PhD Opportunities in Materials Science in New Zealand

PhD opportunity at the University of Waikato (Hamilton Campus, New Zealand) on Sustainable Timber Packaging for Steel Coil Transport . This funded PhD scholarship, developed with Ferrier Industrial Limited , focuses on the sustainability, performance, and compliance of timber packaging and dunnage used for steel coil transport. The project aims to develop reusable and returnable packaging systems that can replace consumable packaging and support circular-economy practices in steel manufacturing,...

PhD opportunity at the University of Waikato (Hamilton Campus, New Zealand) in high-entropy alloys , hydrogen storage , and atomic-scale modelling . The project investigates hydrogenation and dehydrogenation mechanisms in HEAs using first-principles density functional theory (DFT) simulations, with a focus on how composition and atomic-scale structure affect hydrogen absorption/desorption behaviour and the underlying thermodynamic and kinetic mechanisms. This is an international collaboration in...

PhD opportunity in Advanced Materials and Processing for Future Manufacturing at the University of Waikato (Hamilton campus, New Zealand). This doctoral project sits at the interface of materials science and mechanical engineering , with a strong focus on advanced materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical performance, and failure analysis. The research will examine how processing routes such as powder processing, additive manufacturing, joining, repair, hybrid processing, or conventional su...