Physics (coatings) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 16 Physics (coatings) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Fully Funded Coating PhD Studentship with Rolls Royce Thermally Sprayed Coatings to inhibit bondcoat – Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Interactions - (ENG 1766)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering

Applicants are invited to undertake a 4 year, fully-funded PhD studentship within the Centre of Excellence in Coatings and Surface Engineering (CE-CSE) at the University of Nottingham and Rolls Royce. Read more

Supervisor: Prof T Hussain

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

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PhD in Chemical Engineering: Anti-fouling coatings for reduced waste

Newcastle University School of Engineering

Award summary. 100% home fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance of £19,237 (2024/25 UKRI rate). Overview. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Geoghegan

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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High-throughput discovery of new materials as functional coatings on glass for net-zero applications

University of Liverpool Department of Chemistry

This studentship will develop and implement a high-throughput magnetron sputtering workflow for optoelectronic materials discovery as thin film coatings on glass. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M J Rosseinsky, Dr T Manning, Dr R Potter, Prof P R Chalker

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Organic coatings microstructure: insights from molecular simulations

The University of Manchester Department of Chemical Engineering

Watching paint dry can be fascinating. Painting a room can make it aesthetically pleasing, but paints can do much more than just please the eyes. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Siperstein

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

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Photoelastic coatings

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy

Photoelastic coatings . One way to enhance the safety of engineering components is through the development of new techniques that allow the structure to “talk” to the operator and indicate when attention is required, in a similar way to the human nervous system. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Parnell

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

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Investigating the Dielectric and Electrical Properties of Superhydrophobic High Voltage Outdoor Insulators

Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

REFERENCE NUMBER. Please refer to and select reference number SCEBE-21SF-SHVOI-Arshad. BACKGROUND. High voltage outdoor insulators play an important role in the safe and reliable transmission of power. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Arshad, Dr A Nekahi

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

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Fouling Control of Water Treatment Membranes through Optimal and Sustainable Cleaning Strategies

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Membrane fouling – the deposition of organic and inorganic matter on the membrane surface – is a major technical obstacle affecting membrane-based water treatment processes. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon, Prof A Lips

19 June 2024 PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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Multiscale Design of Fluids for Battery Electrode Manufacturing

University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy & Materials

Applications are invited for a PhD studentship under the supervision of Dr. Carl Reynolds titled ‘Multiscale Design of Fluids for Battery Electrode Manufacturing’. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C R Reynolds

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

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Designing Structured Surfaces with Superwettability Properties

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

The wetting behaviours of liquids on solid surfaces play an important role for a wide range of engineering applications, including coatings, electronics, oil recovery, microfluidics, and inkjet printing. Read more

Supervisors: Prof HK Kusumaatmaja, Prof G McHale

16 January 2025 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Development of sustainable Superconducting RF for UK-XFEL

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

A student is sought for a PhD study on the development of thin film coated superconducting RF cavities for the UK X-ray Free Electron Laser (UK-XFEL) design study. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Burt

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

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Elucidating molecular transport mechanisms through atomistic simulations

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Membrane-based processes for water treatment, such as reverse osmosis (RO), hold promise in tackling water scarcity locally and globally. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Romero-Vargas Castrillon, Dr R Pillai

6 December 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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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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Controlling plasma chemistry of cold atmospheric-pressure air plasmas

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

Plasma technologies already form a key part of many of today’s multi-billion pound industries such as the nanoscale fabrication of microprocessors, production of solar cells and the deposition of advanced functional coatings. Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Wagenaars

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

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Fur and Feathers: colour, structure and flow control

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

The objective in this exciting cross-disciplinary project is to investigate the potential of a bio-inspired coating of flexible devices to passively modify energetic modes of an unsteady crossflow and to assess, for the first time, the role of colour in determining mechanical properties. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Revell

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

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Saline droplet evaporation for engineering applications

University of Edinburgh School of Engineering

Evaporating arrays of droplets have attracted a lot of attention for their potential applications in areas such as microfluidics and surface patterning. Read more

Supervisors: Dr GW Wells, Dr R Ledesma Aguilar, Prof G McHale

5 July 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 16 Physics (coatings) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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