Research Studentship

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica (IDMEC) / Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, is opening one Research Studentship for a PhD student in Mechanical Engineering within the project Carbon-FreePorts (Operação n.º 15775 - LISBOA2030-FEDER-00688200). The position is based in Lisbon, Portugal, and is focused on advanced wave energy conversion technologies for Oscillating Water Column (OWC) systems. The research will combine numerical modelling , Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) , and ...

Research studentship opportunity at Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (IST-ID) in Portugal , hosted at MARETEC – Marine, Environment and Technology Centre at the Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon . The fellowship is part of the MARETEC BASE 2025–2029 project and focuses on mechanical engineering , energy efficiency , and the historical analysis of natural gas production and consumption. The workplan includes gathering worldwide data on ...

FEUP (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto) is offering 1 Research Grant within the project i-DINSystem – Intelligent and Dynamic thermal INsulation System for adaptive modular façades . The work is based in Civil Engineering and focuses on building performance, thermal insulation systems, modular façades, hygrothermal simulation, CFD-based optimization, and AI-assisted predictive modelling. The research plan includes: development of a numerical model to assess the impact of a dynamic the...

FEUP (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto) is offering 1 Master-level research grant within the AGRO-CIRN project, focused on Chemical Engineering and related areas. The work will be carried out at LEPABE – Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy , Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, under the supervision of Professor Vera Maria Ferreira da Cruz Homem . The project investigates a radiation-based thermal treatment for disinfecting end-of-li...

Monash University Malaysia is advertising a PhD Global Excellence and Mobility Scholarship (GEMS 2027) project on solar carbon dioxide conversion to renewable fuels . The research sits at the intersection of chemistry , chemical engineering , materials science , environmental science , and physics , with a strong focus on photocatalysis , perovskite-based materials , CO2 reduction , and DFT modelling . The project aims to develop visible-light-responsive photocatalysts for converting atmospheric...