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The Business Meeting of the Postgraduate Forum (PGF) of the RGS-IBG will be. I am currently nearing the end of my first year as a Human Geography PhD. The Faculty Postgraduate Research Forum is an annual showcase of the economic and societal impact of the research being undertaken by doctoral students.
Our research cuts across the traditional disciplinary boundaries, and we therefore invite applications for research leading to the PhD degree from scientists and engineers in all appropriate subjects who have an interest in any of our research areas. The main application sectors addressed by our research are: energy conversion; environmental protection; transport; electronics/optoelectronics; and healthcare. Across all themes the research is carried out with strong support from and involvement of industrial organisations. This close collaboration with industry, alongside our first class facilities, ensures that the Department is at the forefront of Materials Science and Engineering research. The proposed PhD project will focus on developing highly electronically conducting perovskite electrode materials that provide high performance with hydrocarbon and sulfur containing fuels in intermediate temperature (500-700 oC) solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs). The role of the PhD candidate will be to design new mixed ionic electronic conducting materials with high electrocatalytic activity for fuel oxidation. Within this area of research, you will master wet chemical methods, SOFC fabrication and measuring techniques.
To gain insights into these materials advanced characterizations methods (i.e., XRD, SEM, TEM, XPS, etc.) will be applied for structural characterization of these anode materials. Supervisors:(pdf) Start date: October 2019 Duration: 42 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: 28 February 2019 Summary of the table's contents. The role of the PhD candidate will be to design new nacre-like ceramics to work at high temperature, to study in depth their micromechanical behavior, and to provide in the end potential materials candidates to replace ceramic used in today’s systems. The candidate will learn during her/his stay colloids science, ceramic processing, sintering techniques, structural characterisations, and fracture mechanics along with strong skills in scientific methods, problem solving, and scientific results communications.
Supervisors: (pdf) Start date: October 2019 Duration: 36 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: 15 April 2019 Summary of the table's contents. Your project will help understand the fundamental effect of refractory elements on nickel superalloy corrosion. Nickel superalloys are used in the turbine blades and discs of aero-engines because of their outstanding mechanical properties up to elevated temperatures. Supervisors: (Imperial), (Imperial), Professor David Rugg (Rolls-Royce plc) (pdf) Start date: October 2019 Duration: 42 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: 31 December 2018 Summary of the table's contents. Natural materials have found ways around this problem by adapting their microstructure at multiple length scales. This architecturation provides failure mechanisms that increase their damage tolerance by orders of magnitude compare to the pure ceramic they are based upon.
Starting from seashell’s structure blueprint, nacre-like ceramics and composites have been recently developed and can now get properties on par with some of the state-of-the-art composites used in aeronautic applications. With efforts and insights on these materials, we could be able to push even further their performances Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2019 Duration: 36 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: 9 December 2018 Summary of the table's contents.
In particular, you will study the interfaces between oxides and adjacent layers of other oxides, metallisation layers, or dielectrics in heterostructures relevant to electronic devices both for applications such as memory and data storage, smart and wearable devices, and highly energy efficient power electronics. These interfaces determine the overall device behaviour and therefore it is of utmost importance to understand the local chemistry and physics.
However, this is complicated as interfaces are not a simple combination of the properties of the single layers. At an interface, large numbers of completely new interactions are possible and many are still poorly understood. However, if oxides are to be successfully used in devices, we need to understand what is happening at these interfaces. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2019 Duration: 36 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: 30 April 2019 Summary of the table's contents. The proposed PhD project is focused on the synthesis and characterization of advanced electrocatalysts for the electrocatalytic reduction of CO2 to fuels and the electrochemical conversion of bio-derived molecules. Within this area of research, you will master advanced wet chemistry and physical deposition methods for the preparation of model and nanostructured catalysts.
Advanced characterization methods (i.e., TEM, SEM, XPS, etc.) will be applied for the physico-chemical characterization of the electrodes. An array of advanced electrochemical methods coupled with analytical quantification techniques will be employed to assess the selectivity, activity and stability of the catalysts.
