2018 projects
Current opportunities
We are currently recruiting to the following studentship projects. All our studentships are funded* and some also have an industry partner associated with them.
To apply for a project, please read its description and then follow the instructions on the How to apply page.
The closing date for applications is 30 April 2018 but you are advised to apply as soon as possible.
| Project title |
External collaborator |
|---|---|
| Acoustic imaging in turbid environments |
yes; stipend top-up available |
| Advanced magnetic materials for radio, microwave and millimetre-wave applications |
yes; stipend top-up available |
| All-optical metasurface modulators for THz radiation |
yes; stipend top-up available |
| Antenna efficiency and match manipulation using metamaterials |
yes; EPSRC iCase; stipend top-up available; UK nationals only |
| Combined electromagnetic and piezoelectric energy harvesting from low-speed fluid flows for remote monitoring |
yes; stipend top-up available |
| Design and manufacture of broadband 3D multilayer metamaterials for microwave and mm-wave application |
yes; stipend top-up available |
| Manipulating the coupling and scattering between surface waves and plane waves on metasurfaces, and at their discontinuities |
yes; stipend top-up available; UK nationals only |
| 3D graded nanocomposites | yes; UK nationals only |
|
Metamaterials-enhanced self-charging bio-compatible smart textiles for wearable electronics |
yes |
|
New materials and structures that control the propagation of acoustic radiation |
yes; UK nationals only; Prosperity Partnership |
| Optical detection of magnetization dynamics induced by spin-orbit torques | yes; further funding available |
| Optically induced magnetization dynamics of magnetic exchange spring metamaterials | yes |
| yes | |
| yes; UK nationals only; Prosperity Partnership | |
| Ultrafast single photon sources | yes |
| Microscopy in scattering media | |
| Photosynthetic Metamaterials | |
| Solid state refrigeration using 2D/metamaterials | |
| Specific biosensing with non-linear metamaterials | |
| Testing fluctuation relations of conformal changes of biomolecules | |
| Towards flexible micro-endoscopy: compressive characterisation and control of light propagation through multi-mode optical fibres | |
Projects taken |
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| A quantum thermodynamic study to improve magnetic data storage | |
| All dielectric phase-change metamaterial-based holography |
yes; stipend top-up available |
| Control of flow-induced near-field noise through the use of metasurfaces |
yes; EPSRC iCase; UK nationals only; stipend top-up available |
| Detection of magnetic meta-atom dynamics by x-ray ferromagnetism resonance | yes |
| Excitation of spin waves in magnetic elements using surface acoustic waves | yes; in-kind contribution |
| Experimental topics in the manipulation of sound using metamaterials and metasurfaces | yes |
| Magnetoelastic metamaterials for lab-on-a-chip technology | |
| Metasurfaces and phononic crystals for manipulating fluid flow and acoustics | yes;
stipend top-up available |
| Nanoscale Infrared Biomolecule Spectroscopy (NIBS) | |
| Plasmonic-enhanced organic photovoltaics for wearable applications | yes |
| Probing mechanics in quantum mechanics – Josephson nano-resonator metamaterials |
yes; Robert Brown studentship; stipend top-up available |
| Strong light-matter interactions in perovskites | |
| The development of novel electronic and photonic metadevices for adaptive multispectral imaging in the infrared |
yes; UK nationals only; Prosperity Partnership; stipend top-up available |
| Two-dimensional metamaterial batteries |
*Please note that for non-EU students, funding will cover international tuition fees and project costs only. More information on the value of the award can be found on the How to apply page.