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Newcastle University, England invites online Application for number of  Fully Funded PhD Degree at various Departments. We are providing a list of Fully Funded PhD Programs available at Newcastle University, England.

Eligible candidate may Apply as soon as possible.

 

(01) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhDs in Mechanical Engineering in resilient railways, sponsored by Network Rail.

The research addresses the broad areas of infrastructure resilience and design in the face of climate change and the implications for disruption management. Specifically, the following topics are offered:

1) Measuring effective climate change adaptation and resilience of railway infrastructure

2) Human Factors and User-Centred Design for Intelligent Infrastructure systems

3) Human Factors and resilience modelling for rail disruption management

Deadline : 1st July 2024

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(02) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD studentships in Geospatial Systems

The Geospatial Systems CDT is training a world-leading generation of engineers, scientists and practitioners with advanced knowledge and skills in geospatial data science, including big data and artificial intelligence approaches. Successful applicants will conduct interdisciplinary PhD research with elective application into one or more of: smart cities; urban and infrastructure resilience; spatial mobility (transport); energy systems; sustainable spatial planning; structural monitoring; social inclusion and healthy living; environmental applications; the translation of geospatial methods to global challenges. Students will benefit from graduating with both a MRes in Geospatial Data Science (Year 1) and a PhD in Geospatial Systems (Year 4).

Deadline : Open until filled

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(03) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentships – Process Industries: Net Zero

These PhD projects will train the next generation of process and chemical engineers, and chemists, to develop the new processes, process technologies and green chemistries required for the process industries’ transition to Net Zero. We expect our graduates to become the architects of the UK process industries’ transition to Net Zero.

12 PhD projects will be advertised between March and May 2024 in the area of “Process Industries: Net Zero”. There will be a broad range of projects, all co-created with and co-supervised by industry, centred around:

(i)          new feedstocks for the process industries, mainly CO2 and biomass

(ii)        new technologies for the move to new energy vectors (renewable electricity and hydrogen)

(iii)      data processing to underpin the transition to Net Zero (e.g., AI, digital twins etc)

Deadline : 31st May 2024

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(04) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Integrating computational physics-based simulation and machine learning with drug discovery pipelines

Machine learning aims to transform the drug discovery landscape through the prediction of potential new therapeutics with unprecedented speed and accuracy. Yet this approach works best when combined with physics-based modelling, in which the interactions between potential drugs and their target receptor are explicitly modelled at the atomic scale. In our previous work, we have shown that classical (force field) models with novel functional forms have the flexibility to model interactions in the condensed phase with higher accuracy than traditional (Lennard-Jones based) models.

The student will further incorporate high level quantum mechanical data and machine learning to improve the scope of these models such that they accurately model interactions between proteins, small organic molecules and water, at a fraction of the cost of quantum mechanics. They will integrate the workflows into drug discovery pipelines at Newcastle University and/or at the industry partner, and thereby showcase the potential of physics-based modelling for design of future therapies.

Deadline : 21st May 2024

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(05) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Exploring inequalities in the utilisation of novel systemic anti-cancer therapies using big data 

The Newcastle NIHR Patient Safety Research Collaborative (PSRC) is a partnership between three universities (Newcastle, Northumbria, and Queen Mary London) and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. A PhD project is available on the topic of “Inequalities in utilisation of novel systemic anti-cancer therapies”. The student will work with “big data” to examine different inequalities (e.g by age, socio-economic position, ethnicity, presence of MLTCs) in utilisation of new anti-cancer drugs. They will then go on to explore reasons – as well as potential implications – for these inequalities using different research approaches. The project spans the PSRC research themes of Polypharmacy and Disadvantaged Communities. 

This studentship provides an unparalleled opportunity for post-graduate training and interdisciplinary working in the field of patient safety. The student will join a vibrant team of researchers and students and benefit from a strong capacity development programme designed to train the patient safety researchers of the future, delivered in collaboration with the Newcastle Health Innovation Partners’ Training Academy. 

