Energy Technologies (light) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Shaping light at the nanoscale with dielectric nanoantennas

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Massimiliano Guasoni (supervisor), Cosimo Lacava (co-supervisor). Project description. In the last decade, nanophotonics has emerged as one of the most important research fields in optics. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Guasoni

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Ph.D in Engineering focusing on two-dimensional material optoelectronic devices

University of Melbourne Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

About the position. The growing library of two-dimensional (2D) materials has opened a broad optoelectronic application space spanning the ultra-violet to terahertz region. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bullock

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Vapour Deposited Perovskites for High Performance Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Devices

King’s College London Department of Physics

Metal-halide perovskite based solar cells have now achieved a light to electricity conversion efficiency of 26.1%, making them the leading emerging thin-film solar cell material. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Patel

1 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)

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Technologies for optogenetic neural interfacing

University of Strathclyde Institute of Photonics

The ability to express light-sensitive proteins (opsins) in neurons, in a genetically-targeted fashion, has helped transform our understanding of how the brain functions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof K Mathieson, Dr SS Sakata

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Ultrafast Quantum Dynamics in Next-generation Energy Materials

University of Warwick Department of Chemistry

Start date. October 2024 (some flexibility). Duration. 3.5 years. Deadline. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until the post is filled. Read more

Supervisor: Dr R Pandya

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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ZENITH PhD Project: Hydrodynamic and thermal performance of liquid hydrogen in cryogenic tanks

University of Bath Department of Chemical Engineering

The Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath is inviting applications for this funded PhD project expected to commence in September 2024. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Chew, Dr C Moreno, Dr ATR Rhead

30 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Experimental Investigation of Singular Two-phase Pressure Losses Relevant to Nuclear System Thermal-hydraulic Applications

Bangor University College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering

A fully funded 4-year EPSRC ICASE PhD Studentship, co-sponsored by Westinghouse, is available in the Nuclear Futures Institute at Bangor University to design and perform experiments at the THOR loop to measure two-phase pressure drop across selected simple geometrical singularities within a relevant range of conditions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr WV Villanueva, Dr JMLC Le Corre

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Ph.D in Engineering focusing on carrier selective-contacts for photovoltaics

University of Melbourne Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

About the position. Solar photovoltaic devices are a rapidly growing contributor to global renewable energy production. Continued growth requires a constant injection of new ideas and advancements. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Bullock

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Future Carbon-Neutral Fuels: The Chemistry of Ammonia on Steel Surfaces

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

This project will examine how ammonia, a carbon-free fuel considered a replacement for diesel, impacts on the longevity and performance of existing engine technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Schroeder, Assoc Prof D Harbottle

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Self-recovery/Self-healing of CdS/CdSe Nanocrystal Junctions

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The degradation effect on CdS/CdSe nanocrystal junctions and self-recovery/self-healing after Thermal Stress (TS) and Light Soaking (LS) degradation is investigate[1]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Koutsonas

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Microbial Hydroponics - Novel Hydroponics Using Microbial Fuel Cells

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Yannis Ieropoulos, Yue Zhang, Paul Kemp . Project Description. Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Ieropoulos

31 July 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Understanding Performance in Co and Fe-Based Alloys under Nuclear Plant-Relevant Conditions

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We offer an exciting PhD opportunity in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, exploring galling performance in Co- and Fe-Based Alloys for nuclear plants. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Scenini

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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NEXT GENERATION MINIATURIZED OPTICAL SOURCES

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Massimiliano Guasoni (supervisor), Cosimo Lacava (co-supervisor). Project description. This PhD project aims to open new frontiers in nanophotonics by designing and fabricating a new class of miniaturized optical sources. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Guasoni

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Multimode fibre lasers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Massimiliano Guasoni, Lin Xu, David Richardson. Project description. Multimode optical fibres have recently emerged as a promising breakthrough technology to boost the data transmission speed of the Internet network to unprecedented levels. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Guasoni

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Hydrogen degradation in silicon solar cells and modules

UNSW Sydney School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering (SPREE)

Hydrogen is everywhere and it is degrading our solar cells and modules! We need people to help us work out how and why. Please get in contact if you are interested in a PhD to help us solve this challenge using any or all of. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ciesla, Prof ZH Hameiri

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 17 Energy Technologies (light) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Energy Technologies (light) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 Energy Technologies (light) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Shaping light at the nanoscale with dielectric nanoantennas

Ph.D in Engineering focusing on two-dimensional material optoelectronic devices

Vapour Deposited Perovskites for High Performance Multi-Junction Photovoltaic Devices

Technologies for optogenetic neural interfacing

Ultrafast Quantum Dynamics in Next-generation Energy Materials

ZENITH PhD Project: Hydrodynamic and thermal performance of liquid hydrogen in cryogenic tanks

Experimental Investigation of Singular Two-phase Pressure Losses Relevant to Nuclear System Thermal-hydraulic Applications

Ph.D in Engineering focusing on carrier selective-contacts for photovoltaics

Future Carbon-Neutral Fuels: The Chemistry of Ammonia on Steel Surfaces

Self-recovery/Self-healing of CdS/CdSe Nanocrystal Junctions

Microbial Hydroponics - Novel Hydroponics Using Microbial Fuel Cells

Understanding Performance in Co and Fe-Based Alloys under Nuclear Plant-Relevant Conditions

NEXT GENERATION MINIATURIZED OPTICAL SOURCES

Multimode fibre lasers

Hydrogen degradation in silicon solar cells and modules

We have 17 Energy Technologies (light) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Energy Technologies (light) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 Energy Technologies (light) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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