Particle Physics (design) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 21 Particle Physics (design) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

FLASH VHEE Radiotherapy Machine System Design

The University of Manchester Cockcroft Institute

A studentship is available from October 2024 on the development of a unique machine to deliver FLASH radiotherapy. To achieve this goal we anticipate strong collaboration with STFC’s Daresbury Laboratory and CERN. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R M. Jones

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

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PhD scholarship in integrated blue optical phased array on thin-film lithium niobate platform for underwater optical communication - DTU Electro

Technical University of Denmark DTU Electro

The Internet of Underwater Things (IoUT) is defined as a worldwide network of smart interconnected underwater objects, poised to revolutionize a number of related technologies including ocean monitoring observatories, underwater exploration and resource exploitation, disaster prediction and prevention, aquaculture, and defense/security. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Hu

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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Controlling beam dynamics in high-power X-ray FELs with novel magnets

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

X-ray Free-Electron Lasers (XFELs) are large-scale accelerator facilities generating radiation beams with intensity far exceeding that of any other available source of high-energy photons. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Wolski

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

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Development of sustainable Superconducting RF for UK-XFEL

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

A student is sought for a PhD study on the development of thin film coated superconducting RF cavities for the UK X-ray Free Electron Laser (UK-XFEL) design study. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Burt

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

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Searching for Charge-Parity Violation in Neutrino Oscillations

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

The Centre for Particle Physics at Royal Holloway is offering a PhD opportunity on the T2K and DUNE long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Kaboth

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

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Fully-funded PhD in Sustainable High Power RF Amplifiers for Muon Colliders

Lancaster University School of Engineering

A student is sought for a PhD study on the development of high efficiency RF amplifiers for the Muon Collider design study at CERN. Read more

Supervisor: Prof G Burt

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

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Particle accelerator simulations for new particle physics experiments

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

Particle colliders are incredibly complex and expensive devices to design, construct, operate and maintain. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Gibson

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

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A Hybrid Plasma Accelerator for Therapeutic Electron Beams

The University of Manchester Cockcroft Institute

Would you like to join us at the University of Manchester to change the future of particle accelerators?. Using the available studentship, you will explore combining mature electron production technology with new plasma-based acceleration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Apsimon

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

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Miniature Mass Spectrometry

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Mass spectrometry (MS) and ion mobility spectrometry (IMS) are versatile analytical techniques that allow general-purpose chemical detection and measurement. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maher

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

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(University of Manchester - University of Tokyo Dual Award) Advanced particle tracking and real-time analysis for discoveries at the ATLAS detector at CERN

The University of Manchester Department of Physics and Astronomy

The matter that we know of constitutes only 15% of our universe - the remaining 85% is an enigmatic form of matter known as dark matter. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Doglioni, Prof R Sawada

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Generation of THz radiation beams and its applications

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

John Adams Institute (JAI) for Accelerator Science offers a PhD opportunity in the area of advanced instrumentation, in particular, development of beyond state-of-the-art non-invasive THz generators in modern accelerator facilities based on coherent Cherenkov diffraction radiation mechanism. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Karataev

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

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Super-macro-particles to improve in Particle-in-cell codes

Lancaster University Cockcroft Institute

Particle-in-cell (PIC) codes are essential for the numerical simulation of charged particles in both conventional accelerators and plasmas. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Gratus

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

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Understanding and Controlling Beam Losses in High-Power X-ray Free-Electron Lasers

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

Light sources based on electron accelerators have long been of crucial importance for scientific and engineering research in fields ranging from medicine and life sciences to the properties and structure of materials. Read more

Supervisor: Prof A Wolski

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

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High power laser plasma acceleration – making accelerators smaller, cheaper, better

University of Liverpool Cockcroft Institute

Applications are invited for a fully funded studentship from Oct 2024 in laser-driven plasma wakefield acceleration (LWFA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corner

Year round applications PhD Research Project 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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We have 21 Particle Physics (design) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Particle Physics (design) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 21 Particle Physics (design) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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