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Earth and Planetary Sciences1 professor · 7.1K papers
Specialisations: Atmospheric Science, Oceanography
Also researched here: Environmental Science, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Medicine, Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities, Decision Sciences, Health Professions, Immunology and Microbiology, Neuroscience, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nursing, Chemical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Computer Science, Business, Management and Accounting.
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PhD Studentship: Clearing the Path to Vision: Targeting Retinal Clearance Mechanisms in Macular Degeneration
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- Norwich Medical School
- Dr Linda Troeberg
Primary supervisor - Dr Linda Troeberg Are you fascinated by cell biology, molecular medicine and translational research? Would you like to contribute to research that could help preserve the sight of people with macular degeneration? We are seeking a highly motivated PhD student to join an exciting multidisciplinary research project investigating new ways to prevent vision loss in genetic (Sorsby’s fundus dystrophy) and age-related forms of macular degeneration. The project utilises our understanding of how healthy retinal cells clear harmful proteins to develop innovative drug and gene thera
PhD Studentship: Ranks and Types in Positive Logic
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Dr Jonathan Kirby
Primary Supervisor: Dr Jonathan Kirby Model theory is traditionally done with “classical first-order logic”, the logic which allows unlimited use of the operators AND, OR, NOT, with the EXISTS and FOR ALL quantifiers. More recently, positive logic has emerged as a useful generalisation. For a theory in positive logic, one can specific how much you are allowed to use the NOT operator and the FOR ALL quantifier: either without restriction (to get the classical case) or much less. Positive logic is more appropriate to use directly for some applications in algebra, such as for modules, and for the
PhD Studentship: Developing a Finite Element Based Model for Pellet Relocation in Nuclear Reactor Fuel
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics
- Dr Thomas Anthony Haynes
Primary supervisor - Dr Thomas Anthony Haynes Pellet-clad interaction (PCI) is a complicated phenomenon, relatively poorly captured in current commercial fuel performance codes. Models have been built in the commercial finite element software ‘Abaqus’ to capture pellet clad interaction in both light water reactors (LWRs) and the UK advanced gas cooled reactor (UK-AGR). Whilst Abaqus offers advantages in terms of materials modelling and contact, COMSOL offers the potential to capture a fuller range of physical behaviours. Chiefly, the ability to capture the inertial behaviour of fuel pellet fra
PhD Studentship: Electrical Sensing of Dynamic Cardiovascular Volume in a Benchtop Model
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick Cardiovascular disease remains a major global health challenge and continues to drive innovation in medical technology. Cardiovascular devices form an important part of a large international medical-device industry, creating substantial demand for new methods of obtaining physiological information accurately, continuously and with low-power sensing technologies. Measurements of cardiac chamber volume are fundamental to understanding how effectively the heart fills and pumps. Changes in volume underpin clinically important measures such as stroke volum
PhD Studentship: Nonlinear waves on liquid cylinders
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Prof. Mark Blyth
Primary Supervisor: Prof. Mark Blyth Inviscid liquid jets subject to surface tension and in the absence of gravity are known to be unstable under long-wave perturbations, a phenomenon described by the classical Rayleigh–Plateau instability. However, when vorticity and swirl are included, Erhard et al. (2022) have theoretically demonstrated the existence of nonlinear travelling-wave solutions on such jets — although their detailed properties remain unexplored. In this project, we will develop new computational methods to compute and characterize these novel wave solutions, with particular empha
PhD Studentship: Design Optimisation of Brushless Doubly Fed Machines
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
Brushless Doubly Fed Machines (BDFMs) are emerging as a promising technology for offshore wind turbine generators due to their fractional-sized power converters, elimination of rotor brushes and slip rings, and simplified gearbox systems compared to high-speed generators. These features offer significant advantages, including lower capital and operational costs, increased reliability, and reduced maintenance demands which are key for the broader adoption of offshore wind energy. However, several challenges must be addressed, such as the machine's relatively low power density and power factor,
PhD Studentship: AI-Driven fault diagnosis for wind turbine generators
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- EMP
- Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman
Primary supervisor - Dr Abdi Jalebi Salman Reliability is critical to the continued expansion of wind power, particularly for offshore installations, which already contribute around 10-15% of the UK’s electricity and are central to achieving net-zero targets and ensuring the resilience of national grid infrastructure. Preventive maintenance enabled by condition monitoring systems (CMSs) plays a key role in improving turbine reliability and availability while reducing operational costs and the levelised cost of energy. However, the drivetrain, comprising the gearbox, generator, and power electr
PhD Studentship: Formalising the Local Langlands Correspondence for GL₂(F) in Lean
- Norwich, United Kingdom
- Dr. Christopher Birkbeck
Primary Supervisor: Dr. Christopher Birkbeck This PhD project, based at our Norwich campus, offers a unique opportunity to work at the confluence of number theory, representation theory, and formal mathematics. You will undertake a single, ambitious research project: to begin the formalisation of the local Langlands correspondence for GL₂(F) in the Lean interactive theorem prover by leveraging AI agents. This correspondence is a cornerstone of the modern Langlands program, providing a deep and unforeseen bridge between harmonic analysis and number theory. The primary goal of this project is to