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Dr Sina Haeri No more applications being accepted Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Edinburgh United Kingdom Acoustics Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Mechanical Engineering Physics

About the Project

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In this multi-disciplinary project, the successful candidate will concentrate on non-contact handling of fine powders. We are interested in stabilisation and uniform bulk delivery of micron-sized particles with application to advanced manufacturing processes. To achieve this, phased transducer arrays will be designed including the required control systems. During their PhD the successful candidate will develop a prototype to demonstrate the feasibility of the designs and the developed control systems.

Eligibility:

At least a 2:1 Undergraduate degree in mechanical/electromechanical/electrical engineering, physics, or closely related subject areas (MSc/MEng preferred). Strong lab and computer skills. Some experience in programming/using Raspberry Pi, Arduino or other SBCs/MCUs is required. Additionally, experience in any of the following would be beneficial

· Fine powder handling and characterisation

· Aeroacoustics

· FPGA programming

· Machine learning

Funding Notes

Fully funded for home students / partially funded for International students.

Where will I study?

University of Edinburgh

One of the world''s top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50 and placed 20th in the QS World University Rankings 2020. We provide a stimulating working, learning and teaching environment with access to excellent facilities and attract the world''s best, from Nobel Prize winning laureates to future explorers, pioneers and inventors.