Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Newcastle upon Tyne |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students |
Funding amount: | £18,622 - please see advert |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 19th May 2023 |
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Closes: | 31st May 2023 |
Reference: | ENG116 |
Award summary
100% of home tuition fees paid and annual living expenses of £18,622
Overview
The transition to net zero will push the chemical industry to smaller, more remote plants operating intermittently requiring a step change in process automation and control. An artificial operator will steer the plant control system through changes in feedstock availability and maximise catalyst lifetime, as human operators currently do. This PhD project will explore hybrid approaches to reactor modelling which will be necessary to achieve this step change.
Hybrid approaches seek to combine data-driven modelling, which are more readily incorporated into plant diagnostic and control systems, with the basic physical laws. Existing data-driven approaches are not constrained by conservation laws, so can predict impossible situations and are not robust on extrapolation. Existing fundamental models are complex and often ill-constrained, time consuming to develop, and cannot be transferred between processes. Hybrid models can be developed to a complexity appropriate to data available.
The project will also address important scientific challenges in intelligent industry 5.0, future energy and digitalisation of process industries.
Number of awards: 1
Start date: 18th September 2023
Award duration: 4 years
Sponsor
Johnson Matthey
Supervisors
Prof Jarka Glassey
Dr. Jie Zhang
Dr. Robert Gallen (Johnson Matthey)
Dr. Joe Emmerson (Johnson Matthey)
Eligibility Criteria
You must have, or expect to gain, a minimum 2:1 Honours degree or international equivalent in a subject relevant to the proposed PhD project (eg. (bio)chemical engineering and process engineering). Enthusiasm for research, the ability to think and work independently, excellent analytical skills and strong verbal and written communication skills are also essential requirements.
Eligibility is restricted to UK applicants and EU applicants with settled or pre-settled status in the UK.
How to apply
You must apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal
Once registered select ‘Create a Postgraduate Application’.
Use ‘Course Search’ to identify your programme of study:
You will then need to provide the following information in the ‘Further Details’ section:
Contact details
Jarka Glassey jarka.glassey@ncl.ac.uk
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