Other (surface) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 Other (surface) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

High speed photography to investigate surface wear and fatigue in railway rail and wheel steels

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

A novel high speed photography technique is being developed at Sheffield which will give new insight to the very earliest stages of railway rail and wheel surface modification during contact. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Fletcher

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

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Simulating thermonuclear burning spread occurring on the neutron star surface

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Prof. Diego Altamirano. Project description. Type I X-ray bursts, commonly referred to as thermonuclear bursts, manifest on the surfaces of neutron stars in binary systems. Read more

Supervisor: Prof D Altamirnao

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

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Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. In this PhD project you will integrate surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with an LFI platform for POC diagnostics using size-controlled Raman reporter-tagged gold nanoparticle clusters. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

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

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Use of surface textures to improve tactile perception

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Many human interactions with objects and surfaces rely on perception of the tactile interface. This could be when gripping objects with hands, or controlling walking movements through the physical feedback felt through the soles of the feet. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Carre

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

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Future Carbon-Neutral Fuels: The Chemistry of Ammonia on Steel Surfaces

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

This project will examine how ammonia, a carbon-free fuel considered a replacement for diesel, impacts on the longevity and performance of existing engine technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Schroeder, Assoc Prof D Harbottle

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling of free surface flows over packing materials in a CO2 absorber

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Power generation from fossil fuels still plays a central role in meeting our energy demand today and for the foreseeable future. They are at present the largest stationary sources of carbon dioxide emission. Read more

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

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

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Industrial PhD project: Design and build of novel scientific instrumentation

University of Surrey School of Mechanical Engineering Sciences

X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) is the primary technique employed to determine the chemical composition and chemical state of material surfaces, with an analysis depth of approximately 5 nm. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Baker, Prof J F Watts

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

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Assessment of Slip Potential on Safety Flooring

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Many tests exist for assessing floor surface slip resistance. These can, in some cases, produce conflicting results, particularly for certain types of surface textures. Read more

Supervisors: Prof R Lewis, Prof M Carre

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

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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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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

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University

The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST), accredited in 2011 as a graduate university, is located in the beautiful subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan. Read more

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Topological Materials for Electrolytic Hydrogen Production

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

This project is co-funded by Milvus Advanced. Industrial Supervisors. Dr Linh Tran and Dr Assia Kasdi. Duration of the project. 4 years. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Goldberg Oppenheimer

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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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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Research Studentship in machine learning for registration, mosaicking and resolution enhancement for imaging data from artworks

Imperial College London Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership. Applications are invited for a PhD studentship, to be undertaken at Imperial College London (Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department) and the National Gallery (Scientific Department). Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Dragotti, Dr C Higgitt

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

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Physics of biological morphogenesis: PhD position for a theoretical physicist at the University of Geneva (Switzerland)

University of Geneva Faculty of Science

We offer a PhD position for an outstanding, highly motivated, and creative theoretical physicist in the Salbreux group. Projects are at the interface of physics and biology and involve analytical theory, numerical simulations, and data analysis, in close collaboration with experimental groups. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Salbreux

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We have 25 Other (surface) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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We have 25 Other (surface) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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