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 Research Institute Principal Supervisor Dropwise Condensation and heat transfer on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Gary Wells Vibration data and underlying physics for adaptive structural health monitoring Infrastructure and Environment Dr David Garcia Cava 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 Experimental Fire Science: Improved real-time characterization of fuel properties during combustion Infrastructure and Environment Dr Zakary Campbell-Lochrie 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 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 Improve the Energy Sustainability of AI Data Centers in Future Energy System Energy Systems Dr Wei Sun Instrumenting Organ-on-chip Devices for AI Bioengineering Professor Alistair Elfick Integrated fabrication and sensing for soft robotics Imaging, Data and Communications Dr Yunjie Yang Intracellular Capillarity of Biomolecular Condensates Multiscale Thermofluids Professor Halim Kusumaatmaja Large-Scale Digital AI systems for Large Language Models (LLMs) Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Professor Themis Prodromakis 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 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 Multistack Resistive Random-Access Memories for Optoelectronic Applications Integrated Micro and Nano Systems Professor Themis Prodromakis Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine Energy Systems Professor Ignazio Maria Viola New Materials and Structures for CTE Management of Laser Systems Materials and Processes Prof Jonathan Corney America’s Cup yacht hydrofoils Energy Systems Professor Ignazio Maria Viola Next-Generation Electricity Market Modelling for Sustainable Energy Systems Energy Systems Dr Andrew Lyden Biomass conversion to fine chemicals via photocatalysis processes Materials and Processes Professor Xianfeng Fan Non-linear optical metamaterial coatings for enhancing photon management across interfaces Bioengineering Professor Alistair Elfick Biomimetic membranes for applications in electrosynbionics and biosensing Bioengineering Dr Katherine Dunn Nucleate Boiling on Patterned Liquid-Like Surfaces Multiscale Thermofluids Dr Gary Wells 1 2 This article was published on 2024-09-11