PhD research project opportunities at the School of Engineering. PhD Opportunities Search for a PhD by title Research Institutes - Any -BioengineeringEnergy SystemsImaging, Data and CommunicationsInfrastructure and EnvironmentIntegrated Micro and Nano SystemsMaterials and ProcessesMultiscale Thermofluids PhD Title Sort descending Research Institute Principal Supervisor Adaptable AI in the Wild for Defence and Security Dr Elliot Crowley Adaptive Low-Dimensional Monte Carlo Methods for High-Dimensional Multi-Target Tracking Prof Victor Elvira Arregui Adaptive structures for operational variability and damage management Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava Biodegradable gas sensors Dr Julianna Panidi Biomass conversion to fine chemicals via photocatalysis processes Materials and Processes Professor Xianfeng Fan Bottom-up assembly of multi-compartment synthetic cells Bioengineering Dr Tom Robinson Clean water from low grade heat-powered process: a proof-of-concept Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori Clean water from low grade heat-powered process: advanced models Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori Data Centre Cooling: proof-of-concept Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori Detection and tracking of high-speed objects in cluttered environments using event cameras Prof. Yoann Altmann Digital tool for Data Centre Cooling Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori Direct Air Capture (CO2 capture from the atmosphere) and Utilization Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori Dropwise Condensation and heat transfer on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Gary Wells Dynamic downscaling for regional ocean model processes Infrastructure and Environment Dr Athanasios Angeloudis Electrolytes in Zinc ion Batteries Bioengineering Dr Peisan Sharel-e Energy Efficient Processing of Thermoplastic Composites Materials and Processes Professor Dipa Roy Engineering Nanosensors Using Electrocrystallisation Materials and Processes Professor Guangzhao Mao Engineering sex-differences to improve science Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant Explainable Speech Deepfake Detection Prof Simon King Geometry and Mechanics in Active Morphing Systems Infrastructure and Environment Dr Matteo Taffetani Heat integration to provide whole system flexibility Energy Systems Professor Daniel Friedrich Learning Multimodal Virtual Sensors for Adaptive Robotic Manipulation Prof Michael Mistry Long-Range Ambient Backscatter Communications and Sensing for Secure, Ultra Low-Power Systems Dr Spyridon Daskalakis Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation Materials and Processes Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis Magnetic reservoir based energy-efficient computing Dr Elton Santos Metamaterials for Oil/Water Separation Multiscale Thermofluids Professor Glen McHale Micro-to-Macro scale complex particle dynamics for emission control Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Khushboo Pandy Modelling particles subject to permanent plastic deformations Infrastructure and Environment Dr Kevin Hanley Nucleate Boiling on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Gary Wells Orbital Space Situation Awareness using Neuromorphic Systems Dr Mehrdad Yaghoobi 1 2 This article was published on 2024-09-11