PhD (4 years) on experimental characterization of snap fit joints Ghent University in Belgium

The University of Oxford’s Department of Engineering Science invites applications for a fully funded 3.5-year DPhil studentship, Fatigue Failure of Target Graphite . The project focuses on graphite composite materials used as proton-beam targets for next-generation neutrino facilities, including DUNE. The research will investigate fatigue failure and degradation mechanisms in target graphite, develop new fatigue-testing methodologies, and study crack initiation and propagation under cyclic loadi...

KU Leuven is advertising a fully funded PhD position in the Additive Manufacturing team of the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Leuven, Belgium. The project is part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Doctoral Networks initiative TURBO-IMPACT and focuses on Laser Powder Bed Fusion (LPBF) of novel high temperature-resistant multi-metal combinations for small-scale turbomachinery . The research topic is highly relevant to mechanical engineering , materials science , additive manufacturing , and c...

Postgraduate research project at the University of Southampton : Hybrid additive–subtractive manufacturing of lightweight alloys with ultrasonically assisted robotic machining . This is a PhD opportunity in mechanical engineering , materials science , robotics , and aerospace engineering . The project focuses on developing a hybrid manufacturing approach that combines metal additive manufacturing with ultrasonically assisted robotic machining to improve the quality and precision of lightweight a...

Ghent University in Belgium is advertising an ERC Starting Grant project, LuMoCX , with multiple PhD positions and one postdoctoral position focused on transforming lunar regolith into useful metals, oxygen, and construction materials using solar-energy-based processing . The research sits at the intersection of metallurgy , materials science , pyrometallurgy , high-temperature processing , and space resource utilization . Technical topics mentioned include molten oxides and slags , materials ch...

This postdoc sits within the Optical Metrology for Aerospace (OMA) research group at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft University of Technology . The project focuses on making full-field optical measurements during a unique full-scale crash test of a cryogenic liquid hydrogen tank installed in an aircraft fuselage section. The work is part of the European Clean Aviation CRYOSTAR project, which combines numerical modelling, material characterisation, and full-scale testing to improve th...