PhD Research Studentships

SEMS/China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD studentships for entry in September 2016

Apply by:

31 January 2016

Description

The School of Engineering and Materials Science is pleased to announce that it has been allocated China Scholarship Council (CSC) PhD studentships for entry in September 2016.

Under the scheme, Queen Mary will provide scholarships to cover all tuition fees, whilst the CSC will provide living expenses and one return flight ticket to successful applicants.

The School is seeking China Scholarship Council (CSC) Applicants for the following Projects/Supervisors:

• Finite Block Method in Multiscale Fracture Mechanics
  Supervisor: Dr Pihua Wen
• Design of nanobiomaterials for the long term expansion of mesenchymal stem cells and applications in regenerative medicine
  Supervisors: Dr Julien Gautrot & Prof Joost de Bruijn
• Design modelling and control of hybrid renewable energy sources
  Supervisor: Dr Hasan Shaheed
• Engineering of a molecularly designed cancer stem cell niche
  Supervisor: Dr Alvaro Mata, Prof Christopher Heeschen
• Transparent, Light Weight and High Impact Polymeric Materials and Composites
  Supervisors: Prof Cees Bastiaansen, Prof Ton Peijs
• Endothelialisation of self-assembled vessels
  Supervisors: Prof Wen Wang, Dr Alvaro Mata
• Fabrication of delivery systems enable activation at specific cells and tissues
  Supervisor: Prof Gleb Sukhorukov, Prof Wen Wang, Dr Julien Gautrot
• Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Novel Microchannel Heat Exchangers
  Supervisor: Dr Hua Sheng Wang
• Cracks, anticracks, quasi cracks and folding for kirigami inspired microstructures
  Supervisors: Dr Ettore Barbieri, Prof Nicola Pugno
• Investigation into the causes of age related macular degeneration using a novel electrochemical imaging system combining light-addressable potentiometric sensors (LAPS) with scanning ion conductance microscopy (SICM)
  Supervisors: Dr Steffi Krause, Dr Pavel Novak
• Graphene and graphene composites from biomass.
  Supervisors: Prof Magdalena Titirici, Prof Mike Reece, Prof Ton Peijs
• Single optical-fibre confocal endoscope for high-resolution in vivo microscopy
  Supervisor: Dr Lei Su, Prof Martin Knight
• Field induced phase transition in (BiNa)0.5TiO3-based materials for energy storage
  Supervisors: Dr Haixue Yan, Prof Mike Reece, Dr Isaac Abrahams
• Chemical vapour deposition routes to zinc oxide nanostructures
  Supervisors: Dr Russell Binions, Prof Steve Dunn
• Ferroelectric polymer-inorganic hybrids for energy applications
  Supervisor: Prof Mike Reece, Dr Emiliano Bilotti
• Carbon Nanotube Fibres and Fabrics for High Performance Multifunctional Composites
  Supervisor: Dr Emiliano Bilotti
• Multiscale modelling of nano-confined water under effect of the flow
  Supervisor: Prof Sergey Karabasov
• Redox reaction mediated electrochemical biosensors for selective biomedical measurement
  Supervisor: Prof Pankaj Vadgama, Prof Wen Wang
• Accurate modelling of the dynamic motion of capsules in flows
  Supervisor: Dr Yi Sui
• Modelling and simulation of biomolecular systems
  Supervisors: Dr Mario Orsi, Dr Helena Azevedo
• Sequence controlled polymers for biomedical applications
  Supervisor: Dr Remzi Becer
• Organic Thermoelectric Materials: Molecular and supramolecular approaches
  Supervisor: Dr Oliver Fenwick
• Modelling and simulation of knotted proteins
  Supervisors: Prof Nicola Pugno, Dr Mario Orsi
• Aspects of functional materials for energy harvesting
  Supervisors: Prof Steve Dunn
• Model predictive control and its application in power management of energy systems
  Supervisors: Dr Guang Li
• Cancer stem cell mechanobiology and its regulation of phenotype and function
  Supervisors: Prof David Lee, Prof Christopher Heeschen
• Drop formation and impact of complex and biomaterial liquids for 3D printing
  Supervisors:  Dr J.R. Castrejon-Pita
• Controlling Mineralization with Micropatterning and Charge Density: Layer-by-Layer Templating of Bioinspired Flexible Shell Mimics
  Supervisors:  Dr Himadri Gupta, Prof Gleb Sukhorukov
• Synthesis of carbon nitride quantum dots on carbon nitride sheets for photocatalytic water splitting applications
  Supervisors: Dr Ana Sobrido
• Ion imaging with light-addressable potentiometric sensors in the investigation of Material-Cell interactions
  Supervisors: Dr Karin Hing, Dr Steffi Krause
• A Novel Hybrid Actuation Principle for Soft Manipulators
  Supervisors: Prof Kaspar Althoefer
• Accurate and Efficient Modelling of Moving Contact Lines under Complex Conditions
  Supervisors: Prof Wen Wang, Dr Yi Sui, Prof Rebecca Lingwood

Application Method:

Before applying you need to ensure that the School has the expertise within the specific area to supervise your research. To do this you should visit the School research web pages and review individual staff’s research interests.
If you are able to identify a match with your own research interests, the next step is to complete the online application process to an appropriate Engineering or Materials PhD programme:

• Research degrees in Engineering
• Research degrees in Materials

Please remember to include a reference to the "China Scholarship Council" and also the name of the Project/Supervisor to associate your application with that studentship opportunity.

Candidates will need to demonstrate their proficiency in English equivalent to an IELTS score of 6.5 (with a minimum score of 5.5 in each of the test components).

Candidates will need to submit a formal online application to the university by 31 January 2016.

If successful in securing an offer from QMUL, candidates will then need to apply to the CSC for approval and to confirm funding.

Further Guidance on how to apply for a PhD in general is available via:
http://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/applyresearchdegrees/

Eligibility

• The minimum requirement for this studentship opportunity is a good honours degree (minimum 2(i) honours or equivalent) or MSc/MRes in a relevant discipline.
• If English is not your first language, you will require a valid English certificate equivalent to IELTS 6.5+ overall with a minimum score of minimum score of 6.0 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking).
• Candidates are expected to start in (Semester ).