Petroleum Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Engineering Doctorate (EngD): A Novel Gas/Liquid contactor for Direct Air Capture and industrial CO2 capture technologies

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) consists of a series of essential climate change mitigation technologies used to achieve the carbon neutrality of the Paris Climate Change agreement. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Lucquiaud, Dr A Samson, Prof J Gibbins

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

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Control of Membrane Fouling by Vibrations

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Anatoliy Vorobev, Dr Zheng Jiang, Dr Peter Glynne-Jones. Project description. Membrane filtration has emerged as an essential component of industrial processes that involve separation (or purification) of substances. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vorobev

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

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Gravity separation of emulsions. Collisions of droplets

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Anatoliy Vorobev. Project description. The separation of colloidal systems under the influence of gravity is a physical phenomenon encountered in a myriad of industrial processes throughout the food, chemical, petroleum, and hydrometallurgical industries. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vorobev

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

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Carbon Negative Polymers in Automotive Applications

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Research Group: Polymers and Composites

The Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub within the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester and housed in the Henry Royce Institute is seeking enthusiastic and collaborative polymer chemists or engineers to develop the next generation of sustainable polymers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Shaver

31 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Control and operation of advanced modular chemical looping process

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

The deployment of next-generation chemical processes requires the implementation of new equipment and materials that will enhance the performance in terms of economics and environmental performance. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Spallina

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

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Study Engineering in the USA with the George Washington University

George Washington University School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Doctoral students comprise the backbone of research conducted at the School of Engineering & Applied Science. Through funding support from faculty, internal and external grants, doctoral students can expect to take 4-6 years to complete the program through coursework, research credits and writing their dissertation. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) International PhD Programme

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Recycled Content in Sustainable Automotive Polymers

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub within the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester and housed in the Henry Royce Institute is seeking enthusiastic and collaborative polymer chemists or engineers to develop the next generation of sustainable polymers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Shaver

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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CO2plus: Phase behavior of CO2+X in CO2 storage

Technical University of Denmark Center for Energy Resources Engineering

Centre for Energy Resources Engineering (CERE) at DTU Chemistry is seeking a talented PhD student to contribute to our CO2plus project. Read more

Supervisors: Dr W Yan, Prof E.H. Stenby

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

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Simulation, optimization and control of fluid catalytic cracking unit for CO2 minimization

University of Bradford Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies

Research Group: Mechanical and Process Engineering

The simulation model of Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) unit and many other refinery processes maximise the yields of fuels such as gasoline, diesel, propylene and minimise the yields of CO2. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y John, Prof R Patel, Prof I Mujtaba

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

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Development of novel pathways to convert CO2 into C2+ fuels and chemicals towards net zero

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Achieving carbon neutrality targets by 2050 is widely recognized as the global most important and challenging mission. The pathways to achieve zero emissions are complex, within which, carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) is playing a critical role. Read more

Supervisors: Dr X Zhang, Dr J Li

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

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Computational research of multiphase flow in porous media. Reservoir modeling, CO2 storage, upscaling.

Tel Aviv University School of Mechanical Engineering

The Subsurface Reservoir Flow Group at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Tel Aviv University lead by Dr. Avinoam Rabinovich is seeking students for a PhD position in the field of multiphase flow modeling in porous media. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Rabinovich

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

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Polymer Processing in a Circular Plastics Economy

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

The Sustainable Materials Innovation Hub within the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester and housed in the Henry Royce Institute is seeking enthusiastic and collaborative polymer chemists or engineers to develop the next generation of sustainable polymers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Shaver

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

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Risk and Consequence Analysis of CO2 Transportation

Newcastle University School of Engineering

Carbon Capture Storage & Utilisation (CCUS) is one way of preventing CO2 emissions from anthropogenic industrial activities reaching the atmosphere and contributing to climate change. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Wetenhall

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

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We have 13 Petroleum Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Petroleum Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 13 Petroleum Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Engineering Doctorate (EngD): A Novel Gas/Liquid contactor for Direct Air Capture and industrial CO2 capture technologies

Control of Membrane Fouling by Vibrations

Gravity separation of emulsions. Collisions of droplets

Carbon Negative Polymers in Automotive Applications

Control and operation of advanced modular chemical looping process

Study Engineering in the USA with the George Washington University

Recycled Content in Sustainable Automotive Polymers

CO2plus: Phase behavior of CO2+X in CO2 storage

Simulation, optimization and control of fluid catalytic cracking unit for CO2 minimization

Development of novel pathways to convert CO2 into C2+ fuels and chemicals towards net zero

Computational research of multiphase flow in porous media. Reservoir modeling, CO2 storage, upscaling.

Polymer Processing in a Circular Plastics Economy

Risk and Consequence Analysis of CO2 Transportation

We have 13 Petroleum Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

Petroleum Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

We have 13 Petroleum Engineering PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students

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