PhD Research Studentships
Industry Funded PhD Opportunity working on Advanced Elastomer Materials with a Global Tyre Company
| Supervisor: | James BUSFIELD |
| Apply by: | 1 April 2025 |
| Start in: | September (Semester 1) |
Description
Project Details:
The successful candidates must have an interest in the design and behaviour of high-performance tyres. The industrial partner is a leading global tyre manufacturer (based in Japan). The project is fully sponsored by the industry partner, with whom you will interact, regularly as part of the project. This will enable you to become fully embedded in the sponsor's research culture. An interest in elastomer composites and the detailed relationships between the microstructure and the resulting tyre properties such as the abrasion resistance and tyre wear particle formation as well as tyre wear particle characterisation are desirable and will be explored as part of the candidate selection process.
Funding
- Both studentships are fully funded to include your tuition fees, and they include a 3.5 year stipend (set at £ 21,237 for 2024/25).
The project will be undertaken in the world-leading Soft Matter Group at QMUL under the supervision of Prof James Busfield. This is the largest such research group in the UK university sector. The project will include the elucidation of tyre wear particle formation mechanism. This will be achieved through experiments, computational modelling and mathematical modelling. A combination of abrasion and chemical characterisation experiments will be undertaken to provide the basis to pursue the modelling of tyre wear particle generation. The scientific findings will be instrumental in the design of next generation sustainable tyre tread compounds.
Informal enquiries about these positions can be made to Prof James Busfield (j.busfield@qmul.ac.uk) before the deadline.
Funding
Funded by: SEMSEligibility
- 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 James BUSFIELD.
Apply
Start an application for this studentship and for entry onto the PhD Materials Science full-time programme (Semester 1 / September start):
Please be sure to quote the reference "SEMS-PHD-659" to associate your application with this studentship opportunity.
| Related website: | https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/staff/j.busfield |
| Keywords: | Computational Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Nanotechnology, Solid Mechanics, Engineering Mathematics, Mathematical Modelling, Experimental Physics |