Supervisor: Dr Stefano Mezzavilla (pdf) Start date: October 2019 Duration: 36 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: Until position is filled Summary of the table's contents. This PhD project aims to study the adhesion strength of environmental barrier coatings (EBCs) applied on silicon carbide (SiC) ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) to develop the next generation of gas turbines that are faster, cheaper, lighter, more efficient and less pollutant. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: as soon as possible (starting date can be agreed with supervisor) Duration: 42 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: until position is filled Summary of the table's contents. PhD in Exsolved Nanoparticles for Catalytic Applications As part of a very large EPSRC-funded “Critical Mass” grant, the successful candidate will become a member of the consortium of universities studying different aspects of this phenomenon, including the Universities of St Andrews, Bath, Newcastle and Ulster.
We will perform a wide range of cutting-edge characterisation measurements including high-pressure X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (HPXPS) (currently available in the laboratory of Dr Payne), as well as Photoelectron Emission Microscopy (PEEM), hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and environmental Transmission electron microscopy (eTEM) – the latter at Arizona State University, USA. This exciting project will enable wide ranging collaboration and travel, in an area of future clean energy technologies. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2018 Duration: 36 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals, or self-funded international students Deadline: until position is filled Summary of the table's contents.
PhD in Low-Temperature Recycling of Lead-acid Batteries The project will focus on the mechanism of metal deposition from a battery waste/DES solution, including charge transfer processes, speciation of metal cations, stability of the solvents and understanding processes at the electrodes. The electrochemical and characterisation studies will involve cycling voltammetry, chronoamperometry, impedance spectroscopy, rotating disc electrode, electron microscopy, NMR, XPS and EXAFS.
The PhD candidate will also work closely with our collaborators and industrial partner on scaling-up strategies and minimising process energy requirement. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2018 Duration: 36 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals, or self-funded international students Deadline: until position is filled Summary of the table's contents.
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PhD in Processing and characterisation of 3D interpenetrating polycrystalline super-hard materials Polycrystalline diamond (PCD) and polycrystalline cubic boron nitride (PcBN) are widely used in applications of earth boring, road planning, mining and machining as super-hard materials. These materials are typically sintered under high-pressure - high-temperature (HPHT) conditions over 5.5 GPa and 1400 ºC. Both PCD and PcBN can be made from diamond or cBN with various grain sizes, depending on the applications. The aim of this project is to develop novel products with 3D interpenetrating “composite” structures of PCD or PcBN with different grain sizes. Unlike traditional composites having one continuous phase and one discrete phase, interpenetrating composites are a new type of composite structures where both phases are continuous and 3D interpenetrating into each other.
They mimic many natural materials such as bone and bamboo, enabling superior multifunctional characteristics and properties. This project is in collaboration with Element Six. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2018 Duration: 48 months Position available: 1 Funding: Available to all applicants Deadline: 18 March 2018 How to apply: Stage 1: Send a full CV, including your marks (%), the names and contact details of two referees, as well as a covering letter, to. Applications that do not provide all this information cannot be considered. Stage 2: Suitable applicants will be interviewed and, if successful, invited to make a formal application.
The prospectus, entry requirements and application form (under ‘how to apply’) are available at:. Please contact, Head of Student Administration in Materials for further information. Summary of the table's contents. PhD in Performance SiC/SiC composites for aerospace application SiC/SiC composites are typically produced by a multistep process, combining continuous ceramic fibres in a predominantly ceramic matrix. The toughness of the composite is achieved by the application of a fibre interphase coating during the CVI coating and rigidisation step. The fibre coating provides a weak interface that allows for cracks to deviate from the matrix and travel along this interface.
By virtue of their chemical composition these CMCs are susceptible to oxidising environments. Over time the composite as a whole, and the interphase coating in particular, can degrade due to cyclic loading and environmental exposures. This can result in reduced mechanical properties and changes in damage or failure mechanisms, in regions that are embrittled or for the composite as a whole. This project is in collaboration with Rolls Royce. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2018 Duration: 48 months Position available: 1 Funding: Available to all applicants Deadline: 18 March 2018 How to apply: Stage 1: Send a full CV, including your marks (%), the names and contact details of two referees, as well as a covering letter, to.
