We have 17 University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

The Quantum Sensing Group at University of Birmingham invites applications for a PhD position in the field of strontium based cold atom physics, starting from September 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Holynski

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Straining the Electronic Structure

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

Experimental condensed matter physics PhD based around the development of a device to apply uniaxial strain during photoemission experiments, and its use to tune the electronic structure of quantum materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I M Marković

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

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Interacting Electrons and Spin-Orbit Coupling

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

Experimental condensed matter physics PhD looking into the electronic structure of quantum materials via photoemission experiments performed at international synchrotron facilities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr I M Marković

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

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Space-based quantum sensing for maritime applications

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The exciting progress of quantum sensing in laboratory experiments have prompted a worldwide effort to develop robust portable systems that can be used in real-life applications. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Lellouch, Prof M Holynski

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

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PhD Studentship: Quantum light to see the invisible at nanoscale

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

A PhD studentship is available at the intersection of quantum optics, nanophotonics, plasmonics and molecular spectroscopy. How to confine, control and manipulate light at atomic scales has been an area of immense fundamental and technological interest. Read more

Supervisor: Dr . Chikkaraddy

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

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The ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

ALICE is one of the four main experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. It is a general purpose heavy-ion experiment aimed at studying QCD under extreme conditions of energy density. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Evans

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

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Quantum Computing platform with atomic qubits

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

Quantum computing offers efficient implementation of an important class of algorithms for which their classical counterparts suffer from an exponential growth of computational costs with system size. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A B D Deb

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

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Quantum Electrometry in for next-generation telecom

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The terahertz band (100 GHz to 10 THz) lies in-between the frequency range of traditional electronics and optics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A B D Deb

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

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Many Body Entanglement with Sr/'Yb

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

We aim to investigate many body interactions and entanglement for ultracold Sr atoms trapped in a 3D optical lattice. The atoms interact via dipole-dipole interactions induced on low lying states, e.g. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Singh

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

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Optical lattice clock for fundamental studies

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

We are offering PhD studentships in physics, working on an optical lattice clock. The clock is based on strontium atoms, which are laser-cooled to a temperature of 1µK, trapped in an optical-lattice. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Singh

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

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Quantum enabled synchronised radar network

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The objective of this thesis is to realise a quantum-enabled synchronised radar network with multiple nodes. Such a radar network will allow an understanding of the presence and location of any flying object in the space of interest together with real time updates of that knowledge. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Singh

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

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Sr optical clock with continuous operation

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

We are building a setup with novel research into physics and engineering identified by applications to ultimately achieve the next level of integration and practical usability. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Y Singh

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

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Ultra-sensitive atomic magnetometry for brain function diagnostics

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The huge progress achieved in the manipulation of quantum systems is opening novel routes towards the generation of realistic quantum-based technology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Guarrera

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

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Dark matter detection with atomic quantum sensors

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The huge progress achieved in the manipulation of quantum systems is opening novel routes towards the generation of realistic quantum-based technology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr V Guarrera

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

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Preparing for Deep-Inelastic Scattering at the Electron Ion Collider

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

The Birmingham Particle and Nuclear Physics groups are working with international collaborators in the ePIC collaboration towards a detector for the Electron Ion Collider which is expected to start operation at the Brookhaven Laboratory in the USA around 2030. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Newman

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

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Physics with intact protons detected way downstream of the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

There are wide-ranging PhD opportunities with the Birmingham ATLAS group, including analysis of Higgs, top and electroweak physics, construction of a state-of-the art upgraded tracking detector and operation and development of trigger electronics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Newman

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

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We have 17 University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 University of Birmingham, School of Physics and Astronomy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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