Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now

We have 56 Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Discipline

Discipline

Physics

Location

Location

All locations

Institution

Institution

All Institutions

PhD Type

PhD Type

All PhD Types

Funding

Funding

I am a self funded student


Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 56 Environmental Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

More details

Improved Contamination Monitoring via Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning for Nuclear Threat Reduction (NTR)

Improved Contamination Monitoring via Sensor Fusion and Machine Learning for Nuclear Threat Reduction (NTR). Supervisors. Dr Charles Kind, Dr Loren Picco. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr CK Kind
 15 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

A dive into tropical waters: understanding the mechanisms of sea surface temperature patterns that drive global climate and weather

Sea surface temperature patterns in tropical oceans influence climate and weather around the globe. The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO, 1, 2) in the Pacific and its teleconnections drive rainfall patterns nearby and far, as well as influences the occurrence of Marine Heat Waves in remote areas. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Deppenmeier, Prof R Williams
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Fluvial plastic transport - physical and numerical modelling

Background. Plastics in fluvial environments have become an emerging threat to habitats. The expected long-life and potential adsorption of contaminants during transport has led to a growing concern of the international community. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MK Kramer
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Polarised neutron spectroscopy for energy applications

Neutron spectroscopy can provide deep insight into the physics underpinning technologies necessary for the transition to net-zero. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof J Goff, Dr D Voneshen
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
More details

Viscoelastic Microfluidics for Biomedical and Environmental Applications

Please note. This project is only available to Australian Citizen, Australian Permanent Resident or New Zealand Citizen. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr DY Yuan
 30 September 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Optimising underground energy storage systems through mathematical modelling and data integration

Underground energy storage in the form of compressed gas is emerging as a pivotal solution in the transition to a sustainable clean energy economy. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr I Chernyaysky, Prof O Jensen, Dr L Ma, Prof R Boya
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Gravimetry and magnetometry in space by levitated mechanics

This project is part of the EPSRC Center for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton (https://qte.ac.uk/). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Ulbricht
 31 August 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Artificial Intelligence for Environmental Fluid Dynamics Modelling

Supervisory Team. Gustavo de Almeida and Dr Sergio Maldonado. This PhD project explores the use of Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) to solve environmental flow problems, including the 2D Shallow Water Equations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G A M de Almeida
 27 June 2025  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Advancing Satellite Operations in Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO)

The Space Environment and Radio Engineering Network (SERENE) at the University of Birmingham invites applications for a PhD position focused on exploring and understanding the complex environment of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Elvidge
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
More details

Compact high-power cryogenic lasers

Revolutionize Laser Technology with Us!. Are you excited about the future of high-energy laser systems? Cryogenically cooled lasers are paving the way for next-gen high-power applications. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J I MacKenzie
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Topological materials for efficient light control

Supervisory Team. Dr Dong-Yang Wang, Dr Eric Plum, Dr Nikitas Papasimakis. The Project. Topological photonics is a rising field of research that combines geometric ideas with optical physics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Wang
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Spatiotemporal Light Fields

Supervisory Team. Dr Nikitas Papasimakis, Prof Nikolay Zheludev. The Project. Recent discoveries of exotic forms of light, structured in space and in time, promise novel ways of transferring information, delivering energy, and even manipulating matter. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr N Papasimakis
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Exploring nutritional supplements to enhance coral reslience ( Domestic Only )

In order to thrive and endure environmental challenges, corals, like all living organisms, necessitate exceptional nutrition. Although typically situated in nutrient-poor waters, corals possess the ability to extract nutrients from their surroundings to support their well-being. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr EC Camp
 14 April 2025  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
More details

Plasma-based gas conversion into value-added chemicals

  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
More details

Controlling plasma chemistry of cold atmospheric-pressure air plasmas

  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

Filtering Results