Electrical Engineering (liverpool) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Supervisors: Prof CA Andreopoulos, Prof XL Lu

Neutrinos are the most abundant massive particle in the universe. Since their discovery, neutrinos played an important role in many areas of physics. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Miniature Mass Spectrometry

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

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Sniffing for Answers: Rapid Profiling and Classification of Volatile Organic Compounds

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD within the Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation research group, www.liverpool.ac.uk/mass-spec. Read more

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

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Developing Novel Machine Learning Methods for Equation of State Uncertainty Quantification

This PhD project aligns with the CDT in Distributed Algorithms. The What, How and where of Next-Generation Data Science. Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Maskell

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. In this PhD project you will integrate surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) with an LFI platform for POC diagnostics using size-controlled Raman reporter-tagged gold nanoparticle clusters. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Developing a New Class of Electromagnetic Field Solvers for Charged Particle and Mass Spectrometry Modelling & Simulation

Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

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

University of Liverpool Department of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Fundamental Electromagnetics: Foundational Theories of Electricity and Magnetism relating to Charged Particle Interactions

Applications are invited for a self-funded PhD. Charged particle dynamics (also known as charged particle optics) is concerned with the interactions of charged particles (e.g., electrons, protons, ions) within an electric and/or magnetic field. Read more

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

Beam gas curtain monitor for the High Luminosity LHC

Supervisors: Prof C Welsch, Dr H Zhang

The QUASAR Group, based at the Cockcroft Institute, has pioneered the development of a supersonic gas jet as a non-invasive beam profile monitor. Read more

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

Optical fiber-based RF-breakdown detection and prediction

Supervisors: Prof C Welsch, Dr J Wolfenden

The QUASAR Group, based at the Cockcroft Institute, in collaboration with the beam instrumentation company D-Beam Ltd, have pioneered the development and commercialization of optical fiber-based beam loss monitors for particle accelerators. Read more

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

University of Liverpool School of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Computer Science

Remote Gait Evaluation for People with Parkinson’s Disease

Our multidisciplinary team focuses on research that has impact on the world around us and makes real difference to the quality of life of people living in our society. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Lakany, Dr K D'Aout, Dr A Macerollo

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

Preparation and Characterisation of ‘Green’ Photocathodes for the Generation of High-Brightness Electron Beams

Supervisor: Prof C Welsch

The quality of the electron beam in an accelerator is limited largely by that of the electron source. Fourth generation light sources such as the planned UK X-FEL and ultrafast electron diffraction projects require high-brightness electron sources. Read more

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