Dr Celine Guervilly, Dr GR Sarson
No more applications being accepted
Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
About the Project
Project description:
The Earth’s magnetic field is produced deep inside our planet, in the liquid outer core. Motions of liquid iron in the core generate the magnetic field by a process called the geodynamo. This project aims to provide a better understanding of the geodynamo and the fluid dynamics inside the core.
The flows of liquid iron in the core cannot be observed directly, so the lengthscale of the flows that generate the magnetic field is unknown. Current numerical models suggest that this lengthscale is small (about 100m), in contradiction with theoretical predictions. This project will address this contradiction by exploring how the flows are modified by the influence of a strong magnetic field. The project is based on numerical simulations, which will be performed with existing numerical codes.
This project is offered under the IAPETUS Doctoral Training Partnership (http://www.iapetus.ac.uk/), which offers training and extensive research support funding. More detail about the project and training is available at: http://www.iapetus.ac.uk/the-generation-of-the-earths-magnetic-field-the-strong-field-regime-ref-iap-16-26/
The student will be based in Newcastle and will benefit from collaborative research visits to Glasgow. Please consult the IAPETUS
website for more detail about how to apply. The reference for this project is IAP-16-26.
Funding Notes
IAPETUS is only able to consider applications from Home/European Union candidates. International candidates are not eligible to be considered and where a candidate from another EU country has not been resident in the UK for 3 years or more prior to the commencement of their studies with IAPETUS, they will only be eligible for a fees-only studentship. For more detail about eligibility and requirements: http://www.iapetus.ac.uk/aboutstudentships/
The studentship includes tuition fees, a tax-free stipend of (up to) £14,296pa (16/17 level), a desktop computer, and at least £6000 travel allowance."
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