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🎓 Engineering Mathematics PhDs

Multi-terminal HVDC Control and Operation Strategies for Offshore Wind Farms
Loughborough University Dr Zhengyu Lin, Dr Dong Chen, Dr Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt 🎓 Control Systems 🎓 Data Analysis

This PhD develops control and operational strategies for multi-terminal HVDC (MT-HVDC) networks in offshore wind, addressing vendor interoperability and system scalability using advanced simulations and industrial valid…

Single-turbine scale quantification of wake turbulence
Loughborough University Prof Chris Keylock, Dr Yi Li, Prof Michele Guala 🎓 Aerospace Engineering 🎓 Applied Mathematics

This PhD quantifies single-turbine wake turbulence to improve understanding of flow physics, aerodynamic interactions, and impacts on downwind turbines, combining numerical simulation, data analysis, and model developme…

Lifecycle Optimisation of Wind Farms using Machine-Learning Models Enhanced with Numerical Modelling
Durham University Dr Majid Bastankhah, Dr Nima Gerami-Seresht 🎓 Aerospace Engineering 🎓 Computational Mathematics

This fully-funded PhD focuses on enhancing wind farm performance and lifespan using machine-learning models integrated with numerical simulations to optimise turbine cluster aerodynamics and operational efficiency.

Modelling of subsea cable flow induced vibration effects in offshore wind farms
Durham University Dr Lian Gan, Prof James Gilbert, Prof William Coombs 🎓 Applied Mathematics 🎓 Engineering Mathematics

This fully-funded PhD investigates flow-induced vibrations (FIV) in subsea cables for offshore wind farms, developing robust numerical models to predict structural response under complex environmental loading and improv…

Resilient Control of Offshore Wind Transmission Systems for a Net-Zero Grid
Durham University Dr Mahmoud Shahbazi, Prof Hongjian Sun 🎓 Artificial Intelligence 🎓 Electrical Engineering

This fully-funded PhD develops resilient control strategies for offshore wind transmission systems, focusing on grid-forming HVDC controllers for stable voltage and frequency restoration after faults. The project combin…

Digital Twinning for Smart Resin Infusion and Curing in Wind Turbine Blades via Embedded Fibre Optic Sensors and Physics-Informed Machine Learning
University of Hull Prof James Gilbert (University of Hull), Dr Hatice Sas (University of Sheffield) 🎓 Artificial Intelligence 🎓 Computational Mathematics

This fully-funded PhD develops a digital twin of the resin infusion and curing process in wind turbine blade manufacturing using embedded fibre optic sensors and physics-informed machine learning. The project aims to pr…

Modelling stroke progression and treatment in the brain
University of Bristol Prof Stephen Payne 🎓 Applied Mathematics 🎓 Biomedical Engineering

This PhD develops computational models to simulate stroke progression and treatment, incorporating individual patient factors to improve predictive accuracy and support targeted clinical interventions.

How does sleep affect your chance of brain disease?
University of Bristol Prof Stephen Payne 🎓 Applied Mathematics 🎓 Biomedical Engineering

This PhD develops the first multiscale mathematical model of sleep to study how individual sleep patterns influence lifetime brain health, including risks of diseases such as dementia.