Solid State Physics (fuel) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 9 Solid State Physics (fuel) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Ion irradiation of advanced nuclear fuels

The University of Manchester Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering

Nuclear fission power currently accounts for 20% of UK energy production, making it a key low-carbon energy source for reducing greenhouse gases and meeting the governments New-Zero target by 2050. Read more

Supervisors: Prof T Abram, Dr JB Buckley, Dr R Harrison

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

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Coupled heat transfer – stress – hydrogen diffusion modelling in cryogenic combustion systems for zero emission jet engines

King’s College London School of Natural & Mathematical Sciences

Transport, the UK’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions, presents a major obstacle to UK’s decarbonisation plans. To overcome it, we must develop new sustainable fuel technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CS Skamniotis, Dr DM Moxey, Dr C Gattinoni

1 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Fully-funded PhD Studentship in Disposal MOX for Immobilisation of the UK’s Plutonium Inventory: A Study of Its Fabrication and Stability under Geological Disposal Conditions

Lancaster University School of Engineering

The UK has a substantial inventory of separated plutonium from its historical reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel. The Government’s preferred option for this is re-use as a Mixed uranium-plutonium OXide (MOX) fuel. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Boxall, Dr B Robinson

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

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Atomistic insight into the interactions of small molecules with PuO2 surfaces

The University of Manchester Department of Chemistry

The safe long-term storage of spent nuclear fuel is of paramount importance. Crucial to this is understanding the interactions between absorbed gases and water with the surfaces of PuO. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Skelton, Prof N Kaltsoyannis, Dr J Flitcroft

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

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Future Carbon-Neutral Fuels: The Chemistry of Ammonia on Steel Surfaces

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

This project will examine how ammonia, a carbon-free fuel considered a replacement for diesel, impacts on the longevity and performance of existing engine technologies. Read more

Supervisors: Prof S Schroeder, Assoc Prof D Harbottle

29 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Point Defect Characterization in Energy Materials

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Vacancy related point defects are of fundamental importance for a diverse range of energy materials, from fuel cell materials to fusion reactor wall materials. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D J Keeble

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Characterization of Technologically Relevant Point Defects in Piezoelectric Oxide Materials

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Oxide materials with a perovskite, or related, structure remain of primary importance as piezoelectric materials. They are used in applications ranging from medical ultrasound transducers to fuel injectors for diesel engines. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D J Keeble

30 June 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Novel 2D-crystals for the hydrogen economy

The University of Manchester Department of Physics and Astronomy

Graphene represents a conceptually new and large class of materials that are one or a just few atoms thick. These materials are completely impermeable to all gases at ambient conditions, but, unexpectedly, some are highly permeable to protons, nuclei of hydrogen atoms. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Lozada Hidalgo , Prof A Geim

4 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Polarised neutron spectroscopy for energy applications

Royal Holloway, University of London Department of Physics

Neutron spectroscopy can provide deep insight into the physics underpinning technologies necessary for the transition to net-zero. Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Goff, Dr D Voneshen

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

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We have 9 Solid State Physics (fuel) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Solid State Physics (fuel) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 9 Solid State Physics (fuel) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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