high performance PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Computational aerodynamics of high speed flow over rough surfaces

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Neil Sandham. Project description. You will join a group of PhD students and post-doctoral researchers using high performance computing to advance understanding of high speed aerodynamics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Sandham

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Pathogen Transport in River Systems

Coventry University Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience

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Supervisor: Dr MR Rubinato

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Atomic-Scale Regulation on photocatalysts for Solar plastic upcycling

University of Adelaide School of Chemical Engineering

About the project. The aim is to produce new fundamental science for sustainable production of hydrogen and value-added chemicals through a solar-driven photocatalytic approach using abundant plastic wastes and high-performance photocatalysts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JR Ran

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

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3D printed porous metamaterials for protective packaging of high-value objects

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Andrew Hamilton, Tim Waters. Project description. Delicate objects must be packaged to mitigate against damage due to shock and vibration exposure during transit. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Waters

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

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Improving the separation and purification of high technology lanthanides (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/LEWIS)

Northumbria University Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Lanthanides (or ‘rare earths’) are widely used as key components in high technology devices, including smart phones, digital cameras, computer hard disks, fluorescent and light-emitting-diode (LED) lights, flat screen televisions, computer monitors, high performance magnets and electronic displays. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Lewis

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

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Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Novel laser designs to exploit low-cost-per-Watt pumping of Ti:sapphire for application in sensing, imaging, and precise timing technologies (Fraunhofer and University of Strathclyde)

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Applied Photonics

This studentship will build on the synergies between the parallel programmes at Fh-CAP and the IoP. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Reid, Prof A Kemp

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

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Computational efficiency and simplicity in predictive control for linear and non-linear systems

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

Predictive control (MPC) is by now a well-established methodology whereby one bases the design of the control law on the optimisation of system predictions. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JA Rossiter

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

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Plasma photonics at ultra-high intensities

University of Strathclyde Department of Physics

The PhD studentship will support a bold and innovative project to evaluate novel methods of creating robust time-dependent plasma photonic structures by colliding intense laser pulses in plasma or gas. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Jaroszynski, Dr BE Ersfeld

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

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Role of Defects on Mechanical Behaviour of Single Crystal Superalloys

University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy & Materials

ARCANE is a collaborative research project across three leading UK universities and Rolls-Royce plc. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Reed

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

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Sustainable composites based on vitrimer matrices PhD

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)

High performance composite materials involve continuous fibres -usually carbon – embedded in a polymeric matrix. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Skordos

15 May 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Transition to turbulence in hypersonic flow applications

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Neil Sandham. Project description. You will join a group of PhD students and post-doctoral researchers using high performance computing to advance understanding of high speed aerodynamics. Read more

Supervisor: Prof N Sandham

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of a wafer-scale graphene MEMS manufacturing process

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

Graphene is the ideal membrane material for micro/nano electromechanical systems (M/NEMS) due to its high stiffness and strength, high elasticity, high electrical and thermal conductivity and low areal mass. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Vijayaraghavan

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

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Multiscale investigation of corrosion deposition in high temperature high pressure water for nuclear power plants

The University of Manchester Department of Materials

We are pleased to present an exciting PhD opportunity in collaboration with Rolls-Royce, providing a unique chance for candidates to participate in a multiscale investigation of corrosion deposition in high-temperature, high-pressure water for nuclear power plants. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Scenini, Dr G Giustini

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

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High-performance Ultrafast Fibre Lasers for Biomedical Applications

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team: Dr Lin Xu, Dr Yongmin Jung . Project Description. Ultrafast lasers providing femtosecond pulses are enabling a rapidly increasing range of applications in science and industry, including physics, chemistry, medicine, biology, and materials processing. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Xu

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

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Coopetition in the Travel and Tourism Industry: Examining Firm Performance Outcomes

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Business School

The travel and hospitality industry has experienced growth post Covid19, fostering collaboration among platforms and other industry players (Bahar, Nenonen, & Starr Jr, 2022; Vinogradov, Leick, & Kivedal, 2020). Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Y Yousaf, Assoc Prof T R Raza-Ullah

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

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We have 462 high performance PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

high performance PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 462 high performance PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Computational aerodynamics of high speed flow over rough surfaces

Pathogen Transport in River Systems

Atomic-Scale Regulation on photocatalysts for Solar plastic upcycling

3D printed porous metamaterials for protective packaging of high-value objects

Improving the separation and purification of high technology lanthanides (ref: SF22/HLS/APP/LEWIS)

Doctor of Engineering (EngD) - Novel laser designs to exploit low-cost-per-Watt pumping of Ti:sapphire for application in sensing, imaging, and precise timing technologies (Fraunhofer and University of Strathclyde)

Computational efficiency and simplicity in predictive control for linear and non-linear systems

Plasma photonics at ultra-high intensities

Role of Defects on Mechanical Behaviour of Single Crystal Superalloys

Sustainable composites based on vitrimer matrices PhD

Transition to turbulence in hypersonic flow applications

Development of a wafer-scale graphene MEMS manufacturing process

Multiscale investigation of corrosion deposition in high temperature high pressure water for nuclear power plants

High-performance Ultrafast Fibre Lasers for Biomedical Applications

Coopetition in the Travel and Tourism Industry: Examining Firm Performance Outcomes

We have 462 high performance PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

high performance PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 462 high performance PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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