PhD opportunities

PhD research project opportunities at the School of Engineering.

PhD Opportunities

PhD Title Research Institute Principal Supervisor
Process Development for Scalable and Sustainable Fibre Alignment Materials and Processes Dr Wini Obande
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
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
Thermodynamics of Phase Equilibria: Open Digital Tools for Data and Models Materials and Processes Dr Giulio Santori
Tackling Membrane BioFouling Infrastructure and Environment Dr Andrea Semiao
Geometry and Mechanics in Active Morphing Systems Infrastructure and Environment Dr Matteo Taffetani
Micro-to-Macro scale complex particle dynamics for emission control Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Khushboo Pandy
Dynamic downscaling for regional ocean model processes Infrastructure and Environment Dr Athanasios Angeloudis
Explainable Speech Deepfake Detection Prof Simon King
Adaptable AI in the Wild for Defence and Security Dr Elliot Crowley
Textile-integrated electrochemical wearables with edge AI for on-body heat-strain monitoring Dr Peisan (Sharel) E
Magnetic reservoir based energy-efficient computing Dr Elton Santos
Learning Multimodal Virtual Sensors for Adaptive Robotic Manipulation Prof Michael Mistry
Biodegradable gas sensors Dr Julianna Panidi
Orbital Space Situation Awareness using Neuromorphic Systems Dr Mehrdad Yaghoobi
Biomass conversion to fine chemicals via photocatalysis processes Materials and Processes Professor Xianfeng Fan
Secure and spoofing/jamming resilient PNT receivers Dr Yuan Ding
Bottom-up assembly of multi-compartment synthetic cells Bioengineering Dr Tom Robinson
Long-Range Ambient Backscatter Communications and Sensing for Secure, Ultra Low-Power Systems Dr Spyridon Daskalakis
Dropwise Condensation and heat transfer on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Gary Wells
Predictive Motion Control and Testing Framework for Mobile Satellite Terminals Using IMU-Based Trajectory Intelligence Dr Spyridon Daskalakis
Electrolytes in Zinc ion Batteries Bioengineering Dr Peisan Sharel-e
Robust algorithms for image compression and decompression and their trade-offs Dr Joao Mota
Engineering Nanosensors Using Electrocrystallisation Materials and Processes Professor Guangzhao Mao
Detection and tracking of high-speed objects in cluttered environments using event cameras Prof. Yoann Altmann
Engineering sex-differences to improve science Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant
Adaptive Low-Dimensional Monte Carlo Methods for High-Dimensional Multi-Target Tracking Prof Victor Elvira Arregui