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University of Sheffield, Department of Physics and Astronomy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 19 University of Sheffield, Department of Physics and Astronomy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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New, nanoscale insights into perovskite solar cells for clean energy solutions

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
To mitigate the worst impacts of climate change we need to switch to renewable, low-carbon electricity and we need to be able to store and transport this energy to ensure it can be accessed by all. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Ramadan
 30 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Unlocking Next-Generation Solar Cells: Integrating Novel Non-Fullerene Acceptors with Metal Halide Perovskites

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
Solar cells are a cornerstone of the pursuit of sustainable energy. To make solar power more efficient and affordable, we need new materials and innovative designs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Ramadan, Dr RO Oliver
 31 May 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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New concepts and advanced materials for quantum nanophotonics

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
  Research Group: Inorganic Semiconductors
After the discovery of two-dimensional (2D) atomically thin carbon crystal, graphene, a very large family of layered 2D “van der Waals materials” came to light, called after the van der Waals forces holding together their atomic planes. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Tartakovskii
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Searches for supersymmetry and dark matter particles with the ATLAS experiment

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
The student will work on the analysis of the data collected by the ATLAS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider to search for new particles that are postulated by Supersymmetry. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D Costanzo, Prof D R Tovey
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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The Japanese Long-Baseline Neutrino Programme (T2K, Super-Kamiokande and Hyper-Kamiokande)

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
The particle physics and particle astrophysics (PPPA) group at the University of Sheffield has a long-standing involvement in Japan’s long-baseline neutrino programme. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Cartwright, Dr P Stowell
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Searching for Sterile Neutrinos and other Beyond the Standard Model phenomena with SBND

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
The SBND (Short-Baseline Near Detector) experiment is part of the multi-detector Short Baseline Neutrino (SBN) programme located along the Booster Neutrino Beamline at Fermilab, USA. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr R S Jones, Prof V Kudryavtsev
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Neutrino Oscillation Study with DUNE

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
DUNE is a large international project to design, construct and operate a multi-kiloton scale liquid argon detector for neutrino physics, neutrino astrophysics and a search for physics beyond the Standard Model. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof V Kudryavtsev, Dr R S Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Electroweak measurements with the ATLAS Experiment

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
A position is open for an enthusiastic particle physics PhD student to conduct research at the energy frontier at the ATLAS experiment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Lohwasser, Dr C Anastopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Silicon Sensor Particle Detectors for the Upgrade of the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
A position is open for an enthusiastic particle physics PhD student to conduct research in developing silicon sensor technologies in use at the energy frontier at the ATLAS experiment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr T Vickey, Dr K Lohwasser
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Searching for Higgs Boson Pair Production with the ATLAS Experiment at the CERN LHC

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
It's possible that the 125 GeV Higgs boson discovered by the CERN ATLAS and CMS Experiments is only one of several neutrally-charged Higgs bosons predicted by theories beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Vickey
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dark Matter Search with the LZ Experiment

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) is a high-sensitivity dark matter experiment based on dual-phase xenon technology currently operating in the deep underground laboratory at SURF (South Dakota, USA). Read more
 Supervisors: Prof D R Tovey, Prof V Kudryavtsev
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Dark Matter Search with ADMX and the Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector Collaboration

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
This Ph.D. project involves searches for hidden sector dark matter, including QCD axions and axion like particles (ALPs). Our group at Sheffield leads the 'Quantum Sensors for the Hidden Sector' collaboration, and collaborates with the Axion Dark Matter Experiment (ADMX) collaboration in the USA. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Daw
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Cosmic-Ray Muons in Different Applications

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
Cosmic-ray muons are known to be useful in applications beyond particle astrophysics. They have helped with mapping structure of volcanoes and with finding voids in various geological structures. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof V Kudryavtsev
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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High-speed astrophysics with ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
  Research Group: Astronomy and Astrophysics
ULTRACAM and HiPERCAM are high-speed optical cameras that can take hundreds/thousands of CCD images per second simultaneously in three/five colours, respectively. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof V Dhillon, Dr S Littlefair, Dr S Parsons
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Are there planets around white dwarf binaries?

University of Sheffield Department of Physics and Astronomy
  Research Group: Astronomy and Astrophysics
The timing method can be used to search for exoplanets. It uses some periodic signal from a star as a clock in order to search for the gravitational signal of a planet in orbit around it. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Parsons, Prof V Dhillon
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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