SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

PhD Opportunities

PhD Research Project opportunities at the School of Engineering

PhD Title	Research Institute	Research Theme	Principal Supervisor
America’s Cup yacht hydrofoils	Energy Systems	Fluid Mechanics	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine	Energy Systems	Fluid Mechanics	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails	Energy Systems	Fluid Mechanics	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Design of microflyers for environmental monitoring	Energy Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Additive manufacturing of functional materials for electrical machines	Energy Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Alexander Goodall
Tackling Membrane (Bio)Fouling	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Andrea Joana Correia Semiao
Using computer simulations to model the separation of circulating tumour cells from blood cells as an early diagnostic tool for cancer	Multiscale Thermofluids	Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids Themes	Dr Benjamin Owen
Evaluating the sustainability of polymer membrane fabrication and applications	Materials and Processes	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Sam Lau
Determining the water retention behaviour of unsaturated hydrophobic granular soils	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Christopher Beckett
Electro-mechanical Modelling and Control of Wave Energy Converters using MEGA-PTO	Energy Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr David Forehand
Adaptive and smart structures for operational variability and life extension	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr David Garcia Cava
Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr David Garcia Cava
Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation	Materials and Processes	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis
Modelling gas-droplet interaction and dispersion for decontamination applications	Materials and Processes	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Emmanuel Epelle
Novel preforms for Automated Fibre Placement	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Francisca Martinez-Hergueta
4D printed composite morphing structures	Infrastructure and Environment	Institute for Infrastructure and Environment Themes	Dr Francisca Martinez-Hergueta
Design of Superconducting Electric Machines for Zero Emission Transport	Energy Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Hongye Zhang
Sensor Fusion and management in Autonomous Airborne Platforms	Imaging, Data and Communications	Institute for Imaging, Data and Communications Themes	Dr James R Hopgood
Modular Power Electronics for MEGA-PTO	Energy Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Michael Merlin
Physics-based mathematical modelling of water electrolyzer for hydrogen production	Energy Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Prodip Das

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