Led by The University of Nottingham involving collaboration with the University of Birmingham and Loughborough University
This EngD Centre will produce research leaders to tackle the major national and international challenges over the next 15 years in implementing new power plant to generate electricity more efficiently using fossil energy with near zero emissions, involving the successful demonstration of CO2 capture, and reducing CO2 emissions generally from coal utilisation, including iron making.
A number of Engineering Doctorate postgraduate studentships starting October 2012 are available.
The EngD training provides:
- An in-depth four year training programme
- A non-taxed stipend of up to £20,000; much higher than a conventional PhD
- Approximately three years’ extensive research time in industry
- International travel for conferences and attending summer schools held in China and India
- Preparation for high-level careers in the energy sector
Projects will match both the interests of the research engineer and the company. Students should be of high academic calibre and merit and must satisfy the UK residency requirement. They will also need either a first class or upper second class honours degree in a relevant subject.
Projects available starting October 2012 include;
- Determination of the influence of downstream blockages on the performance of steam turbine exhaust diffusers – suitable for a physics background
- Future energy-environment dependencies of the infrastructure network – suitable for an engineering, physics or mathematics backgrounds
- Microwave processing of drilling wastes for offshore oil platforms – suitable for chemical, mechanical or electrical engineering, chemistry backgrounds
- Hydrogen to grid – suitable for chemical or mechanical engineering backgrounds
To apply, send a CV with a covering letter to Professor Colin Snape, Director of EngD Centre in Efficient Fossil Energy Technologies, Email: efet at nottingham.ac.uk.
For more information about the EngD Centre and its research go here