Qualification Type: | Professional Doctorate |
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Location: | Swansea |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | The scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees and a stipend of £20,000 p.a. for a period of four years. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 12th May 2022 |
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Closes: | 10th June 2022 |
Start date: October 2022
Sponsoring company: Zimmer & Peacock AS
Background:
Zimmer and Peacock’s business scope centres around manufacturing and developing electrochemical sensors, biosensors, medical diagnostics, In Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) and agriculture sensors. Their aims are to advance the sensor technology state of the art by developing new and more capable sensor products, based around but not limited to their specialities. Their products are aimed to be easy to use, industrially orientated and with mass market applications.
This project aims to develop novel hybrid sensor solutions for internal battery monitoring. Accurate continuous monitoring of internal conditions within individual battery cells (e.g. internal temperature, pressure, structural stability) would allow maximising their operating envelope; allowing the development of next-generation smart batteries that react to changing conditions, creating to a longer lifespan, higher performance, safer operations, overall a more sustainable energy storage solutions.
In automotive applications, electronic battery sensors are a key part of vehicle energy management: sensors inside the battery would be able to contribute significantly to failure detection and improvement of battery safety and longevity.
Project Aims:
The development of hybrid sensor solutions for internal battery monitoring can be distinguished into 2 phases:
Research to be primary performed at Swansea University, Faculty of Science and Engineering.
Eligibility
Candidates must normally hold a minimum undergraduate degree at 2.1 level (or Non-UK equivalent as defined by Swansea University), or a combination of degree and equivalent experience to the same level.
We would normally expect candidates to have met the University’s English Language requirements (e.g. IELTS 6.5 overall with 5.5+ in each component) by point of application.
Candidates must have the legal right to live/work in the UK at the start of their studies (student visas do not apply).
Funding Details
The scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees and a stipend of £20,000 p.a. for a period of four years.
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