PhD Studentship: Cut and project schemes in hyperbolic space with applications to acoustic metamaterials University of Exeter in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in physics-based prediction of friction, thermal behaviour and scuffing in high-speed electric vehicle gears . This project sits in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and focuses on tribology , mechanical engineering , materials science , and mathematical modelling . The research aims to build physics-based models linking lubricant films, surface roughness, frictional heating, and asperity contact to predict efficiency losses and scu...

[Funding of fees plus a stipend of £21,805 per annum for 2026/7.] This PhD studentship at the University of Exeter explores how quantum graph theory can be used to model relativistic effects in metamaterials. The project sits at the intersection of mathematical physics, wave propagation, and engineered materials, with a focus on discrete graph-based descriptions of complex media. Quantum graph theory provides a powerful framework for studying networks of edges and vertices governed by differenti...

Funded PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds in the UK on physics-based modelling of battery slurry mixing for scalable manufacturing . The project is aimed at students interested in battery manufacturing , computational modelling , CFD-DEM simulations , experimental validation , and process optimisation . The research focuses on improving battery slurry mixing and supporting industrial scale-up. Supervision/research team mentioned in the post includes Masoud Jabbari , Meisam Babaie , and M...

PhD studentship at the University of Birmingham in robotic materials , mechanical metamaterials , active matter physics , and embodied artificial intelligence . The project focuses on self-learning active mechanical networks and will combine table-top robotic experiments with theoretical modelling . Research directions may be tailored to the successful candidate’s interests and expertise, with opportunities to work on decentralized learning, physical reservoir computing, contrastive learning, no...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in advanced modelling and characterisation of memristors , hosted by the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the School of Electronics and Computer Science . This project sits at the intersection of physics , electrical engineering , applied mathematics , materials science , and computer science . The research will combine device simulations with electronic characterisation and optoelectronic measurement techniques to uncover the resi...