Physics (control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Motion Planning in Autonomous Robots

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more

Supervisor: Prof W Holderbaum

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

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Smart Low-frequency Noise Control With Adaptive Acoustic Meta-surfaces

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Felix Langfeldt; Prof Jordan Cheer. Project description. Explore the forefront of Acoustical Engineering with this PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Langfeldt

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind turbine control is necessary to ensure low maintenance costs and efficient performance. The control system also guarantees safe operation, optimizes power output, and ensures long structural life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Multimodal Control of Prosthetic Limbs/Paralysed Muscles

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

This project aims to enhance the quality of life of patients with amputees, spinal cord injury, stroke and brain injury by developing advanced control strategies for artificial limbs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh

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

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Creating hybrid nanodevices for optical control of nanomagnetic data control and computing

Loughborough University Department of Physics

Information technologies are ubiquitous, allowing us to solve more and more complex computational problems than ever. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Leo, Prof K Morrison

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Assessing blood flow control in the brain

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Profs. David Simpson. Project description. Blood flow to the brain is controlled by a series of interacting complex physiological mechanisms that ensure an adequate supply at all times. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D. Simpson

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Advanced vibration isolation and control for a large suspended optical cavity

The University of Western Australia Department of Physics

The gravitational wave interferometer detectors are the most sensitive instrument in the world. They sense the position change of test masses due to the passing gravitational waves to the precision in the order of 10-20m! The planned future detectors are aiming to improve the sensitivity 10-fold and broaden the sensitive frequency range. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Ju, Prof C Zhao

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

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Development and validation of control strategies for flexible and demand-driven anaerobic digestion

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Bioenergy and anaerobic digestion can have a major role as a source of dispatchable energy in future energy systems with high penetration of intermittent renewables. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof K Hughes, Dr D Poggio

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

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Phased array fibre lasers with machine learning

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Prof Johan Nilsson, Dr William Kerridge-Johns. Project description. This project combines state of the art optical fibre laser amplifiers with machine learning control to produce next-generation lasers. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Nilsson

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

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Electromagnetic control schemes for the enhancement of plasma-driven water electrolysis

Aberdeen University School of Natural and Computing Sciences

The University of Aberdeen is an internationally recognised centre for excellence for research addressing the global challenges of energy transition, environment and biodiversity, social inclusion and cultural diversity, health, nutrition and wellbeing, and data and artificial intelligence. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SJ Doyle, Dr P Kechagiopoulos, Prof A Cuesta Ciscar

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDT-QTE: Optimal control methods for strongly coupled spin systems in solid materials

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya Kuprov, Dr Peter Wells. Project description: This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Carravetta

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Active Noise Control on Controllable Flexible Surfaces

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Chuang Shi, Jordan Cheer. Project description. Active noise control (ANC) has been developed over many years to mitigate unwanted noise in various environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Shi

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

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CDT-QTE: Quantum optimal control of quadrupolar nuclei for solid state magnetic resonance

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya Kuprov, Dr Matt Potter. Project description This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Carravetta

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDT-QTE: High fidelity quantum control for sensing and computing

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Tim Freegarde, Prof Ilya Kuprov. Project description:This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Freegarde

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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CDT-QTE: Symmetry-based optimal control of nuclear spins

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Prof Malcolm Levitt FRS, Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya Kuprov. Project description. This project is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Technology Engineering at the University of Southampton. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Levitt

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 181 Physics (control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Physics (control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 181 Physics (control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Motion Planning in Autonomous Robots

Smart Low-frequency Noise Control With Adaptive Acoustic Meta-surfaces

Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

Multimodal Control of Prosthetic Limbs/Paralysed Muscles

Creating hybrid nanodevices for optical control of nanomagnetic data control and computing

Assessing blood flow control in the brain

Advanced vibration isolation and control for a large suspended optical cavity

Development and validation of control strategies for flexible and demand-driven anaerobic digestion

Phased array fibre lasers with machine learning

Electromagnetic control schemes for the enhancement of plasma-driven water electrolysis

CDT-QTE: Optimal control methods for strongly coupled spin systems in solid materials

Active Noise Control on Controllable Flexible Surfaces

CDT-QTE: Quantum optimal control of quadrupolar nuclei for solid state magnetic resonance

CDT-QTE: High fidelity quantum control for sensing and computing

CDT-QTE: Symmetry-based optimal control of nuclear spins

We have 181 Physics (control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Physics (control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 181 Physics (control) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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