33 engineering "University of Leeds" PhD scholarships

PhD Studentship: Investigating porosity changes and stress mechanics of corroding nuclear wastes under confined expansion

overall porosity increase and volume expansion have only been observed in unconfined cases, where reaction rates are appreciable. This PhD project will work alongside leading teams within the University

PhD Studentship: An investigation on the tribochemical surface interactions of molten salt reactors

to obtain, a Master’s Degree or equivalent from a reputable university in an appropriate field of Engineering. Exceptional candidates with a First Class Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field will also be

PhD Studentship: Developing a digital twin for validation of packing optimisers used for nuclear decommissioning

an appropriate field of Engineering. Exceptional candidates with a First Class Bachelor’s Degree in an appropriate field will also be considered. Subject Area Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision

PhD Studentship: Modelling of precipitation reactors in the reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel

required size and shape distributions. Candidates will have, or be due to obtain, a Master’s Degree or equivalent from a reputable university in an appropriate field of Engineering. Exceptional candidates

PhD Studentship: Modular intensified ion exchange utilising agitated tubular reactors

. For this PhD, you will work alongside some of the UK’s leading nuclear researchers at Leeds, as part of the Nuclear Engineering Group, to develop process intensification equipment for ion exchange, based

PhD Studentship: Probabilistic corrosion analysis for secure long-term geological disposal of nuclear waste in high-chloride environments

natural and engineered barriers for secure storage. Crucial to this process are robust containers manufactured from materials such as stainless or carbon steel, shielded by backfill materials consisting

PhD Studentship: Preparing Corroded Magnox Fuel Waste for Long Term Storage: Rheology Mapping of Complex Fluids

background Candidates will have, or be due to obtain, a Master’s Degree or equivalent from a reputable university in an appropriate field of Engineering. Exceptional candidates with a First Class Bachelor’s

PhD Studentship: Machine Learning Driven Reaction Screening in Continuous Flow

the Schools of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the University of Leeds, will investigate flow chemistry and machine learning approaches for the development of an automated reaction screening platform

PhD Studentship: Microfluid Synthesis of Metal and Metal-Oxide Foams

characterisation (FIB-SIMS, XPS) at the Bragg Centre for Materials Research at Leeds University. The project will be carried out at Leeds University, with several secondments to the AWE site for X-ray tomography

PhD Studentship: Mechanistic understanding of the formation of squaric acid based functional organic multi-component materials

Engineering at the University of Leeds (UoL) and by Diamond Light Source (DLS). The successful student will spend 50% of their time at the UoL and the other 50% across crystallography beamlines I11 (High