PhD Studentship in Aeronautics: Structure-photodegradation-performance Relationship in Carbon Fibre-reinforced Thermosets (AE0089) Imperial College London in United Kingdom

Postdoctoral researcher in Hydrogen-Induced Degradation and Continued Airworthiness for Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft This postdoctoral project addresses a major challenge in clean aviation: enabling hydrogen-powered flight while maintaining high standards of aviation safety. The research is part of the LiT HAPSS project, led by Conscious Aerospace, and focuses on how hydrogen affects aircraft structures and materials over their service life. The researcher will investigate hydrogen-induced degradat...

The University of Cambridge’s Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy is offering a four-year PhD studentship in the Structural Materials Group, beginning 1 October 2027. Funded by EPSRC and Rolls-Royce plc, the project focuses on developing new high-performance polycrystalline nickel-based superalloys for gas turbine disc rotor components. The research will support more efficient, lower-emission civil aviation by designing alloys capable of operating under highly demanding temperature an...

Delft University of Technology is seeking a postdoctoral researcher for the Duramorph project on fatigue behavior in non-traditional composite laminates. The research addresses how to predict fatigue performance in arbitrary lay-ups while reducing the extensive testing traditionally required for each laminate configuration. The project focuses on the effect of fibre orientation on mode II delamination growth in carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) lay-ups. A central challenge is understanding ...

The University of Cambridge is offering a fully funded PhD studentship in alloy development for hydrogen-fuelled aircraft propulsion , based in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy within the Structural Materials Group. Hydrogen-powered gas turbines could enable cleaner civil aviation, but hydrogen embrittlement threatens key alloys used in fuel and combustion systems. This project will investigate the micromechanical mechanisms of hydrogen embrittlement in nickel-based superalloys...

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...