PhD Scholarships
PhD Studentship: Turbulent Dispersion and Thermal Flux in the Urban Canopy
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Department of Mechanical Engineering Sciences
Location: Guildford
Post Type: Full Time
Advert Placed: Thursday 23 November 2017
Closing Date: Monday 29 January 2018
Reference: 095717
Centre for Aerodynamics & Environmental Flows
This project, based in one of the world’s only stratified atmospheric boundary layer simulating wind-tunnels, is aimed at studying the complex relationships between temperature, turbulence and transport within the atmosphere, in particular how these are affected by the built environment. To date, there has been very little work done to comprehensively include the effects of temperature in the study of the complex interactions between the atmospheric boundary layer and the urban canopy.
In particular, this project is aimed at improving dispersion and air quality models within the urban environment, in order to better understand, for example, the mechanisms by which scalar contaminants such as exhaust gases and traffic-generated particulate matter distributes along street canyons when driven by both the incident wind and the effects of thermal buoyancy.
In addition to providing valuable data for the refinement and validation of meteorological models (for forecasting weather and predicting severe events), this work will also provide insight into the fundamental nature of turbulence.
The student will be working in the EnFlo Laboratory (a NCAS National Facility with a strong international reputation), and will join a well-established, collaborative team of more than 30 students, researchers and academics all working in the fields of experimental and computational environmental flow and turbulence research. The student will have the opportunity to enrol in specialist Master-level classes in wind engineering, turbulence and CFD, and instrumentation, should it be identified from the student’s academic background that additional training in these areas is desirable. The student will also be able to attend and participate in the Meteorology Seminar Series at the University of Reading and the NCAS annual meetings.
Through the process of sensor development, the student will acquire highly specialized experience in analogue instrumentation design and experimental techniques. By applying the system to the detailed characterization of complex turbulent flows, the student will also gain a critical understanding of fundamental turbulence, scalar transport and heat flux within the broader context of boundary layer meteorology.
The student will also have the opportunity to work in close collaboration with our spin-off company, Surrey Sensors Ltd., to develop any derivative commercially-viable technologies.
This project has been selected for funding by the SCENARIO panel. The process is still competitive: twice as many projects have been selected than the funding allows- the final selection will depend on the quality of the individual applicants.
This project is funded through the SCENARIO Doctoral Training Partnership, a collaboration between NERC, the University of Surrey and the University of Reading.
http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/nercdtp/home/apply.php
http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/nercdtp/home/available/desc/entry2018/SC201805.pdf
To apply, please visit https://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/aerodynamic-and-environmental-flow-phd.
Competition Funded Project (European / UK students only)
PhD Scholarships
PhD positions at The University of Warwick : Biological Sciences/Synthetic biology (# of pos: 4)
Our group is offering PhD positions for 2018-2019 academic year. These studentships are hosted by The University of Warwick Doctoral Training Centres
Details below
1) PhD project title: Engineering microbial chemical factories to produce renewable and modified biomaterials.
PhD is hosted via MIBT Partnership
Research Area : Synthetic biology, Organocatalysis, Structural biology and enzymology
Link :- https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/mibtp/pgstudy/phd_opportunities/molecularandmetabolicengineering2018/biomaterials
2) PhD project title: Development of novel halogenase enzymes for biopharmaceutical applications.
PhD is hosted via MIBT Partnership
Research Area : Synthetic biology, Organocatalysis, Structural biology and enzymology
Link :- https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/mibtp/pgstudy/phd_opportunities/molecularandmetabolicengineering2018/applications
3) PhD project title: Expanding the genetic lexicon: Developing novel tools for non-natural amino acid incorporation in to therapeutic peptides and proteins.
PhD is hosted via SynBIO DTC
Research Area : Synthetic biology, Organocatalysis, Structural biology and enzymology
Link :- https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/study/pgr/studentships/synbiocdt
4) PhD project title: Bioplastics from E. coli
PhD is hosted via SynBIO DTC
Research Area : Synthetic biology, Organocatalysis, Structural biology and enzymology
Link :- https://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/study/pgr/studentships/synbiocdt
Applications are encouraged from UK, EU and International students.
