International Scholarships

The successful candidate will be required to assist in the development of computational tools for the analysis of damage progression and failure of advanced fiber-reinforced composite structures. Specifically, the tools will utilize the strain/stress invariant failure theory (SIFT) and element-failure method (EFM). As some aspects of the theory and methodology are still evolving, research into … [More Info]

Optimization involves representation of a problem in terms of a vector of variables and maximization or minimization of one or more objective function(s) subject to a set of constraints. While efficient algorithms to identify the optimal solution exist for a number of important classes of problems (linear programming, quadratic programming etc), there is a host … [More Info]

PhD Studentship Seismic Performance of Hybrid Steel/Concrete Column/Slab Systems Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Applications are invited for a PhD studentship to work on the above research project in the area of Structural Earthquake Engineering. Applicants must have a first degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering and preferably a Masters degree (or equivalent) in … [More Info]

SIEMENS AG, Corporate Technology, Competence Centre Ceramics in Munich Germany, offers a PhD position in the research area of high performance ceramics. The vacancy is part of a BMBF-funded program in co-operation with several research institutes and industry partners that aims to develop ceramic and composite materials with tailored transport properties. During the PhD work … [More Info]

The closing date for applications is 15th September 2006 The Composites Research Unit within the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath invites applications for five, 3-year, fully funded PhD studentships in the following project areas (with supervisors): The studentships start in October 2006 and will be funded at the normal rate (full home student … [More Info]