Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now Don't miss our weekly PhD newsletter | Sign up now

  Laser-based manufacture of a micro-needle sensing platform for electrophysiology testing


   School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

This project is no longer listed on FindAPhD.com and may not be available.

Click here to search FindAPhD.com for PhD studentship opportunities
  Prof D P Hand, Dr Michael Crichton  Applications accepted all year round  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

About the Project

Requirements

All applicants must have or expect to have a 1st class MChem, MPhys, MSci, MEng or equivalent degree. Selection will be based on academic excellence and research potential, and all short-listed applicants will be interviewed (in person or via Microsoft Teams). Most of these scholarships are only open to UK/EU applicants and for

students who meet residency requirements set out by EPSRC

https://epsrc.ukri.org/skills/students/guidance-on-epsrc-studentships/eligibility/  For some projects, applications may be accepted for exceptional overseas applicants.

In this project we seek to develop a multi-mode microneedle sensor that can measure electrical properties and physical tissue changes concurrently for applications in Motor Neuron Disease, inflammation and peripheral artery disease. Micro-needle sensors will be fabricated by: (i) laser machining of suitable starting structures, including fine capillary tubes; and (ii) subsequent attachment of a sensing membrane and deposition of electrodes. The project will focus on the manufacturing aspects of these microneedle sensors, as part of a multi-disciplinary team working across Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities to design, manufacture and test these devices.

How to Apply

1. Important Information before you Apply

When applying through the Heriot-Watt on-line system please ensure you provide the following information:

(a) in ‘Study Option’

You will need to select ‘Edinburgh’ and ‘Postgraduate Research’. ‘Programme’ presents you with a drop-down menu. Choose Chemistry PhD, Physics PhD, Chemical Engineering PhD, Mechanical Engineering PhD, Bio-science & Bio-Engineering PhD or Electrical PhD as appropriate and select September 2020 for study option (this can be updated at a later date if required)

(b) in ‘Research Project Information’

You will be provided with a free text box for details of your research project. Enter Title and Reference number of the project for which you are applying and also enter the potential supervisor’s name.

This information will greatly assist us in tracking your application.

Please note that once you have submitted your application, it will not be considered until you have uploaded your CV and transcripts.

2. Applications

Applications must be made through the Heriot-Watt on-line

application system, https://www.hw.ac.uk/study/apply/uk/postgraduate.htm

Engineering (12) Physics (29)

 About the Project