Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | London |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students |
Funding amount: | Home tuition fees (currently £5,690/year) and maintenance stipend (currently £19,668/year) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 30th January 2023 |
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Closes: | 15th March 2023 |
Lead supervisors: Dr Rafael Castrejón-Pita
Project start date: 01 June 2023 onwards
Project duration: 3.5 years
Eligibility: UK Students, EU Students
Studentship funding: Home tuition fees (currently £5,690/year) and maintenance stipend (currently £19,668/year)
PhD project description
A 3.5-year PhD studentship is available under the supervision of Rafael Castrejón-Pita within the Manufacturing Futures Laboratory in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University College London. The project is focused on the dynamics of Liquid Droplets for applications in Additive Manufacturing (3D printing) and inkjet printing. The project will use techniques such as High-Speed Imaging, Image Analysis, and Machine Learning to characterise and optimise printing parameters and properties. The project will see major collaborations with industrial partners.
The start date is after June 2023. The studentship will cover all university fees and includes funds for maintenance at the standard UK rate and for participation in international conferences and workshops.
Person specification
This studentship would suit a highly motivated student possessing a mix of experimental, theoretical, and computational abilities.
Eligibility
Please note that the available funding supports tuition fees at the Home/UK rate (currently £5,690 per year). Students who are eligible to pay fees at the UK rate are welcome to apply (e.g. UK students or EEA or Swiss nationals who are “settled” or “pre-settled” within the UK in accordance with the EU Settlement Scheme).
Please refer to the following website for full eligibility criteria: Mechanical Engineering MPhil/PhD
How to apply
Eligible applicants should first contact Dr Rafael Castrejón-Pita (r.pita@ucl.ac.uk). Please enclose the following documents:
After discussing the project with Dr Castrejón-Pita, eligible applicants should also submit a formal PhD application via the UCL website.
The supervisory team will arrange interviews for short-listed candidates.
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