Please be aware that International (non EU) applicants are not eligible for EPSRC/BBSRC funded studentships.
To be eligible for a full EPSRC/BBSRC award (Tuition fees and Stipend) a student must have:
- Settled status in the UK, meaning they have no restrictions on how long then can stay and
- Been ‘ordinarily resident’ in the UK for 3 years prior to the start of the studentship. This means they must have been normally residing in the UK (apart from temporary or occasional absences) and
- Not been residing in the UK wholly or mainly for the purpose of full-time education. (This does not apply to UK or EU nationals).
To be eligible for an EPSRC/BBSRC tuition fees only award:
- Students from EU countries other than the UK are generally eligible for a fees-only award. To be eligible for a fees-only award, a student must be ordinarily resident in a member state of the EU, in the same way as UK students must be ordinarily resident in the UK.
Interested students with research experience and qualification please contact us directly.
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/lifesci/people/bmenon/
France Scholarships
PhD position in quantum optimal control theory at the University of Bourgogne
This PhD project aims at applying innovative mathematical tools coming
from optimal control theory to improve theoretical and experimental techniques
in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), in Electron Spin Resonance (ESR) and in NV
centers. This approach will allow us to explore and to experimentally reach the
physical limits of the corresponding spin dynamics in presence of typical
experimental imperfections and limitations. A first objective will be to
develop new optimal control algorithms able for an inhomogeneous ensemble of
spins to maximize the signal to noise ratio per unit time of the system. A
general problem is to generalize the Ernst angle solution used in NMR, which is
only valid for a homogeneous spin ensemble. This work will be done in
collaboration with the group of S. Glaser (TUM, Munich, Germany). This approach
will find different applications in NMR and ESR where the sensitivity of the
experiment is a crucial parameter. The student will focus on a specific
experimental setup in ESR used by the group of P. Bertet (CEA, Paris Saclay),
where an important goal is the maximization of the emitted signal of spins
coupled to a microwave resonator. The student will take into account in the
numerical computation specific constraints of this experimental setup. In the
same direction, the student will also use optimal control techniques to design
new CMPG sequences accounting for the coupling between the spins and the
cavity. The same types of control techniques will also be used for manipulating
NV ensembles in collaboration with the group of T. Debuisschert (Thalès,
Paris). This will allow the improvement of the sensitivity of the corresponding
experiments. For a more fundamental point of view, the ESR will investigate the
numerical techniques used to design robust control fields with respect to
experimental imperfections. A first objective will be to understand the
efficiency of these methods and to prove the optimality (this concept will be
to define rigorously) of the control fields. The ESR will mainly study spin
systems but it is clear that the results of this project will not be restricted
to the physical systems investigated and the techniques developed during the
PhD could be applied to other physical systems with similar properties.
Israel Scholarships
Marie Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN) META-CAN – PhD position in Computational biology to…
The Machine Learning for Healthcare and Life Sciences group at IBM Research – Haifa is a partner in the funded Marie Curie Innovative Training Network (ITN) META-CAN. The network is a pan-European interdisciplinary and intersectoral training programme for excellence. It brings young researchers together with world-leading academics, clinicians, and industry personnel to focus on the connections of metabolism, immune response, and cancer.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly-motivated early stage researcher (ESR), with a background and experience in computational biology, machine learning and/or statistics and good programming skills (preferably in Python or R). This ESR will study towards a PhD degree and, under our guidance (and in collaboration with the Technion Integrated Cancer Center), will analyze comprehensive omics data to better understand the metabolic adaptations of cancer cells to the central nervous system niche.
The right candidate will enjoy a competitive salary and outstanding work environment.
For more details see http://metacan.eu/ or contact [email protected]
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