University of Sheffield Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 94 University of Sheffield Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Perovskite Solar Cells

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Perovskite solar cells have attracted a lot of research interest because of their rapid improvements in device performance over recent years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Dunbar

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

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Cosmic-Ray Muons in Different Applications

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Cosmic-ray muons are known to be useful in applications beyond particle astrophysics. They have helped with mapping structure of volcanoes and with finding voids in various geological structures. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Kudryavtsev

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

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Engineering Active Colloids for Applications

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

Active Colloids are nano and micron scale particles that can move autonomously within fluid environments, powered by surface chemical reactions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ebbens

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

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Develop a machine learning approach to multimodal imaging

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

The emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) threatens to undo the advances of modern medicine, making commonplace interventions like major surgery or cancer chemotherapy effectively impossible. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Cadby, Dr J King

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

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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

University of Sheffield

Application Deadline: 5 June 2024

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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Damage characterisation and root cause analysis of wind turbine pitch bearings

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Blade pitch bearings of large scale wind turbines control the individual blades in order to maximise power generation at low wind speeds and to prevent turbine damages under high winds. Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Long

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

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Investigation of white etching crack damage mechanism in wind turbine gearbox bearings

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Modern wind turbine gearbox bearings are failing prematurely, by white structure flaking and axial cracking, which may be caused by the propagation of subsurface white etching cracks (WECs). Read more

Supervisor: Prof H Long

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

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Adjoint based optimization of vertical axis wind turbines

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Recently vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have been more installed in urban areas than before. They are known to perform better in urban regions compared to horizontal axis wind turbines as they do not require alignment to the oncoming flow. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Ma, Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof D Ingham, Dr A Shahrokhi

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

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Computational analysis of the flow through aerofoil cascades

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

One of the major global concerns is the environmental pollution from the burning of fossil fuels, and there is a growing awareness of the impact of emission from the shipping industry using fossil fuel as a power source. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind turbine control is necessary to ensure low maintenance costs and efficient performance. The control system also guarantees safe operation, optimizes power output, and ensures long structural life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Advanced Wind Turbine Technology for Urban Environments

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind is one of the main renewable energy sources in the world and wind turbines are the main technology that converts wind energy to electricity. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Aerodynamic optimization of wind farms

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind farms, as a main technology to convert wind energy into electricity faces challenges in improving its efficiency and reducing costs. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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CFD Study of Wind Turbine Aerodynamics

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind turbine is the main technology that converts wind energy to electricity. The interaction between air flow and the turbine blade are critical to the structure integrity and noise generation of the turbine. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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A Societal Index Model for the Assessment of the Safety, Operability and Resilience level of Regional Mini Energy Grid

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

The project is aimed at developing an open expert system for the end user and also for the developer to carry out the risk analysis involved in systems utilizing upcoming new energy technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes

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

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Future electrical power generation system integration and control

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

With the projected increase in the contributions from renewable energy to the power generation mix in the foreseeable future, a new control strategy of power generation and supply need to be investigated to mitigate the impact of the uncertainties of renewable power sources. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof K Hughes

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

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We have 94 University of Sheffield Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Sheffield Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 94 University of Sheffield Other PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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