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PhD opportunity in composite materials and structures through the Commonwealth PhD Scholarships for candidates from Commonwealth Least Developed Countries and Vulnerable States . The research area focuses on advancing the understanding, design, and performance of composite materials for engineering applications, with an emphasis on innovative and sustainable solutions for future challenges. Suitable academic backgrounds include mechanical engineering , aerospace engineering , materials engineeri...

PhD Scholarship Project at Imperial College London in the Department of Chemical Engineering. This funded PhD focuses on vanadium recovery , spent sulfuric acid catalysts , low-carbon cement additives , techno-economic analysis , and life-cycle assessment . The project builds on preliminary work at Imperial College London to develop a circular process for selectively leaching vanadium from spent vanadium pentoxide catalysts and valorising the silica-rich residue as a supplementary cementitious m...

University of Cambridge is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship within the EPSRC FIBE3 CDT (Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero) in collaboration with Tracey Concrete . The project is titled “Next generation low-carbon crack-resistant precast shaft and tunnel segments” and sits at the intersection of civil engineering , materials science , and concrete technology . The research will investigate commercially available and emerging low-carbon binder blends , susta...

🎓 PhD opportunity at the University of Bath through the Commonwealth PhD Scholarships 2027/28 . This opportunity is for highly motivated prospective PhD candidates interested in research at the intersection of structural engineering , conservation , sustainability , and emerging technologies . The supervising academic, Alejandro Jiménez Rios (Lecturer in Structural Engineering and Cluster Co-Leader for History, Conservation, and Management), is seeking candidates with interests in topics such as...

PhD studentship at the University of Exeter in the area of materials science , chemical engineering , and environmental science , with applications to built environments and porous construction materials. The project, titled Materials-reinforced multifunctional coatings for built environments , focuses on developing PFAS-free multifunctional coatings for materials such as concrete, brick, and wood. The research aims to improve hydrophobicity , breathability , and anti-mould performance while sup...