PhD opportunities

PhD research project opportunities at the School of Engineering.

PhD Opportunities

PhD Title Research Institute Principal Supervisor
Adaptive and smart structures for operational variability and life extension Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava
Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails Energy Systems Professor Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine Energy Systems Professor Ignazio Maria Viola
America’s Cup yacht hydrofoils Energy Systems Professor Ignazio Maria Viola
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
Design and testing of microflyers for environmental monitoring Energy Systems Professor Ignazio Maria Viola
Designing Structured Surfaces with Superwettability Properties Multiscale Thermofluids Professor Halim Kusumaatmaja
Droplet Dynamics on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Aguilar
Droplet Dynamics on Topographically Patterned Slippery Liquid-Infused Porous Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Aguilar
Dropwise Condensation and heat transfer on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Gary Wells
Electrolytes in Zinc ion Batteries Bioengineering Dr Peisan Sharel-e
Elucidating molecular transport mechanisms through atomistic simulations Infrastructure and Environment, Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon
Engineering sex-differences to improve science Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant
Fouling Control of Water Treatment Membranes through Optimal and Sustainable Cleaning Strategies Infrastructure and Environment Dr Santiago Romero-Vargas Castrillon
Improve the Energy Sustainability of AI Data Centers in Future Energy System Energy Systems Dr Wei Sun
Machine Learning (ML) for Polymer Blending Optimisation Materials and Processes Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis
Metamaterials for Oil/Water Separation Multiscale Thermofluids Professor Glen McHale
Modelling particles subject to permanent plastic deformations Infrastructure and Environment Dr Kevin Hanley
Molecular simulation of phase separation in amino acid carbon capture solutions Materials and Processes Dr Martin Sweatman
Nucleate Boiling on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Gary Wells
The mechanics of early human development Bioengineering Dr Rhiannon Grant
Theory of clustering in binary mixtures with competing interactions Materials and Processes Dr Martin Sweatman
Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava
Heat integration to provide whole system flexibility Energy Systems Professor Daniel Friedrich
Transport Engineering and Planning Infrastructure and Environment Dr Pavlos Tafidis
AI meets MD: Machine Learning Potentials for Nanomaterial-Liquid Systems Materials and Processes, Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Rohit Pillai