Applications that do not provide all this information cannot be considered. Stage 2: Suitable applicants will be interviewed and, if successful, invited to make a formal application. The prospectus, entry requirements and application form (under ‘how to apply’) are available at:. Please contact, Head of Student Administration in Materials for further information. Summary of the table's contents. PhD in Development and Characterisation of a Novel, biodegradable Manuka-honey supplemented Collagen biomaterial for application in the treatment of burn and chronic wounds There is currently a clinical need in cost-effective skin substitute materials able to actively promote wound healing, while preventing infection. Collagen has a strong history in tissue repair, while honey is an effective antimicrobial agent.
The objective of this project is to develop homogenous, highly conformable, collagen-honey based materials that have the potential to address this challenge. These material platform could be used in wound healing, providing infection prevention, pH modulation, and mitigating risks associated with antibiotic resistance and use of silver. The work involves the synthesis of the materials as well as their structural, mechanical and biological evaluation. This project is in collaboration with Welland Medical. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2018 Duration: 48 months Position available: 1 Funding: Available to all applicants Deadline: 18 March 2018 How to apply: Stage 1: Send a full CV, including your marks (%), the names and contact details of two referees, as well as a covering letter, to. Applications that do not provide all this information cannot be considered. Stage 2: Suitable applicants will be interviewed and, if successful, invited to make a formal application.
The prospectus, entry requirements and application form (under ‘how to apply’) are available at:. Please contact, Head of Student Administration in Materials for further information. Summary of the table's contents. The goal of this PhD will be to devise, synthesize and characterize new structural supercapacitor architectures, with intrinsically shorter ionic diffusion distances than our existing laminated configurations.
Fibre and tow level devices, involving novel nanocoatings and multifunctional matrices, will be optimized and then assembled into larger composite components. Whilst there will be considerable freedom to develop new concepts, the wider project offers opportunities to work with closely with industry to explore adoption of structural power in transportation applications, particularly aerospace. The project will suit a student with a broad interests in nanomaterials, electrochemical energy storage, and structural composites. Supervisor: (pdf) Start date: October 2018 Duration: 36 months Position available: 1 Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date, or EU nationals Deadline: 1 September 2018 Summary of the table's contents. At Imperial we’ve solved the 60 year old mystery: we have a maser that functions at room temperature, and without the need for an external magnet. Potential applications for the maser include more sensitive medical scanners; chemical sensors for remotely detecting explosives; advanced quantum computer components; and better radio astronomy devices.
Our maser uses pentacene in a P terphenyl host matrix and we are looking for other molecules. We are also interested in inorganic materials – possibly using defect centres in diamond for example. Supervisor: Start date: Flexible Duration: 36 months Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date Deadline: Enquiries can be made at any time Summary of the table's contents. This project aims to synthesise polymer-based materials designed according to the requisites in bone or cardiovascular tissue engineering. A major goal will be the elucidation of the physical and chemical properties at the cell-material interface using state of the art materials-based characterisation techniques. The key features of the materials’ properties on the influence of cells in 2D and 3D culture will then be assessed.
Supervisor: Start date: Flexible Duration: 36 months Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date Deadline: Enquiries can be made at any time Summary of the table's contents. This project will focus on the development of new nanomaterial-based assays that detect biomarkers specific to cancer and infectious diseases according to relevant biomarker concentrations and cost-amenability. The physical proper ties of the assay will need to be completely characterised to understand the effects of agglomeration and influence of surrounding proteins.
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This project includes preclinical tests using patient samples. Supervisor: Start date: Flexible Duration: 36 months Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date Deadline: Enquiries can be made at any time Summary of the table's contents.
PhD in In-situ studies of deformation in semi-solid steels This project will study the fundamental microstructural response to load in partially-solid alloys by time-resolved synchrotron X-ray video microscopy. We will use concepts from soil and magma mechanics to measure individual grain displacements during l oading, the coupling of grain motion and liquid flow and develop new insight into defect formation in the casting of steels. Supervisor: Start date: Flexible Duration: 36 months Funding: UK students - bursary and fees.
EU students - fees only. International students must be self-funded Deadline: Enquiries can be made at any time Summary of the table's contents. Imperial College London jointly with the University of London has a number of four-year fully-funded studentships available. This funding requires you to be a home student.
Successful applicants will be registered at either Imperial College London or University College London. The CDT ACM PhD programme offers training in the application of state-of-the-art characterisation techniques to materials challenges in key thematic areas of societal importance such as Energy, Information Technology, Nanomaterials, Healthcare, Security, Environment and Transport.
