CMRI Doctoral Training
CMRI Doctoral Training
CMRI Doctoral Training
Welcome to the doctoral training programme at the Centre for Metamaterial Research and Innovation
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The doctoral training programme at the Centre for Metamaterials Research and Innovation (CMRI) supports all our students in developing their scientific knowledge whilst also providing transferable and technical skills training to prepare them for careers within and outside of academia.
The PhD students learn together in targeted courses, self-driven activity groups, and exposure to industry to gain scientific background knowledge beyond their areas of expertise, and to equip themselves with transferable professional skills such as entrepreneurship, project management, and professional presentation skills. We are now home to a diverse community of over 30 active PhD students (Postgraduate Reseachers, PGRs) who are training in a stimulating, challenging yet supportive cohort-based environment. Since 2018, over 65 graduates have entered employmenet in industry and as postdocs in Higher education Institutions in and outside the UK. See here for examples of where our alumni have moved on to.
What are metamaterials?
- Metamaterials are fabricated microstructures with properties beyond those found in nature.
- They are emerging as an important new class of electromagnetic and acoustic materials.
- They have a wide range of applications in areas including energy harvesting, efficiency and storage; imaging; communications; electronic circuitry; sensing and ‘cloaking’.