PhD in Aerospace/Mechanical/Mechatronic Engineering or Physics for Satellite Partial Gravity and Orbital Debris Sensing University of Auckland in New Zealand

PhD opportunity at the University of Auckland in partial gravity satellite platform design, control systems, dynamics, and mechatronics. The REEF project is a funded PhD focused on designing a satellite platform that can generate sustained partial gravity, helping bridge the gap between microgravity experiments and Lunar/Martian gravity regimes. The project is hosted by the University of Auckland in collaboration with Frond Space Systems Limited , with placement in Auckland and Wellington, New Z...

Two funded PhD opportunities are being shared in the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Auckland , supported by the Applied Doctorates Scheme . The scheme brings together a cohort of 22 PhD students across New Zealand with a focus on Aerospace, Defence & Security . Project 1: Enhancing Open Hole Compression Strength for Lighter, Stronger Aerospace Composites (ID: 2.10). This project is supervised academically by Mark Battley and Tom Allen at the University of Auckland, with i...

PhD opportunity at the University of Auckland in MANTA: Monitoring Array for Nanoparticle Tracking and Assessment , an applied doctoral project hosted by the Department of Engineering Science with industry partner Frond Space Systems Limited . The project explores how deployable dragsails and large-area thin-film structures can be transformed into an impact-sensing capability for orbital debris , micrometeorites , and cosmic dust . Research themes include dynamics , sensing , materials science ,...

Two funded PhD opportunities are available in space technology through Frond Space Systems in partnership with the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington , supported by the Applied Doctorates Scheme . Project 1: MANTA focuses on in-situ detection of small debris, micrometeorites, and cosmic dust for Earth orbit monitoring and cislunar and solar system science . Project 2: REEF is a new partial gravity test bed for experiments bridging the gap for Lunar and Martian science ....

Funded PhD opportunity in sunlight-backscatter communication for maintenance-free environmental sensing at the University of Auckland , based in Dunedin, New Zealand . The project sits in the School of Computer Science and is supervised by Dr Talia Xu in collaboration with Prof. Wen Hu (University of New South Wales). This is a systems-level, full-stack PhD focused on building resilient communication for remote, off-grid environmental sensing where power is scarce and infrastructure is unavailab...