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PhD Opportunities

PhD Research Project opportunities at the Institute for Infrastructure and Environment (IIE)

PhD Title	Research Themes	Principal Investigator
Impact of Sea-level Rise on Backfill soil – seawall Interaction	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Melis Sutman
Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Christopher Beckett
Development of solar-powered self-healing 3D printed composite structures	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Francisca Martinez Hergueta
4D printed composite morphing structures	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Francisca Martinez-Hergueta
Novel preforms for Automated Fibre Placement	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Francisca Martinez-Hergueta
Upscaling morphing in biological structures	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Matteo Taffetani
Fouling Control of Water Treatment Membranes through Optimal and Sustainable Cleaning Strategies	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon
Elucidating molecular transport mechanisms through atomistic simulations	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes, Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids Themes	Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon Dr Rohit Pillai
Optimizing Anchor Layouts in Seismic Reinforcement of URM Walls	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Yavuz Yardim
Structural Health Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance for Ensuring Long-Term Structural Health	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Yavuz Yardim

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