PhD scholarships for industrial collaborative PhD projects starting October 2021-2022
The SME doctoral training network brings together PhD researchers, academics and industrial scientists and engineers to focus on collaborative research projects which are directly applicable to industrial challenges.
See below for details of our 8 amazing and innovative projects underway:
University of Surrey and Addionics Ltd, 2nd Project: Sustainable manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries by dry coating of solvent-free electrodes. Applicants are invited to a 3.5 year PhD programme in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Surrey in partnership with Addionics Ltd to develop dry coating methods, to enable solvent-free electrode processing, for sustainable manufacturing of LIBs, to drive the cost reduction of LIBs. The project will combine experimental and computational approaches to develop novel dry coating process, understand how the dry coating process affect the properties and performances of the electrodes, and optimize the dry coating parameters to achieve high performance LIBs. This studentship has now been filled and the start date is April 2023.
University of Sussex and Advanced Materials Development: Functional Nanomaterials Inks: The development of scalable ink production processes for functional nanomaterials; Characterisation of printed films & functional nanomaterials and Integration of printed nanomaterials films within device structures. This studentship has now been filled and the start date is January 2023.
University of Surrey and Addionics, 1st Project: Sustainable manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries by dry coating of solvent-free electrodes. Applicants are invited to a 3.5 year PhD programme in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering at the University of Surrey in partnership with Addionics Ltd to develop dry coating methods, to enable solvent-free electrode processing, for sustainable manufacturing of LIBs, to drive the cost reduction of LIBs. The project will combine experimental and computational approaches to develop novel dry coating process, understand how the dry coating process affect the properties and performances of the electrodes, and optimize the dry coating parameters to achieve high performance LIBs. This studentship has now been filled (October 2022).
University of Sussex and DSTL: Hybrid quantum communication and sensing networks. Applicants are invited to undertake a 3.5-year PhD programme in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Sussex in partnership with DSTL to investigate the theory of quantum communication and sensing networks. This studentship has now been filled (October 2022).
Materials Physics Group, University of Sussex, Advanced Material Development and Rapiscan: Ceramic Based Conducting Composites and Coatings to Eliminate Detrimental Charging During X-Ray Bombardment. The project will develop both coatings and composites with adjustable electrical and thermal conductivities. Structure property relationships will be analysed using a range of techniques including photoelectron spectroscopy, mechanical spectroscopy and electron microscopy. The materials robustness to X-ray exposure will be tested as a function nanoparticle inclusion. Prototype structures will be fabricated and tested. This studentship has now been filled (April 2022).
University of Hertfordshire and 3-Sci EngD Project: The development of a portfolio of distributed condition management sensors for wind turbines and carbon storage infrastructure. This studentship has now been filled (April 2022).
University of Kent and Body Rocket: Machine learning for optimisation of cycling performance using real-time aerodynamics. Applicants are invited to undertake a 3 year PhD program in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Kent in partnership with Body Rocket Ltd. The project aims to develop machine learning algorithms for real-time monitoring of aero dynamic drag, allowing cyclists to adjust their on-bike position dynamically for optimal performance. This studentship has now been filled (April 2022).
University of Surrey, Leo Cancer Care and NPL: To develop a quantitative rationale for frequency & tolerance of QA programmes for current & state-of-the-art radiotherapy delivery technologies, requiring the development of innovative methodologies to quantify the effect of tolerance levels & to assess clinical impact & patient outcomes. This studentship has now been filled (October 2021).