PhD Opportunities in Fluid Mechanics in United Kingdom

University of Southampton is advertising a PhD project in planetary climate physics focused on a major open question in giant-planet atmospheres: how giant storms form and how heat is redistributed across fast-rotating planets . The project will use the OASIS computational model to run advanced three-dimensional climate simulations of Jupiter and Jupiter-like planets. Research topics include atmospheric physics , cloud physics , turbulence , atmospheric circulation , and the development of large...

PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in Particle-Fluid Interactions in Environmental Flows . This postgraduate research project sits in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and focuses on fluid mechanics , particle-fluid interactions , environmental flows , sediment transport , coastal erosion , ocean plastic pollution , and related problems in rivers, coastal waters, and turbulent boundary layers. The project invites research using experimental , theoretical , numerical ...

PhD opportunity at the University of Leeds on Understanding and Predicting CaCO3 Growth on Subsea Infrastructure . This project investigates the formation and growth of calcareous deposits (CaCO3) on subsea infrastructure and their impact on cathodic protection systems. The research combines experimental investigation, advanced characterisation, electrochemical analysis, and predictive modelling to improve offshore engineering design. The project is undertaken in collaboration with Deepwater EU ...

Assistant Professor Nausheen Basha at The University of Manchester is recruiting for two fully funded PhD projects that combine machine learning , computational fluid dynamics , engineering design , and pharmaceutical/vaccine manufacturing . PhD 1: Human-in-the-Loop Decision-Making for Lipid Nanoparticle Reactor Design Supervision includes Omar Rivasplata (Department of Computer Science, The University of Manchester). This project is part of the UKRI AI Centre for Doctoral Training in Decision M...

PhD opportunity at Aston University in Advanced Microwave Technology Development for Activated Carbon Reactivation , offered through the Net2Zero Centre for Doctoral Training . This project sits at the intersection of Chemical Engineering , Process Engineering , Particle Engineering , Environmental Science , and Materials Science . The research aims to develop and optimise microwave reactivation of spent activated carbon, with a particular focus on powdered activated carbon (PAC), which is curre...

PhD project at the University of Southampton on multiscale understanding of oxide-strengthened magnesium alloys for extreme space environments . This postgraduate research project explores how nanoscale oxide particles in magnesium alloys may improve strength , thermal stability , and radiation tolerance for future spacecraft and satellites. The work focuses on microstructural evolution under conditions relevant to space, including thermal cycling and helium ion irradiation . Research topics inc...

Postgraduate research project at the University of Southampton : Next-generation gas sensing with hollow-core optical fibres . This is a PhD opportunity in physics , photonics , optical fibres , and gas sensing , with strong links to electrical engineering , materials science , chemistry , and environmental science . The project explores how gas composition, pressure, and temperature affect light propagation in hollow-core fibres, including optical loss, phase, dispersion, molecular absorption, ...

Postgraduate research project at the University of Southampton : Water lubricated machine bearings . This is a PhD opportunity in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences , focused on developing high-speed hybrid bearing technologies that can operate under lubricated, starved, and boundary lubrication conditions. The research sits at the intersection of tribology , materials , sensing , and data science , with an emphasis on reducing friction, wear, and failure risk. The project is a col...

University of Southampton is advertising a competition-funded PhD project titled “Genuinely high-order discretisation of Navier-Stokes equations using machine learning and its application to turbomachinery aeroacoustics.” The project sits in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and focuses on computational fluid dynamics , Navier-Stokes equations , high-order discretisation , machine learning , neural networks , and turbomachinery aeroacoustics . The research aims to build a more sta...