PhD Research Studentships
Development of advanced cooling devices based on solid-state refrigeration
| Supervisors: | Haixue YAN and Huasheng WANG |
| Apply by: | 31 January 2024 |
| Start in: | September (Semester 1) |
Description
The solid-state refrigeration based on caloric effects show promising potential offering alternatives for conventional vapour-compression refrigeration using refrigerants in order to achieve the net zero target by 2050. The challenges that need to be hurdled are the practical applications of the new cooling technologies; that lie in both the high caloric effect materials and the design of the cooling devices. At present, all of the reported solid-state regeneration devices remain relatively bulky and complex, with room for further enhancement in the cooling performance and energy efficiency on a system level. This project aims to develop advanced cooling devices based on solid-state refrigeration using the best electrocaloric materials developed at Queen Mary University of London.
Funding
Funded by: China Scholarship CouncilCandidate will need to secure a CSC scholarship.
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.
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 September (Semester 1).
Contact
For informal enquiries about this opportunity, please contact Haixue YAN or Huasheng WANG.
Apply
Start an application for this studentship and for entry onto the PhD Mechanical Engineering full-time programme (Semester 1 / September start):
Please be sure to quote the reference "SEMS-PHD-553" to associate your application with this studentship opportunity.
| Related website: | https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/research/sustainable/ | |
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| Keywords: | Mechanical Engineering |