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  Environmental sustainability challenges for the air transport industry


   School of Engineering and Built Environment

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  Prof Tim Ryley  Applications accepted all year round  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

About the Project

Aviation may be economically and socially sustainable but faces real environmental challenges. Globally, emissions from air travel need to be addressed in line with climate change advice from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). There is a real need to decarbonise the aviation industry and to move towards Net Zero Emissions (NZE), particularly when demand for international and domestic travel is gaining momentum after COVID-19, moving towards pre-pandemic levels.

The PhD research could focus broadly on the relationship between aviation and climate change, whether mitigation or adaptation. It could alternatively focus on the characteristics of future sustainable air travel, the sustainability strategy of a particular airline or airport, the impact of new technologies (e.g. UAVS, eVTOL) on environmentally sustainable air travel, or the development alternative fuels such as SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel), hydrogen or electricity.

It is expected that the applicant would link closely with the aviation industry to gather data, perhaps using an airline or airport case study. The student could take a quantitative or qualitative approach to data collection and analysis, incorporating say a theoretical lens or modelling technique from a discipline across the natural and social sciences, as well as engineering disciplines.

The successful PhD candidate is expected to fulfill all of Griffith University’s PhD selection criteria. It is expected that the PhD candidate be based in-person on Griffith’s Nathan campus in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Funding Notes

  • Griffith University funds both domestic and international PhD candidates on a competitive basis and is one of few institutions to offer both a tuition fee waiver and a living stipend.
  • To be eligible and competitive for a Griffith University Postgraduate Research Scholarship (domesticView Website) or a Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (international applicants; View Website) you need to have First Class Honours or equivalent ranked Masters degree with significant research component.
  • First-author peer-reviewed publications in international journals and researcher experience are advantageous.
  • Top-ranked candidates will be selected from among applicants to proceed to a formal PhD and scholarship application through Griffith University, with the support of the prospective supervisory team.
  • Applications can be received and processed year-round for our four intakes. Click here for key dates.

Location

It is expected that the PhD candidate be based in-person on Griffith’s Nathan campus in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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