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PhDStudentshipTheInvestigationandDevelopmentofDesign,OptimisationandVirtualTestingofCompositesatImperialCollegeLondon

PhDStudentshipTheInvestigationand
DevelopmentofDesign,Optimisationand
VirtualTestingofComposites
ImperialCollegeLondonDepartmentofAeronautics
Qualificationtype: PhD
Location:
London
UKStudents,EU
Fundingfor:
Students
Fundingamount: 20,000
Hours:
FullTime

Placedon: 2ndJune2016
Closes:
2ndSeptember2016

Design,OptimisationandVirtualTestingofComposites
ApplicationsareinvitedforaPh.D.studentshipontheinvestigationanddevelopmentofdesign,
optimisationandvirtualtestingofcomposites.
ThePhDprojectispartofSHERLOC,alargeresearchprogramme(9M)fundedbytheClean
SkyJointTechnologyInitiativeandledbytheDepartmentofAeronauticsatImperialCollege
London.TheCleanSkyinitiativeisapublicprivatepartnershipbetweentheEuropean
Commissionandtheaerospaceindustryaimedatdevelopingbreakthroughtechnologiesto
significantlyimprovetheenvironmentalperformanceoffutureairplanes.TheSHERLOC
programmeisbeingundertakenbyaconsortiumofeightpartnerorganisations(including
industries,universitiesandindustrialresearchorganisationsintheUK,Spain,Greeceand
Belgium)andisfocussedonstructuralhealthmonitoring(SHM)technologiesandinnovative
designandmanufacturingforthecompositefuselageofagreenregionaljet.Thesuccessful
PhDapplicantwillcontributetoarangeoftasksassociatedwiththebroaderaimsofthe
SHERLOCproject(including,forexample,mechanicaltestingofdesignedcompositestructures
andexperimentalevaluationofSHMsystems)buttheprincipalfocuswillbeonthedevelopment
andinvestigationofdesignandoptimisationofcomposites.
Arobustdesignandoptimisationapproachwillbedevelopedtosimulatethesequenceof
actionstakenduringdesignandstructuralsizinginindustry,includingmaterialcharacterization,
preliminaryanalysisanddetaileddesign.Thismethodisarobustmultiobjectiveapproachfor
structuralsizingofcompositesatdifferentdesignstagesthatincludesprogressivefailure
analysisofcomposites.ThisPhDprojectwillfurtherdevelopandextendthismethodology
throughmodellingusingfiniteelementsandusingadvancedoptimisationalgorithms.
Applicantsshouldhaveastronginterestincomputationalmethodsandoptimisationalgorithms
forcompositecomponents,possessanalytical,experimental,advancedprogramingskillsand
alsohavegoodcommunicationskills(includingreportwritingandoralpresentation).Applications
areinvitedfromcandidateswith(orwhoexpecttogain)afirstclasshonoursdegreeina
relevantengineeringsubject.FundingisavailableforUKandEUcitizensonly.The
studentshipisforthreeandhalfyearsstartingassoonaspossibleandwillprovidefullcoverage
oftuitionfeesandanannualtaxfreestipendofapproximately20,000.
ApplicationswillbeassessedasreceivedandallapplicantsshouldfollowthestandardCollege
applicationprocedure(www3.imperial.ac.uk/pgprospectus/howtoapply).Informalenquiriesand
requestsforadditionalinformationforthispostcanbemadeto:
DrOmarBacarrezaNogaleso.bacarrezanogales@imperial.ac.ukorProfessorFerri
Aliabadim.h.aliabadi@imperial.ac.uk
Shouldyouhaveanyqueriesregardingtheapplicationprocesspleasecontact:MsLisaKellyby
email:l.kelly@imperial.ac.ukphoneon+44(0)2075945056.
Committedtoequalityandvaluingdiversity.WearealsoanAthenaBronzeSWANAward
winner,aStonewallDiversityChampionandaTwoTickEmployer.

Advertinformation

Type/Role:
PhD
SubjectArea(s):
PhysicalandEnvironmentalSciencesMaterialsScienceEngineeringandTechnology
AerospaceEngineering

Location(s):
London

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