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Department of Engineering
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Research Opportunities in Mechanics, Materials, and Design
Applications on current projects are always welcome and candidates with suitable 2:1 or
1st class degrees are invited to apply. For full lists of all current projects please
visit each group's website from the Mechanics, Materials, and Design (MMD) page.
Initial letters of application and CVs should be sent to the Principal Investigator or Contact
named on each project.
Fully funded PhD research vacancies
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Micro- and nano-tribology
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Prof John Williams in collaboration with the National Physical Laboratory at Teddington |
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The studentship includes the payment of home tuition fees and a tax-free maintenance stipend of £12,600 per year for three years.
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30 April 2008 |
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3 years. |
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PhD research opportunities with possible partial funding
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Characterisation of the electrical and magnetic properties of melt processed (RE)BCO
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David Cardwell |
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EPSRC Studentships may be available for UK students. Overseas students must be self-funded. |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Fabrication of large grain melt processed (RE)BCO
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David Cardwell |
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EPSRC Studentships may be available for UK students. Overseas students must be self-funded. |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Lifetime Modelling of Roads
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David Cebon |
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EPSRC Studentships may be available for UK students. Overseas students must be self-funded. |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Truck Dynamics
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David Cebon |
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EPSRC Studentships may be available for UK students. Overseas students must be self-funded. |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Micromechanics of Asphalt
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David Cebon |
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EPSRC Studentships may be available for UK students. Occasional fully-funded studentships are available from NARC . |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Knowledge management for change prediction
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John Clarkson |
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An EPSRC studentship for UK or EU students or industry funding may be available, otherwise students must be self-funded. Some "top-up" funding may be available. |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Driver and Vehicle Dynamics
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David Cole |
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EPSRC Studentships may be available for UK students, otherwise must be self-funded. Some 'top-up' funding may be available. |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Ferroelectrics
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Norman Fleck |
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EPSRC studentship |
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Open |
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3 years. |
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Tyre Wear
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| Principal Investigators: |
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Michael Sutcliffe |
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An EPSRC CASE Studentship is likely to be available for UK students, otherwise must be self-funded. Some 'top-up' fuding may be available. |
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Open |
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3 years |
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Biomechanics of Brains
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| Principal Investigators: |
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Michael Sutcliffe |
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An EPSRC CASE Studentship is likely to be available for UK students, otherwise must be self-funded. Some 'top-up' fuding may be available. |
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Open |
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3 years |
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Composite Micromechanics and Design
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Michael Sutcliffe |
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An EPSRC CASE Studentship is likely to be available for UK students, otherwise must be self-funded. Some 'top-up' fuding may be available. |
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Open |
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3 years |
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Integrated Computational Design
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Geoff Parks and Jerome Jarrett |
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EPSRC studentships may be available for UK or EU students, otherwise students must be self-funded. Some ‘top-up’ funding may be available. |
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Open |
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3 years |
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