SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

PhD Opportunities

PhD Research Project opportunities at the School of Engineering

PhD Title	Research Institute	Research Theme	Principal Supervisor
Fluid Mechanics of a bio-inspired autonomous vessel	Energy Systems	Institute for Energy Systems Themes	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of high-performance yacht sails	Energy Systems	Naval Architecture	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of porous wings for unsteady load alleviation of micro aerial vehicles	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change, Materials and Structures, Sensors	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Bio-inspired morphing blades for wind and tidal turbines	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change, Offshore Renewable Energy	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
America’s Cup yacht hydrofoils	Energy Systems	Naval Architecture	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of the gliding seeds of the Javan cucumber vine	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Aerodynamics of Offshore Wind Farms	Energy Systems	Energy and Climate Change	Dr Ignazio Maria Viola
Advanced Signal Processing Techniques For Band-limited Optical Communications	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Dr Wasiu O Popoola
Optimum Transceiver Design For Visible Light Communication/LiFi	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Dr Wasiu O Popoola
A Quantum Receiver for Classical Wireless Communication Systems	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Dr Wasiu O Popoola
Big Data analytics for plantwide fault detection and process intensification in the pharma industry	Materials and Processes	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis
Biopharmaceutical process modelling and optimisation for advanced manufacturing of critical biotherapeutics	Bioengineering	Environmental Engineering	Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis
Process Modelling and Optimisation of Biomolecular Separations for Advanced Pharmaceutical Manufacturing	Materials and Processes	Environmental Engineering	Dr Dimitrios I Gerogiorgis
Generation of electricity from humidity swings	Materials and Processes	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Giulio Santori
A new metering and data fusion method for wet gas flow	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Dr Jiabin Jia
Laser tools for orthopedic surgery	Multiscale Thermofluids	Institute for Multiscale Thermofluids Themes	Dr Brian Peterson
Technoeconomic analysis of brewing waste (trub) valorisation technologies	Materials and Processes	Environmental Engineering	Dr Dimitrios Gerogiorgis
Mechanism of CO2 transport in membranes for carbon capture applications	Materials and Processes	Institute for Materials and Processes Themes	Dr Maria Chiara Ferrari
Predicting fracture risk in metastatic bone disease: A combined finite element modelling and machine learning approach	Bioengineering	Institute for Bioengineering Themes, Bioengineering	Prof Pankaj Pankaj
Signal processing and information-theoretic study in full-duplex radio	Digital Communications	Institute for Digital Communications Themes	Prof Tharmalingam Ratnarajah

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