SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

PhD Opportunities

PhD Research Project opportunities at the School of Engineering

PhD Title	Research Institute	Research Theme	Principal Supervisor
Fluorescence Lifetime Micro-endoscopic Camera System for Clinical Optical Imaging	Integrated Micro and Nano Systems	Optical Systems and Materials	Prof Robert Henderson
A Digital Twin for technoeconomic modelling and optimisation of VOC abatement in the pharma industry	Materials and Processes	Environmental Engineering	Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis
A Quantum Receiver for Classical Wireless Communication Systems	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Dr Wasiu O Popoola
A new metering and data fusion method for wet gas flow	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Dr Jiabin Jia
Advanced Signal Processing Techniques For Band-limited Optical Communications	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Dr Wasiu O Popoola
Advanced multiscale modelling and simulations of nucleate boiling on special surfaces – EMBOSS project	Multiscale Thermofluids	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Prashant Valluri
Aerodynamics and Control of Offshore Wind Farms	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails	Energy Systems	Naval Architecture	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of porous wings for unsteady load alleviation of micro aerial vehicles	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change, Materials and Structures, Sensors	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
America’s Cup yacht hydrofoils	Energy Systems	Naval Architecture	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Anomaly Detection and Characterisation with Few-Shot Machine Learning	Digital Communications	Communications	Dr Mehrdad Yaghoobi
Better discrete-element simulations through detailed finite-element contact modelling	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes, Environmental Engineering	Dr Stefanos Aldo Papanicolopulos
Bio-inspired morphing blades for wind and tidal turbines	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change, Offshore Renewable Energy	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Biogas upgrading to biomethane by pressure swing adsorption	Materials and Processes	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Giulio Santori
Cardiovascular tissue engineering of scaffolds for the treatment of vascular diseases	Bioengineering	Institute for Bioengineering Themes, Bioengineering	Dr Anthony Callanan
Composite Material and Structural Design for Morphing Tidal Blades for Improved Renewable Energy Harvesting	Materials and Processes	Energy and Climate Change, Naval Architecture, Offshore Renewable Energy, Materials Design, Processing and Characterisation	Dr Edward McCarthy
Design of novel scaffolds in kidney tissue engineering for use in drug development.	Bioengineering	Institute for Bioengineering Themes, Bioengineering	Dr Anthony Callanan
Digital Education in STEM: automated evaluation of students interacting with remote laboratories	Digital Communications	Communications	Prof Timothy Drysdale
Efficient discrete-element modelling of flexible elongated particles	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes, Environmental Engineering	Dr Stefanos Papanicolopulos

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