Mechanical Engineering (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Circular Economy Strategies in Building Environment Engineering

Canterbury Christ Church University SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN

This research project presents a unique opportunity for individuals interested in addressing sustainability challenges within the building environment through the lens of circular economy principles. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Hassanin

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

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A Circular Approach to Manufacturing Sustainable Powertrains for Wind Turbines

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The School of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment, “SCEBE”, at Edinburgh Napier University, “ENU”, is a portal for research and knowledge transfer that has contributed extensively to develop and promote renewable and sustainable energy devices in the UK and abroad over the last 30 years. Read more

Supervisor: Dr P Jaen-Sola

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

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Impact of dielectric loss on performance of piezoelectric energy harvester

Griffith University School of Engineering and Built Environment

The goal of the project is to investigate the impact of the dielectric loss on the performance of piezoelectric energy harvester. Read more

Supervisor: Dr F Mohd-Yasin

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

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Pathogen Aerosolization and Detection in Building Wastewater System Fluid Dynamics

Heriot-Watt University School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society

Research Group: Institute of Sustainable Built Environment

The development of high-rise buildings is now at an unprecedented rate, with their number and scale rapidly and dramatically changing the landscape of global cities. The creation of these complex vertical communities poses major operational challenges for the systems relied upon for occupant safety and the responsible management of wastewater resources. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Gormley

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

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Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind turbine control is necessary to ensure low maintenance costs and efficient performance. The control system also guarantees safe operation, optimizes power output, and ensures long structural life. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof L Ma, Prof D Ingham

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

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Masters & PhD in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems at UCL and Cambridge

University College London Centre for Doctoral Training in Connected Electronic and Photonics Systems

4-year EPSRC funded studentships (fees and stipend) are available for eligible applicants. This 4-year programme is delivered by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems (CEPS CDT), a joint centre between UCL and University of Cambridge. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Masters & PhD in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems at UCL and Cambridge

University of Cambridge

4-year EPSRC funded studentships (fees and stipend) are available for eligible applicants. This 4-year programme is delivered by the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems (CEPS CDT), a joint centre between UCL and University of Cambridge. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (European/UK Students Only) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Controlling airborne infectious disease transmission in indoor environment

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

Infectious disease pandemics are brutal killers in human history. The recent COVID-19 outbreak in China has killed over 2.4K people globally, and more than 78K people are infected across 28 countries (As of 22th Feb 2020). Read more

Supervisor: Prof L Shao

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

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Design and Development of Prescriptive Maintenance Framework for Digital Manufacturing

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

PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER. Please use reference number SCEBE-21SF-DDPMFDM-Jain. BACKGROUND. The fourth industrial revolution prompted a paradigm shift from predictive to prescriptive maintenance. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A.K Jain, Prof B Alkali

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

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Development of a Knowledge Architecture for Designing Smart Products

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Developing smart products aims to create unique in-built characteristics such as adaptiveness, context-awareness, personalisation, and pro-activeness to enhance customer value. Read more

Supervisors: Dr G Vasantha, Dr K Goh

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

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Energy Harvester in Renewable Energy and Sensor Networks

Griffith University School of Engineering and Built Environment

In this project, we will develop an energy harvester capable of harvesting vibrational energy from the environment and converting it into electrical energy to power no-battery sensors. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof Y Zhu

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

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A zero-carbon hydrogen fuelled compression ignition engine for heavyduty transport applications

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Heavy-duty applications (e.g., long haul trucks, container/tanker/bulk carrier ships etc) are notoriously challenging to decarbonize. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Tingas, Dr F Kahwash

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

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Recycling Polymeric based Composites for Construction Application

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

In the UK, glass fibre-reinforced plastic (GFRP) contributes to 75,000 tons end of life waste in addition to 6,200 tons of production waste. Read more

Supervisor: Prof I Shyha

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

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Alloyed metallic grain control and tribological characterization

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Metallic material properties can be attributed to various mechanisms such as grain refinement and precipitation hardening. Read more

Supervisor: Dr N Shearer

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

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Solar Atmospheric Water Generation from air

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

1.1 billion people worldwide do not have access to water, and a total of 2.7 billion cannot access clean water for at least one month of the year. Read more

Supervisor: Dr NS Sellami

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

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We have 31 Mechanical Engineering (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Mechanical Engineering (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 31 Mechanical Engineering (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Circular Economy Strategies in Building Environment Engineering

A Circular Approach to Manufacturing Sustainable Powertrains for Wind Turbines

Impact of dielectric loss on performance of piezoelectric energy harvester

Pathogen Aerosolization and Detection in Building Wastewater System Fluid Dynamics

Advanced Wind Turbine Control Systems

Masters & PhD in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems at UCL and Cambridge

Masters & PhD in Connected Electronic and Photonic Systems at UCL and Cambridge

Controlling airborne infectious disease transmission in indoor environment

Design and Development of Prescriptive Maintenance Framework for Digital Manufacturing

Development of a Knowledge Architecture for Designing Smart Products

Energy Harvester in Renewable Energy and Sensor Networks

A zero-carbon hydrogen fuelled compression ignition engine for heavyduty transport applications

Recycling Polymeric based Composites for Construction Application

Alloyed metallic grain control and tribological characterization

Solar Atmospheric Water Generation from air

We have 31 Mechanical Engineering (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Mechanical Engineering (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 31 Mechanical Engineering (built environment) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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