Prof R Morris
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Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Plants sustain life on the earth. They are fascinating organisms and despite their importance there is still much we don’t understand, such as how they transmit information to shape their growth and development. Much of plant biology can be reduced to physical principles and in this project, we will investigate models of fluid flows in the plant’s vasculature system. You will develop the physical ideas with the mathematical equations and code up the associated numerical approaches for solving these equations. If you are an applied mathematician or a theoretical physicist with an interest in applying your skills to understand phenomena in nature, this project may be for you. You will join an interdisciplinary team and work alongside leading experts to address a problem of huge interest in plant biology.
The Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) is open to UK and international candidates for entry October 2021 and offers postgraduates the opportunity to undertake a 4-year PhD research project whilst enhancing professional development and research skills through a comprehensive training programme. You will join a vibrant community of world-leading researchers. All NRPDTP students undertake a three-month professional internship placement (PIPS) during their study. The placement offers exciting and invaluable work experience designed to enhance professional development. Full support and advice will be provided by our Professional Internship team. Students with, or expecting to attain, at least an upper second class honours degree, or equivalent, are invited to apply.
This project has been shortlisted for funding by the NRPDTP programme. Shortlisted applicants will be interviewed on Thursday 7th January, Friday 8th January and Monday 11th January 2021.
Visit our website for further information on eligibility and how to apply: https://biodtp.norwichresearchpark.ac.uk/
Our partners value diverse and inclusive work environments that are positive and supportive. Students are selected for admission without regard to gender, marital or civil partnership status, disability, race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or social background.
Funding Notes
This project is awarded with a 4-year Norwich Research Park Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (NRPDTP) PhD studentship. The studentship includes payment of tuition fees (directly to the University), a stipend for each year of the studentship (2020/21 stipend rate: £15,285), and a Research Training Support Grant for each year of the studentship of £5,000pa.
References
Evans, M.J. & Morris, R.J. (2017), Chemical agents transported by xylem mass flow propagate variation potentials. Plant J, 91: 1029-1037.
Morris, R.J. & Blyth, M.G. (2019) How water flow, geometry, and material properties drive plant movements, Journal of Experimental Botany, 70, Issue 14, 3549–3560
Blyth, M. G., & Morris, R. J. (2019). Shear-Enhanced Dispersion of a Wound Substance as a Candidate Mechanism for Variation Potential Transmission. Frontiers in plant science, 10, 1393.
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