Theoretical Physics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 73 Theoretical Physics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

PhD studentship in uncovering the universal physics in soft and living matter

Imperial College London Department of Bioengineering

The Universality in Biology group at Imperial College London is offering a fully funded PhD studentship to home students in the field of theoretical biophysics, under the supervision of Dr Chiu Fan Lee. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C F Lee

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

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Developing a New Class of Electromagnetic Field Solvers for Charged Particle and Mass Spectrometry Modelling & Simulation

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

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

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Quantum Lidar: ultimate and practical limits of object sensing

University of Strathclyde Department of Physics

Key Words. Quantum Optics, information, sensing. In Lidar the task is to determine the properties of a remote object by illuminating it with laser light and detecting the scattered return signal. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Jeffers, Dr J Pritchard

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

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Fundamental Electromagnetics: Foundational Theories of Electricity and Magnetism relating to Charged Particle Interactions

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

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

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The design of alternative models of electronic structure in the ground and excited states

The University of Winnipeg Chemistry

The Quantum-Chemical Theory and Simulation Laboratory (QCTSL) at the University of Winnipeg is currently searching for a PhD student to perform theoretical chemistry research, particularly in the area of electronic structure theory development. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Hollett

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

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Behaviour of Granular Materials

University of Sydney School of Civil Engineering

Granular materials such as sand, snow, rice, ores, powders and soils are prevalent in nature and industry. Understanding the way they deform, fail, flow and mix is key to predict events such as landslides, erosion, earthquakes and snow avalanches. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Rognon

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

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Mesoscopic calculations of polymer drag reduction

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

It is known that the addition of a small concentration of polymer chains in a turbulent boundary layer reduces significant turbulent drag in this boundary layer. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Kivotides

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

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Understanding Nonlinear Dynamics of Associative Polymers for Healthcare and Sustainable Applications: Computer Simulations and Mathematical Modelling

University of Reading Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Introduction. Associative polymers are macromolecules containing associative groups, also called stickers, that undergo reversible association to physically cross link the polymers into transient networks. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Z Wang, Dr A Lukyanov

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

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Simulating the dynamics of many body quantum systems with Graphical Processor Units (GPUs)

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

For more than a century, statistical physics has proved a powerful framework for understanding the behavior of systems made of a large number of particles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Ithier

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

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Foam improved oil recovery

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Typically in oil and gas production, only a small fraction of the oil present manages to flow out of an oil reservoir under the reservoir’s own pressure. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Grassia

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

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Foam Hadron Collider

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Microfluidic devices involving small droplets or bubbles flowing along narrow channels are becoming increasingly important, not least in the context Covid-19 testing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Grassia

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

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Finite temperature superfluid turbulence flow-structure interactions via immersed boundary methods

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

This is a multidisciplinary research project that combines the quantum physics of superfluid turbulence flows with advanced computational fluid dynamics for flow-structure interactions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Kivotides

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

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Direct numerical simulation of polymeric-fluid flows

University of Strathclyde Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Polymers and turbulence are two of the most difficult problems in statistical physics. In the past, the study of polymeric liquids was divided in two categories. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Kivotides, Dr P Grassia

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

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We have 73 Theoretical Physics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Theoretical Physics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 73 Theoretical Physics PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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