Chemical Engineering (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Operationalising Justice in Energy Infrastructure

Cranfield University School of Water, Energy and Environment (SWEE)

This PhD project aims to design, apply and validate a tool to embed justice concepts into energy and energy-water infrastructure design. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Ozkan, Dr E Shrimpton

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

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How does the dynamic intra-membrane aggregation of phage lysis proteins kill bacterial pathogens?

The University of Manchester Department of Physics and Astronomy

This is an interdisciplinary project. It will provide a unique opportunity to obtain training in a wide range of interdisciplinary skills, including protein engineering techniques, protein purification, atomic force microscopy, neutron reflection and scattering as well as molecular dynamics simulations. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Lu

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

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Bioaugmentation in water/wastewater treatment to enhance the removal of micropollutants

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Yongqiang Liu. Project description. Emerging micropollutants, encompassing a spectrum from pharmaceutical residues and personal care products to industrial chemicals, have been found in water sources worldwide. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Liu

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

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Climate-Optimised Aircraft Design

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Ali Elham. Project description. The condensation trail (contrail) emissions of future low-CO2 aircraft will be assessed as part of a climate-optimised aircraft design methodology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson

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

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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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Hydrogen trapping and permeation in metallic and ceramic coatings for fusion powerplant applications

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Research Group: Coatings and Ceramics

Future fusion powerplants must maintain tritium inventory to ensure safe and sustainable plant operations. Structural materials in the breeder blanket and tritium extraction systems will be exposed to tritium and lithium. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Edmondson

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

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(EPSRC DTP ICASE) Materials Performance of austenitic stainless steels in high temperature Helium environment

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

This innovative PhD project, conducted in collaboration with EDF Energy, invites a passionate and dedicated researcher to join a transformative exploration at the forefront of materials science, making meaningful contributions to the future of energy technology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Scenini

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

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Plasma-based gas conversion into value-added chemicals

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Plasma and fusion science and technologies

Plasmas are promising technology for the conversion of gases such as CO2, CH4 or N2 into more valuable ones, e.g. CO (starting material for alcohols and hydrocarbons), H2 (clean fuel applications) and NH3 (fertilisers). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Wagenaars

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

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Modelling the Role of Hard Particles in Hard Facing Alloys

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Robert Wood, Georges Limbert and Dave Stewart (RRSL). Project description. Hard facing alloys, such as those used in nuclear power plant, are composite materials comprising carbides (and other hard phases), in galling resistant metallic matrices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R J K Wood

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

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Controlling plasma chemistry of cold atmospheric-pressure air plasmas

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Research Group: Plasma and fusion science and technologies

Plasma technologies already form a key part of many of today’s multi-billion pound industries such as the nanoscale fabrication of microprocessors, production of solar cells and the deposition of advanced functional coatings. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Wagenaars

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

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Ocean Diagnostics: Development of a detection system for ocean biology monitoring using integrated silicon nitride fluorescence spectroscopy

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Thalia Dominguez Bucio, Frederic Gardes, Rand Ismaeel, Matthew Mowlem . Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Dominguez Bucio

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

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Intelligent Biosensing Systems for Healthcare

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Chengchen Zhang, Prof Hywel Morgan. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Zhang

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

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Microfluidics for Micro-AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles)

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

This project will develop and test microfluidic systems that can be deployed aboard small robot submarines (micro-AUVs) to sample and analyse aquatic chemistry. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Nightingale

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

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Machine Learning models for subgrid scales in turbulent reacting flows

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Temistocle Grenga, Ed Richardson. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Grenga

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

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Modelling the Role of Hard Particles in Hard Facing Alloys

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Robert Wood, Georges Limbert and Dave Stewart (RRSL). Project description. Hard facing alloys, such as those used in nuclear power plant, are composite materials comprising carbides (and other hard phases), in galling resistant metallic matrices. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R J K Wood

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

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We have 210 Chemical Engineering (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Chemical Engineering (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 210 Chemical Engineering (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Operationalising Justice in Energy Infrastructure

How does the dynamic intra-membrane aggregation of phage lysis proteins kill bacterial pathogens?

Bioaugmentation in water/wastewater treatment to enhance the removal of micropollutants

Climate-Optimised Aircraft Design

Efficient Cryostasis for Transport of Liquid Hydrogen

Hydrogen trapping and permeation in metallic and ceramic coatings for fusion powerplant applications

(EPSRC DTP ICASE) Materials Performance of austenitic stainless steels in high temperature Helium environment

Plasma-based gas conversion into value-added chemicals

Modelling the Role of Hard Particles in Hard Facing Alloys

Controlling plasma chemistry of cold atmospheric-pressure air plasmas

Ocean Diagnostics: Development of a detection system for ocean biology monitoring using integrated silicon nitride fluorescence spectroscopy

Intelligent Biosensing Systems for Healthcare

Microfluidics for Micro-AUVs (Autonomous Underwater Vehicles)

Machine Learning models for subgrid scales in turbulent reacting flows

Modelling the Role of Hard Particles in Hard Facing Alloys

We have 210 Chemical Engineering (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Chemical Engineering (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 210 Chemical Engineering (funding) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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