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 Adaptive and smart structures for operational variability and life extension Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava Advancing microfluidic devices for rapid disease diagnosis Bioengineering Professor Michael Chen 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 Cardiovascular tissue engineering of scaffolds for the treatment of vascular diseases Bioengineering Dr Anthony Callanan Circular Roads: Improve Recycled Asphalt Content in Pavements by better understanding of Compaction Mechanics Infrastructure and Environment, Materials and Processes Dr Amer Syed Compressive behavior of self-expanding concrete-filled CFRP tube columns Infrastructure and Environment Professor Luke Bisby Convective mass transport and thermomechanical response of partially saturated granular media Infrastructure and Environment, Materials and Processes Dr Amer Syed Data-Driven Computational Sensing and Imaging Imaging, Data and Communications Prof Michael E Davies Design and testing of microflyers for environmental monitoring Energy Systems Professor Ignazio Maria Viola Design of Sensing Technologies to Enhance the Detection of Menstrual Disorders Bioengineering Dr Anthony Callanan Designing Structured Surfaces with Superwettability Properties Multiscale Thermofluids Professor Halim Kusumaatmaja Designing Synthetic Liver Scaffolds for Advancing the Understanding of Liver Disease Bioengineering Dr Anthony Callanan Developing Lipid Nanoparticles for Immunotherapy Bioengineering Professor Michael Chen 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 Eco-friendly organic photovoltaics Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Dr Julianna Panidi 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 Nanosensors Using Electrocrystallisation Materials and Processes Professor Guangzhao Mao 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 Hardware-accelerated flow-field measurement using laser absorption spectroscopy Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Chang Liu Heat integration to provide whole system flexibility Energy Systems Professor Daniel Friedrich High-fidelity laser tomography of flow fields via data assimilation Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Chang Liu Image Reconstruction using FPGA-based Generative AI Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Professor Themis Prodromakis 1 2 This article was published on 2024-09-11