PhD Studentships

The Department of Geography has secured a PhD studentship in the area of flood risk management, aligned with Loughborough University’s strategic research investment in ‘Water Resources’. Applications are now invited from well qualified students who wish to embark on a full-time research degree programme commencing in Autumn Term 2013....

Supervisor: The project will be co-supervised by Prof Seetharaman, Royal Academy of Engineering / Tata Steel Research Chair in Low Carbon Materials Technologies, and an Industrial Scientist from TATA R&D. Project: This project intends to study the effects of drop-formation and evaluate the extent of refining that is carried out from metal...

Li-ion batteries currently form a crucial part of the electrified power-train. Li-ion batteries have a number of ageing mechanisms, these manifest themselves as a slow loss in the amount of energy the battery can store and reduction in the amount of power the battery can produce over vehicle life. It is crucial to understand how the battery behaviour...

The project will be carried out in collaboration with TATA Steel Europe and be co-supervised between Professor Seetharaman, Royal Academy of Engineering / Tata Steel Research Chair in Low Carbon Materials Technologies and personnel from TATA Steel Europe R&D. Project: Sustainable iron manufacturing requires flexibility with regards to raw...

Supervisor: Dr Chaoying Wan Renewable carbon-based fuels are produced from biomass. An alternative way is chemical reduction of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), which is being produced by industry in an increasing rate and is causing global warming problems. This project aims to develop functional nanomaterials that can capture atmospheric CO 2 and convert...

Supervisor: Dr Rohit Bhagat Project Overview: Lithium batteries consist of various valuable compounds embedded in different layers with structural materials surrounding them. Lithium is a strategic material and will become increasingly important as electrification of vehicles continues. Currently only a small percentage of these batteries are...

Project Title: Safety Within Lithium Batteries Supervisor:  Dr Rohit Bhagat (WMG) and Chris Lyness (JLR) Project Overview: Manufacturers recommend that their lithium batteries be operated in a restricted operational range i.e. state of charge (e.g. 30-75%), temperature (e.g. 10-50°C), pressure, compression etc. When taken past these...

This PhD is a 3.5 year CASE award studentship between WMG and our industrial partner Ford, via the High Speed Sustainable Manufacturing Institute (HSSMI). Co-Supervisors (Academic): Dr K Debattista, Prof A Chalmers Supervisor (Industrial):  A Baker Project: Simulation of human posture in the work environment is becoming increasingly...

Supervisor: Dr Rohit Bhagat (WMG) and Chris Lyness (JLR) Project Overview: Accelerated testing is a process of testing a product by subjecting it to conditions (stress, strain, temperature, cycle rate, pressure etc.) in excess of its normal service parameters in an effort to uncover faults and potential modes of failure in a short time. For...

Sustainability PhD Project “Enabling the Recovery of Metals from Pollutants” Supervisor : Dr Rohit Bhagat Project Overview: It is currently possible to use plants to accumulate and concentrate metals from soil. However a method to extract metals from these plants is as yet unrealised. If a method were to be identified...