Qualification Type: PhD
Location: Loughborough
Funding for: UK Students, EU Students, International Students
Funding amount: ￡ 14777 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Placed On: 25th January 2019
Closes: 22nd March 2019
Reference: MA/DS-2/2018
Primary supervisor: Dr David Sibley
Secondary supervisors: Prof Andrew Archer, Dr Dmitri Tseluiko
You will work in the Mathematical Modelling research group where Dr Sibley
and many others work on a variety of related projects in renewable energy and
wetting properties of surfaces, funded from a range of sources and with links
to industrial partners. Collaboration with others, especially from other
disciplines, will be encouraged.
Loughborough University is a top-ten rated university in England for research
intensity (REF2014). In choosing Loughborough for your research, you’ll work
alongside academics who are leaders in their field. You will benefit from
comprehensive support and guidance from our Doctoral College, including
tailored careers advice, to help you succeed in your research and future
career.
Find out more:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/supporting-you/research/
The Department of Mathematical Sciences is part of the School of Science at
Loughborough. The Department has attracted staff and students from all over
the world, making it a diverse and stimulating environment in which to study.
Active in high quality research across the broad spectrum of mathematics, the
Department has an international reputation, with four fifths of research
rated internationally leading or better in REF 2014. Further information
about the Department can be found here:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/maths/, and about the School here:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/science/
Full Project Detail:
Situations arise throughout nature and industry where fluid droplets interact
with surfaces, from rain on leaves, waterproof clothing or solar panels to
inkjet printing. Manufactured surfaces can be designed to have certain
wetting properties, effectively how much the surfaces like to attract or
repel fluids, through either the actual material or the texturing of the
surface. To design these features requires an understanding of the surface
and its interactions with the fluids on them at very small scales, but they
ultimately can determine or control the behaviour of whole droplets or
systems of droplets at large, macroscopic, scales. This project will develop
both the theory of the mathematical models used to understand the motion of
droplets and simulation techniques to explore the resulting behaviours.
Find out more:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/maths/staff/academic/david-sibley/
Entry requirements:
Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree
(or equivalent) in Mathematical Sciences or a related subject. A relevant
Master’s degree and/or experience in one or more of the following will be an
advantage: Industrial mathematical modelling, solution of partial
differential equations, numerical techniques.
Funding information:
The 3-year studentship provides a tax-free stipend of ￡14,777 per annum (in
line with the standard research council rates) for the duration of the
studentship plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate. International (non-EU)
students may apply however the total value of the studentship will be used
towards the cost of the International tuition fee.
Contact details:
Name: David Sibley
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: +44 (0)1509 228127
How to apply:
All applications should be made online at
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research/. Under programme name, select
Mathematical Sciences.
Please quote reference number: MA/DS-2/2018.