PhD Studentship: Advanced Composites PhD supported by GKN Aerospace

Closing date: 30^th June 2022.

Please note that this project will close before the advertised end date if a suitable applicant is secured. We suggest that you do not delay submitting your application.

The project:

A collaborative PhD project between the University of Bristol and GKN Aerospace is available as follows:

Predicting the performance of sustainable composite materials in a range of manufacturing techniques.

This project would assess sustainable materials, such as bio and recyclates, through life cycle and economic analyses for suitability of use and performance variations. It will focus on fibre modulus, surface energetics for resin wet out, interfacial and shear strength to produce metrics to enable future material selection. 

The four-year Advanced Composites PhD programme is based in the EPSRC Centre of Doctoral Training in Composites Science, Engineering and Manufacturing. It comprises one-year of innovative taught components and a three-year research project (as specified above). The taught components will fast-track graduates with science and mathematics backgrounds to acquire core engineering skills, while engineering graduates will broaden their scientific knowledge before specialising in industrial application.

The three-year research project will be jointly supervised by the academic and industrial supervisors. It is an excellent opportunity to collaborate with a world leading research teams in composites, with links to the National Composites Centre.

For more information on the programme structure and the opportunities available to you on this degree please visit the CDT website.

How to apply:

Please make an online application at:

http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/apply/. 

Select Advanced Composites (PhD) on the Programme Choice page. You will be prompted to enter details of the studentship in the Funding and Research Details sections of the form/ Start date: September 2022. 

Candidate requirements: 

We’re looking for exceptional students, with at least a high 2:1 Honours degree, from across all engineering and science subjects. See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website

Funding:

Funding is available for students from the United Kingdom only. This funding covers tuition fees and a tax-free stipend at the UKRI doctoral stipend level (expected to be £16,602 in 2022/23) topped up to a minimum of £17,109. The PhD comes with a generous allowance for equipment, software and conference travel.

Contacts: For further information please contact compsites-cdt@bristol.ac.uk

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