutron stars are the densest objects in the universe, well beyond what we can produce in a laboratory and at the very edge of our understanding of physics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Raymond, Prof S Fairhurst

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

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Probing the star-forming ISM with fine structure lines

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Supersonic turbulent motions are thought to play a major role in the star formation process in galaxies. Theories have suggested that turbulence is responsible for shaping the interstellar medium (ISM), regulating star formation, and even setting the masses of stars as they form in young clusters. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Dr N Peretto

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

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Developing Large Arrays of Superconducting Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detectors for Future Astronomy Instrumentation

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

The Cardiff Astronomy Instrumentation Group (AIG) is one of the world leaders in Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector (MKID) development. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Doyle, Dr P Barry

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

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Advanced numerical methods for solving the forward problem in E/MEG

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Electroencephalography (EEG) is a technique that measures the electric potential originating from the brain using electrodes located on the scalp. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Beltrachini, Prof K Murphy

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

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Active Colloidal-Quantum-Dot Light Emitting Devices: QD Laser and QD LEDs

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

Realization of electrically pumped lighting and lasing with colloidal quantum dots will have a revolutionary impact on many disciplines including display, photonics, optical communication, chemical sensing, and medical diagnostics. Read more

Supervisors: Dr B Hou, Prof P M Smowton

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

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

Cardiff University EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

Compound Semiconductor (CS) materials are a Key Enabling Technology at the heart of modern society. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Why is the Universe getting cleaner by the day? Modelling dust, gas and metals in high redshift galaxies using BEDE

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

High redshift galaxies discovered using submillimetre surveys of the sky (so-called submillimetre galaxies) are likely ancestors of present-day massive early-type galaxies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Gomez, Prof S Eales

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

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Understanding carrier dynamics in CuInZnS3 quantum dots toward high-performance indoor photovoltaics

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

CuInZnS3 quantum dots (CIZS QDs) is a non-toxic and phosphide free material which has a significant potential to be used in wearable PVs and indoor PVs [1,2]. Read more

Supervisors: Prof W W Langbein, Dr B Hou

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

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The Sweet-Spot for Star Formation

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

CONTEXT. Star formation is one of the most fundamental processes regulating the evolution and appearance of the Universe, with implications for many diverse areas of astronomy. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Whitworth, Dr P Clark

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

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The Late Stages of Galaxy Evolution – a project with the Euclid Space Observatory

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Physics and Astronomy

The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) make it possible to obtain high-resolution images of tiny areas of sky. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Eales, Dr MW Smith

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

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