3D Printing for functionality: To develop computer aided design (CAD) and numerical optimisation methods and tools to design and 'print' products with superior and customised performance.

Required qualifications

A first or second class Honors degree or MSc with Distinction in Computer Science with good knowledge of Computer Graphics. Candidate must be willing to write software in C++.

Integrated material & geometric design of custom made parts

The objective of this PhD studenship is to develop computer aided design (CAD) and numerical optimisation methods and tools to design and ’print’ products with superior and customised performance.

Aims & objectives

develop & implement a material model within a CAD environment
develop a new CAD interface to support the interactive capturing of user specified anisotropic material properties specifications
develop & implement an integrated material & geometric design method
An integrated material and geometric design method and tool will be developed resulting in optimised part functionality by simultaneous exploiting geometrical and variable material property degrees of freedom.

The PhD studenship will achieve a much higher optimised custom made part performance: the design space will be drastically expanded with additional design degrees of freedom i.e. variable material properties for the case of dies and molds.

This expanded design space will provide more opportunities for optimization and result in a drastically higher optimised customised performance.

Required documents

Completed application form, CV, two reference letters and a cover letter.