Materials Process Development and Data Capture

Expressions of Interest for PhD position in I-Form, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing

Submit an Expression of Interest!

I-Form, the SFI Research Centre for Advanced Manufacturing seeks to attract outstanding students to work on cutting-edge research projects in additive manufacturing along with the digitalisation of materials processing. Amongst the funded PhD projects are those in metal additive manufacturing, multi-material printing and Artificial Intelligence applications for advanced manufacturing. Opportunities exist, under the supervision of the Centres’ academics at our seven partner academic institutions in Ireland (Dublin, Galway, Maynooth, Sligo, Waterford).

We invite expressions of interest (EOI) from applicants with a first or upper second-class honours degree in a science or engineering discipline for a PhD position in the topic listed below. Following the internal review process, the successful candidate will be invited to submit an application. EOIs are welcome from suitably qualified applicants worldwide.

Please submit your Expression of Interest with a CV by email to info@i-form.ie stating clearly in which one of the three Platform research areas (detailed below) for which you would like to submit an application.

For further information on I-Form and our core research see our website: https://www.i-form.ie/

Platform and Research Topic:

Materials Process Development and Data Capture

Objective: To capture new insights on the influence of processing variables and materials properties on end-product characteristics for additive manufacturing using novel materials.

Overview: I-Form’s AM processing research explores the printing of (a) metal alloys by laser powder bed fusion and (b) multi-materials by material jetting. Platform 1 experimentation will create valuable datasets and correlations that span material properties, process inputs, in-situ multi-sensor measurements, post-build processing data and end-product performance.

Research Topics

1.     Laser-based powder bed fusion (PBF-LB).

2.     Multi-material printing: Ink production, printing and sintering control

3.     Multi-sensor process monitoring.

4.     Porosity, microstructure, and surface morphology.

5.     Processing parameters and compositions of NiTi and Ti-alloys.

6.     Post processing for tailored metallic bulk and surface properties.

7.     Optimisation for low carbon footprint additive manufacturing