Dr F Paillusson, Dr A Millard, Prof A Zvelindovsky
No more applications being accepted
Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the Project
Active Matter is an emerging interdisciplinary field in physics and applied mathematics which refers to systems comprising interacting agents which can drive their own motion (for instance birds, fish, insects, “smart” artificial micro-particles, or bio-mimicking robots). Active Matter systems are to be opposed to Inert Matter systems whose behaviours are entirely determined by the mechanical interactions between the agents. Consequently, in the past two decades Active Matter models have demonstrated complex collective behaviours such as the formation of active clusters, obstacle induced phase separation and organised flocking motions, which are usually not achievable in assemblies of inert agents.
These newly found “living structures” can in turn be implemented in real life with collections of bacteria, artificial micro-particles or bio-mimicking robots for industrial, medical, or military applications making use of their self-assembling properties and resilience to external influences.
Active Matter constitutes a class of promising systems in that simple sets of rules can lead to many rich phases of collective behaviours. There is ample opportunity to develop new classes of rules which can give rise to never-seen before phases and ultimately provide insights on how to reverse-engineer rules for targeted goals. This interdisciplinary project at the interface of physics, computer modelling and robotics will develop new theoretical and computational models for such systems and validate them on physical robotic swarms.
How to apply
For the full application, please apply on the Lincoln website here: https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/engineering/dtpstudentships/
Eligibility
To be eligible for a full award a student must have no restrictions on how long they can stay in the UK and have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the studentship (with some further constraint regarding residence for education. For a fees only award, a Student must be ordinarily resident in a member state of the EU, in the same way as UK Students must be ordinarily resident in the UK. For further information regarding residence requirements, please see the regulations: https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/ukri-training-grant-terms-and-conditions-pdf/
Funding Notes
The University of Lincoln has received funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences research Council to establish a Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), which will provide skills training to foster the next generation of world-class research leadership in areas of strategic importance to both EPSRC and the University of Lincoln.
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