PhD in Aerospace Engineering on Porosity Effects in Composite Aerospace Structures Politecnico di Torino in Italy

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in Novel Through-Thickness Reinforced Composites for Net Zero . This project sits in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and is based at the Advanced Composites Manufacturing Group of iDRaM , with access to world-class facilities in the School of Mechanical Engineering and the Bragg Centre for Materials Research . The research will develop the next generation of through-thickness reinforced composites , potentially combining materials manuf...

PhD project at the University of Southampton on leading edge protection of turbine blades by design . This postgraduate research project sits in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and focuses on the physics of rain droplet erosion and impact damage in leading edges of aero engine fan blades , helicopter blades , and wind turbine blades . The research will use high-speed video , digital image correlation (DIC) , water jet impingement , and microCT to study stress waves, damage evolu...

📢 Ramón y Cajal Postdoctoral Grant opening soon at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) , shared by the Aerospace Engineering group. This is a prestigious postdoctoral research grant in Spain designed to recruit and retain outstanding researchers, including international applicants. The call supports an independent R&D&i project and is especially relevant for researchers in aerospace engineering , with possible overlap into mechanical engineering , physics , and materials science . Funding hi...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in development of dual mode chemical-electric propulsion systems for more agile spacecraft . This postgraduate research project focuses on aerospace engineering , spacecraft propulsion , chemical propulsion , ion thrusters , and Hall effect thrusters . The project aims to develop a dual-mode propulsion system in which the same propellant can be used in both a chemical rocket and an ion thruster, enabling more flexible satellite mission design and ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in spacecraft propulsion, focusing on the extension of Hall thruster operational range through design and propellant optimisation . The project investigates how Hall ion thrusters can be adapted to deliver a wider range of thrust performance: from higher-thrust operation to highly fuel-efficient modes. You will work with thruster databases , optimisation , simulation , and experimental validation to study how geometry choices such as channel diame...