PhD Research Studentship

Start date: Summer 2013

Most pesticides in raw waters can be removed by treatment processes employed by water supply companies. However, some active ingredients are more difficult to remove. Even where significant removal is possible, very high concentrations in raw waters may occasionally present compliance challenges. There is pressure to find alternative solutions to supplement improvements in treatment technologies and the focus has started to shift to source control options. This project will investigate the potential for reducing pesticide transfers from land to surface waters using field- and ditch-scale mitigation features. A range of farm-scale attenuation features such as existing drainage channels, ponds and ditch-scale features, along the lines of constructed wetlands, will be studied and their performance on the degradation of pesticide pollutants will be quantified. The study will quantify the impact of different implementation scenarios at the catchment scale using mathematical modelling.

Awards available: 1 award available
Funding Details: The Scholarship will pay an annual stipend at the standard rate (currently £13,726) and tuition fees at the Home/EU rate for three years.
Length of Award: 3 years (PhD)
Eligibility: Open to Home/EU and Overseas applicants.

Please note: Overseas student may apply and if successful you will be required to make up the difference in fees between the home and the overseas rates

Application Details:
Candidates should have a minimum first or upper second class honours degree (or equivalent) in a suitable branch of Engineering, or the equivalent in a suitable Science/Engineering degree. We ask that you submit the online application and upload your CV and transcripts.

You must complete the online application form quoting scholarship reference: ROIG-13

How To Apply
To apply, please click the Apply button below.

Deadline: 1 June 2013

Further Details: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/academicoffice/gsp/scholarship/monthlyannouncement/