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Aerospace Engineering (propulsion) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 26 Aerospace Engineering (propulsion) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Investigation of the lifetime limiting effects within electrospray thruster spacecraft propulsion

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team.   Dr Charlie Ryan, Dr Alex Wittig. Project description. Typical high performance electric propulsion options for large satellites, such as gridded ion thrusters or Hall Effect thrusters, do not work well for nano satellites. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ryan
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Passive propulsion in vortex wakes

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Melike Kurt, Nicholas Townsend, and Gabriel Weymouth. Project description. Dead fish can generate propulsion force in the wake of a cylinder and whales can save energy by following large ship wakes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Kurt
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Investigation of the potential of using magnetic reconnection as the method of acceleration within spacecraft propulsion

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team.   Dr Charlie Ryan, Dr Alex Wittig. Project description. This PhD project will aim to investigate the potential of using magnetic reconnection within a plasma propulsion thruster for spacecraft, and exciting and novel topic within the field. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ryan
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigation of green bipropellant chemical propulsion systems

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team: Dr Charlie Ryan, Dr Ralf Deiterding. Project description. For the past 50 years the dominant rockets used in space have been hydrazine based chemical thrusters. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Ryan
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Research Studentship in Aircraft Propulsion

University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science
Research Studentship in Aircraft Propulsion. 4-year D.Phil. studentship . Project. Hydrogen Fuel Flow Control for Zero Carbon propulsion systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Ireland, Dr J Coull
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Investigation of the regression of propellants in a hybrid propellant rocket engine using gelled/solidified RP-1 and other hydrocarbon propellants

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment
Kingston University has developed and pioneered the use of two innovative technologies in recent years that we hope will have a significant impact on the space and launch propulsion sectors. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Shaw
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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High precision time-resolved thrust measurement and Two-dimensional plasma plume diagnostics

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team: Min Kwan Kim (80%) / Alexander Wittig (20%). Project description. This exciting PhD project offers a unique opportunity to develop a high precision time-resolved thrust balance and optical diagnostics to characterise the spatial distribution of plasma plume generated by a plasma thruster. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M K Kim
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Propeller and wake interaction phenomena for electric-powered distributed propulsion systems including both collective pitch and RPM regulation

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment
Information on this PhD research area can be found further down this page under the details about the Widening Participation Scholarship given immediately below. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr O Sugar-Gabor, Dr A Bahr Ennil
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Low-noise Ducted Propulsion Systems for Next-Gen eVTOL Platforms

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team.   Phillip Joseph, Sergi Palleja Cabre and Chaitanya Paruchuri. Project description. Overview. Electrically-powered vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft are poised to revolutionize transportation, contributing significantly to the UK economy. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof P Joseph
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Climate-Optimised Aircraft Design

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team: Edward Richardson; Ali Elham. Project description. The condensation trail (contrail) emissions of future low-CO2 aircraft will be assessed as part of a climate-optimised aircraft design methodology. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E.S. Richardson
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Swim like a Whale: Underwater Propulsion at High Reynolds Numbers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team: Dr Melike Kurt and Prof Bharath Ganapathisubramani. Project description. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Kurt
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Nonlinear Aerostructural Optimisation of Boundary Layer Ingesting Fan

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team. Prof. Ali Elham, Dr. Jie Yuan. Project description. To meet the objectives of the Paris Climate Agreement, aviation (~3% of human global CO2 emissions) must do its share. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof A Elham
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Novel Methods for the Characterisation of Helicopter Aero-acoustics PhD

Cranfield University School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing (SATM)
Cranfield University has been at the forefront of rotorcraft research for the last 13 years, having an established track record on rotorcraft modelling, performance, aero-mechanics, and aero-acoustics. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Ioannis Goulos
 26 June 2024  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Concept Mission Design for Hex-Sats to detect biological agents from VLEO

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team:  Dr Alexander Wittig, Dr Minkwan Kim. Project description. In this PhD, we will develop a complete mission concept for satellites to detect the release of biological agents on the ground through constant monitoring from space. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Wittig
 31 August 2024  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Improving technical efficiency in Rowing

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Supervisory Team:  Dr Joseph Banks, Dr Dominic Taunton, Prof Stephen Turnock. Project description.  The sport of Rowing presents the engineer with a complex multi-physics challenge where marginal performance gains can make the difference between success and failure. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Banks
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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