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🎓 Offshore Engineering 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…

Digital Twin and AI-Driven Modelling of Seabed Mobility for Offshore Infrastructure
Durham University Dr Wangcheng Zhang, Prof Stuart McLelland 🎓 Civil Engineering 🎓 Computer Vision

This PhD develops a digital twin enhanced with interpretable AI to model seabed mobility around offshore wind infrastructure, integrating laboratory experiments, numerical simulations, and environmental data to predict …

Large Deformation Numerical Modelling of Drag Embedment Anchors for Floating Offshore Wind
Durham University Prof William Coombs, Prof Charles Augarde, Dr Alessandro Leonardi, Dr Robert Bird 🎓 Civil Engineering 🎓 Geotechnical Engineering

This PhD develops advanced numerical models to simulate large deformation behaviour of drag embedment anchors (DEAs) used for floating offshore wind turbines, focusing on installation, post-installation performance, and…

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…

Numerical Modelling of Floating Offshore Wind Moorings in Variable Seabed Conditions
Durham University Prof Charles Augarde, Dr Alexandros Petalas, Prof William Coombs, Prof Colin Smith 🎓 Civil Engineering 🎓 Energy Technologies

This fully-funded PhD focuses on numerical modelling of floating offshore wind moorings, exploring soil-structure interaction in variable seabed conditions. The research uses advanced computational techniques, including…

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…

Chemical recycling and life cycle assessment of next-generation thermoplastic composites for wind turbine blade manufacture
Loughborough University Dr Ignacio Martin-Fabiani, Dr Tanja Radu, Dr Fiona Hatton, Mr Gerry Boyce (Hive Composites) 🎓 Analytical Chemistry 🎓 Chemical Engineering

This fully-funded PhD addresses sustainability challenges in offshore wind by developing chemical recycling methods and life cycle assessment for next-generation thermoplastic composites used in turbine blades. The proj…

Fatigue Analysis of Riveted Connections using Advanced Numerical Models
University of Surrey Dr Boulent Imam Dr Yidu Bu 🎓 Aerospace Engineering 🎓 Automotive Engineering Deadline: 10 Apr 2026

This PhD project in collaboration with Network Rail focuses on developing next-generation finite element models for fatigue analysis of riveted railway bridges. The research aims to develop advanced calibrated numerical…

Parameterising wakes for oceanographic models
Loughborough University Dr Charlie Lloyd, Prof Robert Dorrell, Dr Majid Bastankhah, Dr Michela De Dominicis 🎓 Applied Mathematics 🎓 Energy Technologies Deadline: 31 Mar 2026

PhD project focused on developing advanced parameterisations of offshore wind turbine wakes for oceanographic models, combining CFD simulations and marine modelling to understand environmental impacts of large-scale win…