Mechanical Engineering (urban) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 Mechanical Engineering (urban) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for Urban Air Quality Simulation and Management

Canterbury Christ Church University SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN

This research project offers an exciting opportunity for individuals passionate about addressing the critical issue of urban air quality through cutting-edge computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Hassanin

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

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Using physics-informed neural networks and data assimilation to predict and improve urban air quality

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Sean Symon and Christina Vanderwel. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Symon

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

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Ignition and fire spread processes in the Wildland Urban Interface

King’s College London Department of Engineering

This PhD project in fire science interlinks prevention and protection from wildfire risk, by focusing on providing a clearer understanding of uncontrolled fires and the conditions that cause them to arise in the wildland urban interface. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FR Restuccia

1 July 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Experimental Aerodynamics and Environmental Flows

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Dr Christina Vanderwel. Project description. Join our world-leading experimental fluid mechanics research group with this PhD studentship studying Experimental Aerodynamics and Environmental Flows. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Vanderwel

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

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Advanced Wind Turbine Technology for Urban Environments

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Wind is one of the main renewable energy sources in the world and wind turbines are the main technology that converts wind energy to electricity. 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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Adjoint based optimization of vertical axis wind turbines

University of Sheffield Department of Mechanical Engineering

Recently vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) have been more installed in urban areas than before. They are known to perform better in urban regions compared to horizontal axis wind turbines as they do not require alignment to the oncoming flow. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Ma, Prof M Pourkashanian, Prof D Ingham, Dr A Shahrokhi

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

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UCL SECReT: The International Training Centre for Security and Crime Research Degrees

University College London UCL SECReT

UCL's Security Science Doctoral Research Training Centre (UCL SECReT) was founded in 2009 with support from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESRC) and an array of public and private sector organisations working in crime reduction security and law enforcement. Read more

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

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Reducing greenhouse gas and air pollutants emissions from hybrid vehicles

University of Leeds Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Research Group: School of Chemical and Process Engineering

This project is to investigate the co-benefits of cleaner fuels and novel exhaust aftertreatment systems on the mitigation of emissions from hybrid vehicles. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Li, Prof J Plane

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

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Epitaxy, heterogeneous integration, functional polymers, and 2D/3D printing for wearable sensors, image sensors, hydrogen production, and photonic quantum computing

University of Cincinnati College of Engineering and Applied Science

Yeongin Kim Research Group in Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering/Materials Science and Engineering Program at University of Cincinnati seeks a passionate PhD student. . Read more

Supervisor: Prof Y Kim

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

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High-fidelity CFD and data-driven modelling of aerodynamic noise sources

University of Birmingham School of Metallurgy & Materials

Applications are invited for one funded 3.5-year PhD studentship for the project titled “High-fidelity CFD and data-driven modeling of aerodynamic noise sources” in the group of Dr Zhong-Nan Wang at the University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Wang

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

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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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Experimental measurements of pressure gradient history effects on turbulent boundary layers

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Bharathram Ganapathisubramani and John Lawson. Project description. Turbulent boundary layers subjected to pressure gradients are found in a wide range of engineering applications and environmental flows. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Ganapathisubramani

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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17 Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs) in the Institute of Industry and Innovation

Sheffield Hallam University

The Institute of Industry and Innovation (I2RI) at Sheffield Hallam University intends to appoint up to 17 GTAs on 3.5 year fixed-term, full-time studentships from October 2024, with annual stipend at the living wage foundation rate (currently £19,722 in the academic year 23/24). Read more

Funded PhD Programme (UK Students Only) 4 Year PhD Programme

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Politecnico di Torino

Politecnico di Torino is an international University where traditions and future, past and modernity are interlinked. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) Italy PhD Programme

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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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We have 17 Mechanical Engineering (urban) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Mechanical Engineering (urban) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 17 Mechanical Engineering (urban) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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