Civil Engineering (carbon cycle) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 8 Civil Engineering (carbon cycle) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Micro-PIV Investigation of Seabed Reactions to Hydrodynamic Conditions and Energy Changes

University of Liverpool School of Engineering

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Net Zero Maritime Energy solutions (N0MES) has a 4-year funded PhD place available for an exceptional researcher. Read more

Supervisors: Prof MMN Mousavi Nezhad, Prof JB Bridgeman

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

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Net zero housing retrofits - assuring a sustainable low-carbon transition in the domestic sector

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

The UK has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The UK's 29 million houses represent 14% of total emissions (CCC, 2019), with nearly 90% of these built more than 20 years ago before stricter energy efficiency standards came into force (Ince & Marvin, 2019). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb

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

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Development of Graphene-enhanced Concrete for Real Life Construction Applications

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

Concrete is the most widely used construction material in the world with an annual consumption of over 10 billion cubic meters. Cement, which is the most carbon intensive constituent in concrete that contributes to about 80% of the total embodied carbon of concrete. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Achintha

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

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Can bio-based construction materials be reused or recycled?

University of Bath Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

Project Background. Bio-based materials are widely marketed as sustainable in comparison with more established non-renewable alternatives. Read more

Supervisors: Dr V Cascione, Dr V Ferrandiz-Mas, Dr A Houlihan Wiberg

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

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Carbon leakage in forest ecosystems – towards understanding the real contribution of forests to mitigate climate change

Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

REFERENCE NUMBER. Please use the following reference number. SCEBE-22SF-CLIFE-Ollauri. Either select from the drop down list or refer to the reference number in the prospective applicant text box if applying that way. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ollauri, Dr S B Mickovski

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

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Carbon leakage in forest ecosystems – towards a better understanding of the real contribution of forests to mitigate climate change

Glasgow Caledonian University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/009/AO. Aim and Scope. The ability of forest ecosystems to store carbon (C; e.g. CO2) above and belowground makes afforestation one of the leading measures to fight climate change. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Ollauri, Dr S B Mickovski, Prof R Emmanuel

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

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Use of Fungi as a Means of Producing Concrete-Like Construction Materials

University of Dundee School of Science and Engineering

Concrete is one of the World’s most ubiquitous materials. It has achieved this through its versatility, durability and low cost. However, the manufacture of a key ingredient - Portland cement – contributes 4% of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Dyer, Prof G M Gadd

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

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PhD Project: Could in service life concrete carbonation lead to negative emissions?

Heriot-Watt University School of Engineering & Physical Sciences

Research Group: CDT in Green Industrial Futures

Concrete is a fundamental building material essential to economic development and a substantial contributor to greenhouse gas emissions during its production. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Renforth

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

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We have 8 Civil Engineering (carbon cycle) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Civil Engineering (carbon cycle) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 8 Civil Engineering (carbon cycle) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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