Solid State Physics (solid) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Levitating electron spin qubits on solid neon

Levitating electrons on noble gases are a promising system for scalable quantum information processing, where the exquisitely clean environment allows for… Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Cassidy

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

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Chiral Gravitons in Topological Quantum Matter: From Solid-State Materials to Quantum Computers

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Physics and Astronomy

A major open problem in modern physics is the table-top generation and detection of emergent particles analogous to gravitons. the elusive mediators of gravitational force in a quantum theory of gravity. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Papic

Open Day(s) 28 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Spin-based quantum sensing beyond magnetic fields

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Quantum sensing with optically addressable electronic spins in the solid state holds great potential to push the limits of conventional sensing methods. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Bayliss

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

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Coupled heat transfer – stress – hydrogen diffusion modelling in cryogenic combustion systems for zero emission jet engines

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Transport, the UK’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, presents a major obstacle to UK’s decarbonisation plans. To overcome it, we must develop new sustainable fuel technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CS Skamniotis, Dr DM Moxey, Dr C Gattinoni

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

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Table-top cryogenic Lasers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Jacob Mackenzie, Andy Clarkson. Project description. Cryogenically cooled lasers have proven themselves a platform-architecture for future high-energy and high-average power systems in large-scale-facilities institutes across the world. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J I MacKenzie

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

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PhD Studentship in the atomistic dynamics of mechanochemical reactivity

University of Birmingham School of Chemistry

Applications are sought for a fully funded 3.5-year PhD position in the group of Dr Adam Michalchuk in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham to start Oct. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Michalchuk

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

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On-Chip Quantum AI Hardware

University of Southampton Optoelectronics Research Centre

Our vision is to develop a new generation of AI and quantum hardware based on on-chip integrated photonic and nanoelectronic systems. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y.N Noori

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

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CDT-QTE: Exploring Light-Matter Interaction for Quantum Materials Engineering

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Prof Simone De Liberato, Dr Erika Cortese . Project description. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S De Liberato

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

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CDT-QTE: Quantum Control with Quantum Fields

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Elinor Twyeffort. Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E K Twyeffort

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

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PhD in Beam-Steering Programmable Metasurfaces for Microwave Devices

University of Warwick WMG

Project Overview. We are seeking exceptional candidates with a passion for interdisciplinary research in the fields of Physics, Engineering, and Material Science for a fully funded 3.5-year PhD research project. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Isakov, Dr C Dancer

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

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On chip microwave quantum optics with Josephson photonics

UNSW Sydney School of Physics

The ability to generate and detect a single photon, a single quanta of radiation, is a key requirement of many quantum technologies. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Cassidy

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

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Computational design of novel battery materials with cutting-edge techniques

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Applications are invited to apply for a PhD studentship in the Theory and Simulation of Condensed Matter (TSCM) Group at King’s College London, in the computational design of next-generation battery materials, working in partnership with experimental colleagues in the cross-disciplinary ‘Net Zero Centre’. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JT Tomczak, Dr G Booth, Dr LL Lander

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

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Spin-sensitive diagnosis of next-generation organic photovoltaic materials

University of Glasgow College of Science and Engineering

Organic semiconductors hold great promise for photovoltaics due to their ability to be processed cheaply at scale, and in lightweight and flexible modules. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Bayliss

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

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