Metallurgy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Advancing Aluminium Extrusion for Side Sill Structures: Integration, Digitalisation, and Sustainable Innovations

Brunel University London Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology (BCAST)

Applications are invited for one full-time EPSRC Industrial CASE (ICASE) PhD studentship for the project “Advancing Aluminium Extrusion for Side Sill Structures. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Assadi

29 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Additive manufacturing, wearable sensors, image sensors, and hydrogen production

University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science

Yeongin Kim Research Group in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Cincinnati seeks for passionate PhD students. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Kim

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

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Resorbable Biomaterials for Next-Generation Orthopaedics

Ulster University - Belfast Campus Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Engineering

Traumatic bone injury affects 2.8 million people annually. Current treatment options include metal alloys like Titanium and Stainless Steel, due to their high strength and biocompatibility, making them suitable for use in orthopaedic applications. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JW Ward

26 February 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Developing ultrasonically enhanced recycling of photovoltaics

University of Glasgow School of Engineering

A PhD studentship based at the Centre for Medical and Industrial Ultrasonics (C-MIU), and aligned to the EU Horizon funded APOLLO (A Proactive Approach to the Recovery and Recycling of Photovoltaic Modules) project, is available. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Prentice, Dr AF Feeney , Prof JK Kettle

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

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Small-Scale Mechanical Testing of Materials

King’s College London Department of Engineering

Microstructure plays an importance role in the mechanical performance of materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JG Gong

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

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Sustainable novel catalysts for zero-emission combustion of hydrogen and ammonia

University of Surrey School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

A fully funded PhD studentship is available in the area of hydrogen and ammonia as future fuels for achieving net-zero. This PhD project is associated with a significant five-year UKRI EPSRC funded programme UK-HyRES – Driving the growth of low carbon hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Q Cai, Dr K Kousi, Dr M Duyar

31 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Microgravity Space Experiments on Alloy Solidification

University College Dublin School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

University College Dublin (UCD) has recently taken delivery of a device from the European Space Agency (ESA) in which the solidification of alloys can be observed in real-time using X-rays. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Browne

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Computational Modelling of Additive Manufacturing with Metals

University College Dublin School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

Additive Manufacturing is a new way of creating 3D metallic components for which the raw material is loose powder of the alloy composition in question. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Browne

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Micromechanical modelling of irradiation creep in novel steels for nuclear fusion

University College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Project ID. 2228cd1305 (You will need this ID for your application). Research Theme: Advanced Materials. UCL Lead department: Mechanical Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Dr EGN Galindo-Nava

8 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Understanding in-reactor formed oxides on cladding material by X-ray diffraction analysis

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We are a large, international research community, based within the landmark Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials at the University of Manchester, and with partners across the UK, Europe, N. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Frankel

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Enhancing Superconducting Properties of SRF Thin Films by Laser Processing

The University of Manchester Cockcroft Institute

Superconducting niobium cavities are the most crucial components in particle accelerators to provide the acceleration to the desired particles via RF energy with low losses. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Xia

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

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Development of a physiologically relevant platform to inform clinical practice and limit antimicrobial resistance in orthopaedic implants

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

Antibiotics are a cornerstone of modern medicine, and as well as treating infections, are crucial for clinical success in many operations including orthopaedic implants. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Cox, Dr T Overton, Dr V V Villapun

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Experimental and numerical study of metal pad roll instability

Coventry University Centre for Fluid and Complex Systems

Aluminium is produced in Hall-Heroult reduction cells. In these cells, alumina is reduced to aluminium in molten cryolite by passing electrical current in the range of 150 to 500 kA. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I R Rusli

15 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD in Behaviours of Nitrogen in the Future Green Steelmaking Routes

University of Warwick WMG

An enthusiastic individual is being invited to join a team of researchers to work on the Warwick Industrial Fellowship funded project sponsored by Tata Steel in the Netherlands. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Li

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

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Understanding the performance benefit of heat-treated premium hypereutectoid grade rail steels for heavy haul railways

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Project reference code. MEC-02-Tomlinson. Railways offer a relatively environmentally friendly way to transport people and goods across land. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Tomlinson

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

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We have 28 Metallurgy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Metallurgy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

We have 28 Metallurgy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Advancing Aluminium Extrusion for Side Sill Structures: Integration, Digitalisation, and Sustainable Innovations

Additive manufacturing, wearable sensors, image sensors, and hydrogen production

Resorbable Biomaterials for Next-Generation Orthopaedics

Developing ultrasonically enhanced recycling of photovoltaics

Small-Scale Mechanical Testing of Materials

Sustainable novel catalysts for zero-emission combustion of hydrogen and ammonia

Microgravity Space Experiments on Alloy Solidification

Computational Modelling of Additive Manufacturing with Metals

Micromechanical modelling of irradiation creep in novel steels for nuclear fusion

Understanding in-reactor formed oxides on cladding material by X-ray diffraction analysis

Enhancing Superconducting Properties of SRF Thin Films by Laser Processing

Development of a physiologically relevant platform to inform clinical practice and limit antimicrobial resistance in orthopaedic implants

Experimental and numerical study of metal pad roll instability

PhD in Behaviours of Nitrogen in the Future Green Steelmaking Routes

Understanding the performance benefit of heat-treated premium hypereutectoid grade rail steels for heavy haul railways

We have 28 Metallurgy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

Metallurgy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

We have 28 Metallurgy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for UK Students

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