Each project will involve experts at both and Imperial College London and you will spend time at both sites during your project. You will also have a three-month placement at a leading international university, research institute or industrial partner. Specially designed training modules in characterisation will be interwoven with your PhD research project, and you will receive professional development training delivered by our award-winning Graduate Schools.
The world-leading research that you will be involved with will be closely linked with real-world applications, as the projects will be aligned with the priorities of our network of industrial partners. On graduation you will be ideally qualified to follow a career path either in academia or industry. Our training philosophy is that our graduates will provide the innovation and creativity required to lead the world in the development, characterisation and manufacture of new materials, making a significant contribution to the quality of life of future generations. This CDT seeks candidates for October 2019 entry.
You will hold, or be expected to achieve, a Master's degree in addition to a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) at 2:1 level (or above) in a relevant subject (e.g. Materials, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical or Chemical Engineering). Research projects on offer are diverse and successful applicants will choose a project after the initial three months of the programme, following discussions with project supervisors. Students will take taught courses at both universities during this three month period. Projects will be available in the following areas: Energy Materials, Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine, Engineering Materials, Electronic and Magnetic Materials.
To make informal enquires please contact the CDT team on Start date: October 2019 Duration: 48 months (PhD) Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date How to apply: Applications will be handled in two stages: Stage 1:: Send a full CV, including the marks (%) for all (undergraduate) modules completed to date, the names and contact details of two referees, as well as a covering letter, to the CDT at admin@cdt-acm.org. Applications that do not provide all this information will not be considered. Stage 2: Suitable applicants will be interviewed and, if successful, invited to make a formal application. European Union nationals who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least five years prior to starting a PhD studentship. Overseas students with full funding are welcome to apply. Founded in 2014, the EPSRC Imperial-Cambridge-Open Centre for Doctoral Training in Nuclear Energy (ICO-CDT) was established to train civil nuclear energy leaders for global markets.
In the UK, new build of Generation III reactors is imminent, a new generation of small reactors is being scoped out, and safe geological disposal of a diverse nuclear waste inventory needs to be demonstrated and implemented. The UK needs a new generation of experts in reactor design and operation, materials performance, nuclear safety and security, the nuclear fuel cycle, and waste reprocessing and disposal. Applications are welcome from applicants who have obtained, or are expected to obtain, at least an upper-second (2.1) degree (or international equivalent) in a relevant subject (e.g. Materials, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical Engineering, Physics, Chemistry or Earth Sciences). To be eligible for a studentship, you must you be a UK citizen or an EU national who has been resident in the UK for the past three years. Funding is unavailable for international students: we welcome applications for qualified international students, but only if they are self-funded.
For more information please visit Start date: TBC Duration: 48 months (MREs +PhD) Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date How to apply: Applications suspended The Plastic Electronics CDT academic cohort comprises over 30 academics from the Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials and Physics departments at Imperial, the School of Engineering and Materials Science at Queen Mary University, London, and the Physics and Materials departments at the University of Oxford. This ensures expertise in all aspects of the science of printable electronics, from material synthesis to advanced characterisation and modelling, to device design and fabrication. The PE-CDT aims to produce graduates with interdisciplinary experience and capability in the science and applications of printable electronic materials and devices, with an understanding of the associated industry, and with the ability to adapt and develop new technologies and applications. For more information please visit: Start date: TBC Duration: 48 months (MREs +PhD) Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date How to apply: Applications suspended The 4 year PhD programme in Theory and Simulation of Materials combines the one year MSc in TSM with a 3 year PhD research project.
The first year provides a rigorous training in the required theoretical methods and simulation techniques through the taught MSc programme and includes a 3-month research project which normally acts as an introduction to the PhD research project that follows. On completion of the MSc in TSM, students undertake their PhD research project, which occupies years 2-4.
Each student has at least two supervisors (one of whom may be based in industry or at another university) whose combined expertise spans multiple length- and/or time-scales of materials theory and simulation. Students do not have to make a choice of their research project until May of year 1 and there will be a large range of projects to choose from.
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For more information please visit: Start date: TBC Duration: 48 months (MSc +PhD) Funding: Only to applicants who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for three years prior to the start date How to apply: Please visit: /.