PhD Studentship: Optimal Control Methods for Strongly Coupled Spin Systems in Solid Materials

Supervisory Team: Benjamin CameronProject descriptionThis PhD is focussed on a new theoretical/computational method to measure material properties in places where they are really difficult to measure: e.g. in a shock wave, in a shear band, or at a crack tip. These are all of critical importance in many engineering problems such as car crashes, manufacturing...

PhD Supervisor: Dr Marina CarravettaSupervisory Team: Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya Kuprov, Dr Matt PotterProject description The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and...

PhD Supervisor: Prof Malcolm Levitt FRS, Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya KuprovSupervisory Team: Prof Malcolm Levitt FRS, Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya KuprovProject description: The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive...

Project title: PhD Studentship in Nanophotonics and Metamaterials: Development of Switchable and Programmable Metasurfaces using Novel Materials Supervisory Team: Prof. Otto Muskens; Dr Ioannis ZeimpekisProject description:Metaoptics, the application of metasurface concepts in optical systems, is a rapidly growing field that has the potential to...

Supervisory Team: Chris-Kriton Skylaris (80%) Jeremy Frey (20%) Project Description: The computational simulation of chemical reactions in materials requires an accurate, explicit description of their electrons. This can be achieved by quantum mechanical calculations from first principles, in particular with Density Functional Theory (DFT) which achieves a...

PhD Supervisor: Dr Nema AbdelazimSupervisory Team: Dr Nema AbdelazimProject description: The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills.We are offering an exciting...

Supervisory Team: Prof. Otto Muskens; Alberto PolitiProject Description:In this project, the student will develop new technologies for integrated quantum optical chips allowing programming and tuning of devices under different operating conditions and in particular for operation in a cryogenic environment. The ability to actively control different parts of...

Supervisory Team: Prof Ilya Kuprov, Dr Marina CarravettaProject description: The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills.Spin is a relativistic property of...

PhD Supervisor: Prof Malcolm Levitt FRS, Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya KuprovSupervisory Team: Prof Malcolm Levitt FRS, Dr Marina Carravetta, Prof Ilya KuprovProject description: The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive...

Project title: Quantum control of magnetic processes Supervisory Team: Prof Ilya Kuprov, Dr Marina CarravettaProject description: The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and...

Supervisory Team: Dr Seung Lee (School of Chemistry), Prof. Jeremy Webb (School of Biological Sciences and National Biofilms Innovation Centre), Prof. Paul Stoodley (University of Southampton), Dr Rob Howlin (Haleon, industry), Dr David Bradshaw and Dr Ricarda Hawkins (Haleon, industry) Project Description:A fully-funded 4 year National Biofilms Innovation...

Supervisory Team: Dr N.C. Townsend, Prof D.A. Hudson and Dr J.A. Bowker (industrial)Project descriptionWave energy can be used to improve the performance of ships and boats. By exploiting hydrodynamically the available wave energy, the motions, emissions, and powering requirements of ships operating in adverse weather conditions can be significantly...

Supervisory Team: Chris-Kriton Skylaris (90%) Andrea Russell (10%)Project description:Proton-exchange Membrane (PEM) hydrogen fuel cells are an emerging technology for environmentally sustainable transport and other carbon-neutral energy applications. A crucial component of these devices are the metallic catalyst nanoparticles which allow the chemical...

Project title: Learning for Control: Enabling Efficient Networked Autonomous Systems Supervisory Team: Konstantinos Gatsis Project description:There is an ongoing transformation in engineering autonomous systems that aim to achieve complex objectives with limited human intervention in applications such as robotics, self-driving cars, and industrial systems....

PhD Supervisor: Thomas BlumensathSupervisory Team: Thomas Blumensath (ISVR), Daniel Clark (ECS), Mark Mavrogordato (Engineering)Project descriptionX-ray computed tomography uses X-ray radiation to generate three dimensional images of an object's external and internal structure. The method is not only used for medical diagnostics but is also increasingly used...

PhD Supervisor: Dr Elinor TwyeffortSupervisory Team: Dr Elinor TwyeffortProject description: The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills.Controlling and...

PhD Supervisor: Dr Seung Lee Supervisory Team: Dr Seung Lee (School of Chemistry), Prof. Jeremy Webb (School of Biological Sciences and national Biofilms Innovation Centre), Prof. Paul Stoodley (University of Southampton and Ohio State University)Project description:A fully-funded 4 year PhD studentship (Institute for Life Sciences studentship) for research...

Supervisory Team: Dr N.C. Townsend, Prof D.A. Hudson and Dr J.A. Bowker (industrial)Project descriptionShip model testing is expensive and time consuming. Can we derive hydrodynamic seakeeping and manoeuvring characteristics with focused datasets, eliminating time consuming single variable investigations?In this PhD program you will develop and test novel...

Supervisory Team: Professor Pedro Rivera and Dr Ben CameronProject description:Rail safety is dependent upon the ability to control the nucleation and growth of cracks. Current popular techniques focus on crack prevention, e.g. through grinding, but the mechanisms leading to failure remain largely ununderstood. The topic has recently been reviewed...

Supervisory Team: Prof Ilya Kuprov, Dr Marina CarravettaProject description: The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills.Magnetic resonance spectroscopy and...