PhD Opportunities

PhD Research Project opportunities at the Institute for Energy Systems (IES)

PhD Title	Research Themes	Principal Investigator
Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails	Naval Architecture	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of porous wings for unsteady load alleviation of micro aerial vehicles	Energy and Climate Change, Materials and Structures, Sensors	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Fluid Mechanics of a bio-inspired autonomous vessel	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine	Energy and Climate Change	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
America’s Cup yacht hydrofoils	Naval Architecture	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Bio-inspired morphing blades for wind and tidal turbines	Energy and Climate Change, Offshore Renewable Energy	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of Offshore Wind Farms	Energy and Climate Change	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Machine learning methods to manage the integration of heating systems into the wider energy system	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Daniel Friedrich
Fatigue Effects in Tidal Turbine Blades caused by Discrete Point Loading during Service	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Prof Vengatesan Venugopal
Design & Control of Power Electronic Converters for Low-Carbon Power Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Paul D Judge

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