PhD Scholarship (APAI) - Railway Technology

PhD Scholarship (APAI) - Railway Technology
Scholarship Description

An APAI PhD scholarship is available to work on an ARC Linkage Project to work on the deformation and failure behaviour of high strength rail steels. The student will carry out experimental study on the mechanical properties and failure behaviour of a series of rail steel grades, and then theoretically and numerically calibrate the material data for investigating wear and rolling contact fatigue in future. Send your CV, academic transcript to Dr Yan

Reference Number: 5153 Study Subject: Plastic deformation and failure of rail steels Web Address: http://users.monash.edu.au/~wyan/ Provided By: Mechanical & Aerospace Eng PhD Scholarship To be undertaken at:Monash University. Level: Post Graduate (Research) Availability

This scholarship is offered once only to one person. Open for applications from November 3, 2010 until March 31, 2011.

Payment Information

The value of this scholarship is AUD27222 (per annum). This award is to be used for living expenses. This scholarship is paid fortnightly for the period of 3 years.

Research Information

This scholarship is for one of the following fields of research: Aerospace engineering, Civil engineering or Materials engineering. It is required that your study starts no earlier than January 15, 2011 and no later than May 1, 2011.

Eligibility

This scholarship is for study in Australia for those who have achieved Honours 1 (Semester 1), or Honours 2a or equivalent.

Application Details

To apply for this scholarship you must apply direct to faculty. Terms and conditions are subject to change. Always confirm details with scholarship provider before applying.

    Main Contact
Dr Wenyi Yan (Senior Lecturer)
Monash University
Phone: +61 3 9902 0113
Email: wenyi.yan@monash.edu
Web Site: http://users.monash.edu.au/~wyan/
Address:
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
Wellington Road
Clayton
Vic, Australia
3800