Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Twisting light and nanostructures with quantum advantage in a cutting-edge laser lab

University of Bath Department of Physics

The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project under the supervision of Prof Ventsislav Valev in the Department of Physics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof V Valev

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

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Laser-plasma and direct-laser acceleration: high energy particle acceleration with lasers

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

Lancaster Physics is leading a UK-wide research programme in laser-plasma acceleration utilizing high-energy particle accelerator and laser facilities at Daresbury National Laboratory. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Jamison

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

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A Hybrid Plasma Accelerator for Therapeutic Electron Beams

The University of Manchester Cockcroft Institute

Would you like to join us at the University of Manchester to change the future of particle accelerators?. Using the available studentship, you will explore combining mature electron production technology with new plasma-based acceleration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon

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

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Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

Lancaster Physics department and partners in the Cockcroft Institute are world leading in the use of femtosecond lasers and non-linear optics for manipulating electron beams. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Jamison

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

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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2024 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corner

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

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Interferometry applied to experimental fluid mechanics

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Sergio Maldonado. Project description. Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD position on the use of interferometry in experimental fluid mechanics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Maldonado-Villanueva

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Laser-plasma acceleration: high energy particle acceleration with lasers

Lancaster University Physics Department

Lancaster Physics is leading a UK-wide research programme in laser-plasma acceleration utilizing high-energy particle accelerator and laser facilities at Daresbury National Laboratory. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Jamison

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

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Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

Lancaster University Physics Department

Lancaster Physics department and partners in the Cockcroft Institute are world leading in the use of femtosecond lasers and non-linear optics for manipulating electron beams. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Jamison

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

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Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA Department of Electrical and Microelectronic Engineering

The multidisciplinary doctorate degree in microsystems engineering builds on the fundamentals of traditional engineering and science combined with curriculum and research activities addressing the numerous technical challenges of micro- and nano-systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SP Preble

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

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Imaging Science PhD

Rochester Institute of Technology USA Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science

The Ph.D. in imaging science signifies high achievement in scholarship and independent investigation in the diverse aspects of imaging science. Read more

Supervisor: Prof CB Bachmann

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

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Color Science Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA Integrated Sciences Academy

Color has been an intense topic of interest for thousands of years. Mathematicians, philosophers, physicists, physiologists, poets, and other disciplines have all contributed to our understanding of color. Read more

Supervisor: Prof SF Farnand

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

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Development of spin qubits in a two-dimensional material for quantum networks and quantum sensing

The University of Manchester Photon Science Institute

Optically-active impurity spins in wide-bandgap materials are a resource for quantum technologies, such as quantum sensing and quantum networks1,2. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Curry, Dr H Stern

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

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Perovskite oxide thin films for spintronics and nano-electronics

University of Canterbury School of Physical and Chemical Sciences

Background. Research in our lab focuses on the development of novel functionalities driven by spin and quantum effects in oxide thin films. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Sando

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

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Underwater single-photon depth imaging

Heriot-Watt University Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

This PhD project aims to investigate novel single-photon detector arrays for underwater single-photon depth imaging. The successful candidate will investigate different single-photon technologies to obtain three-dimensional images in several underwater environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Maccarone

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

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Rare-earth based photonic devices for quantum information processing

UNSW Sydney School of Physics

Preamble. The University of New South Wales and the Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology seeks enthusiastic candidates for Master by Research and PhD positions in the field of rare-earth ions based experimental photonics for quantum information processing. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S. R. Rogge

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

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We have 264 Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 264 Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Twisting light and nanostructures with quantum advantage in a cutting-edge laser lab

Laser-plasma and direct-laser acceleration: high energy particle acceleration with lasers

A Hybrid Plasma Accelerator for Therapeutic Electron Beams

Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

Interferometry applied to experimental fluid mechanics

Laser-plasma acceleration: high energy particle acceleration with lasers

Laser-driven ultrafast electron diffraction

Microsystems Engineering Ph.D.

Imaging Science PhD

Color Science Ph.D.

Development of spin qubits in a two-dimensional material for quantum networks and quantum sensing

Perovskite oxide thin films for spintronics and nano-electronics

Underwater single-photon depth imaging

Rare-earth based photonic devices for quantum information processing

We have 264 Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 264 Optical Physics PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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