PhD Studentship: NSF Swarf – A Novel Forging Process for Closed-Loop Recycling of Metallic Swarf University of Warwick in United Kingdom

[Funding information states £21,805.] University of Warwick is offering a PhD studentship on NSF Swarf: A novel forging process for closed-loop recycling of metallic swarf . The project addresses a major challenge in manufacturing: machining can remove 60–90% of a component’s material, creating large quantities of swarf that are often discarded and mixed with other grades. This studentship explores a patented near-solidus forging approach in which pre-compacted swarf is heated to just below the ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in Post-Impact Fatigue Behaviour of Titanium Aerospace Alloys . This doctoral project is based in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and focuses on how impact damage affects fatigue cracking in titanium aerospace components. The research combines Materials Science , Aerospace Engineering , and Mechanical Engineering to study how alloy composition, strain-rate-dependent microstructural changes, and damage evolution influence crack ini...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in circular lifecycle knowledge for aerospace titanium . This project sits at the intersection of Materials Science , Aerospace Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , and Computer Science . The research aims to create a traceable pathway from titanium scrap to requalified aerospace-grade feedstock using advanced powder metallurgy, materials passports, lifecycle data, AI/ML approaches, ontology design, and metadata schemas. You will work on titaniu...

[Annual tax-free stipend at UKRI rate (£20,780 for 2025/26, subject to annual uplift), plus full tuition fees for 4 years. Additional maintenance provided by industrial sponsor.] This fully funded 4-year PhD studentship at The University of Manchester offers an exciting opportunity to advance research in the optimisation of thermomechanical ageing processing, focusing on the influence of quenching and pre-ageing on the performance of high strength 6xxx aluminium alloys. The project is based in t...

The University of Cambridge is offering a fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship, beginning 1 October 2027, on deformation mechanisms across a chemically graded bond zone . The project is funded by EPSRC and Rolls-Royce plc and will be based in the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy within the Structural Materials Group in Cambridge, United Kingdom. The research will investigate the integrity of transient liquid phase (TLP)-bonded joints in nickel-based superalloys, with relevance to ...