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Modelling the behaviour of random materials

During this project the PhD student is expected to derive and establish fundamental relationships that will help in describing the behaviour random materials. more...

Supervisor(s): Einav, Itai (Professor)

Micromechanics of soft particulate materials

The purpose of this project is to study experimentally and numerically the micromechanics of deforming soft particles, from a radically new way. more...

Supervisor(s): Einav, Itai (Professor)

Understanding slip and designing new slippery surfaces

Investigation of the properties of surfaces that affect the slip of liquids at solid interface, with the potential to develop more energy-efficient microfluidic devices. more...

Supervisor(s): Neto, Chiara (Professor)

Connections in high strength cold-formed rectangular hollow sections

A scholarship is available for a suitably qualified student with an Honours degree (or equivalent) in Engineering to undertake full time research leading to a PhD degree in the fiel more...

Supervisor(s): Wilkinson, Tim (Associate Professor)

High performance computational nanotechnology

This project seeks to develop these techniques for molecular simulations of liquid and solid states using parallel computational techniques. The developed algorithms will be used on more...

Supervisor(s): Jabbarzadeh, Ahmad (Dr)

Role of S100A8 and S100A9 in osteoarthritis

This projects involves the development of novel scaffolds and biomaterials for bone and cartilage regeneration. more...

Supervisor(s): Zreiqat, Hala (Professor)

In-situ transmission electron microscopy nanoindentation investigation of the deformation behaviour of metallic amorphous/crystalline composites

This project aims to apply the in-situ TEM nanoindentation technique to understand external force induced interaction between crystalline phases and the amorphous matrix. more...

Supervisor(s): Liao, Xiaozhou (Professor)

Subbase degradation: permeability and strength reductions by means of breakage soil mechanics

How exactly should grain crushing be introduced to model permeability and strength reductions? The answer of this question will be the primary objective of this PhD research, which more...

Supervisor(s): Einav, Itai (Professor)

Image analysis of the kinematics and size reduction of grains in cataclasis

The experimental challenges in this research will be quite unique in that we will endeavor to see and thereafter analyse the kinematics and the grain size reduction using two novel more...

Supervisor(s): Einav, Itai (Professor)

Improving the scale-up of spray drying for bioactive extracts and fibres

This project will improve the ability to scale up the spray drying of bioactive extracts and fibres. more...

Supervisor(s): Langrish, Timothy (Professor)