Deadline : 28th May 2024

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(06) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship Optimisation of the cryogenic bulk liquid production and supply market

This PhD project is part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. The successful PhD student will be co-supervised by academics from the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University.

Linde and BOC plants make cryogenic liquid air products at various production rates. Production is subject to variable power prices and customer locations, as well as vehicle and driver availability which creates a complex optimisation / scheduling problem. Moreover, any derived schedule must be automated and continually updated to account for variations in production capacity and efficiency. 

The PhD project will develop construct and apply an optimisation strategy for bulk liquid production accounting for the subsequent supply market (liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon to customers from UK production sites). This will be constrained by customer demands and subject to electricity spot market prices as well as process carbon intensity (net zero) objectives. Plant start-up penalties and inter-site optimisation capabilities will be incorporated into the optimisation model to emulate realistic operational flexibilities and costs.

Deadline :31st May 2024

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(07) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship in Population Health Sciences: Developing machine learning models for integration of molecular and clinical data 

Are you interested in learning how to develop and apply AI methods in cancer research? Then this is an ideal post for you. We are looking for an enthusiastic PhD candidate with strong skills in quantitative subjects and computing to integrate large-scale transcriptomic and clinical datasets to uncover signatures of patient prognosis, biomarkers and potential targets of new drugs. The project will primarily use melanoma datasets but designing AI methods is relevant to all cancers, such as liver cancer where we have collaborations. 

Recently adopted drugs such as immunotherapies are revolutionising cancer treatment.  However, as they are not effective in all patients they should be tailored to the right patients while work to identify new drug targets and new drugs continues to be warranted. Previous work has highlighted the role of chronic inflammation in modulating immunity. This studentship will integrate and interrogate large richly annotated datasets in two melanoma cohorts 

  1. to define and characterise the profiles of chronic inflammation  
  2. to develop AI models integrating molecular and clinical data to devise chronic inflammation signatures 
  3. to identify key biological pathways and targetable hubs in those signatures 

Deadline : 17th May 2024

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(08) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship in Computer Science:Applying Quantum Foundations for Quantum Advantage

Interested in trying to unpick the mysteries of quantum mechanics, and seeing how they can be used to design tools to help make life better? Working in collaboration with a range of UK and international partners, this PhD will investigate concepts in quantum foundations, with a focus on finding ways to apply them to achieve a quantum advantage over classical solutions to a given problem.

This PhD will involve leveraging foundational concepts like contextuality, quasiprobability, and quantum coherence, to pave the way for the novel quantum protocols, algorithms, and technologies of the future.

This project will involve looking at abstract quantum foundational theory, with a view to applying it to physical situations to design demonstrations of foundational effects, and protocols to leverage these effects for some benefit. While this PhD is theoretical, it will involve close collaboration with our experimental partners at Bristol, Heriot-Watt, Northumbria, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Kagawa, and the UK National Quantum Computing Centre, who will hopefully undertake experiments you help design. Similarly, there will be close collaboration with our theorist partners at Edinburgh, Bristol, Nagoya, and Hiroshima, both to help investigate foundations directly, and to perform work on applying foundational theory to physical scenarios.

Deadline : 1 July 2024

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(09) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Human-Computer Interaction/Interaction Design – Digital technologies for social justice and transformative futures

Interested in social change? This PhD will explore how design and digital technologies can contribute to social justice endeavours and transformative futures.  

The PhD will contribute to research in social justice-oriented design and transformative innovations by exploring how participatory methodologies and new socio-technical capabilities can be harnessed to usher more just and equitable futures.  

The ubiquitous introduction of new and emergent technologies is bringing significant changes to societies. Yet, these digital innovations can simply replicate unjust systems, exacerbate inequalities and social divisions, in contexts of increasing socio-economic uncertainty, ecological crisis, and political instability. Instead, designing for transformative futures seek to contribute to systems change towards equitable and sustainable living. 

The candidate will establish collaborations with relevant stakeholders and communities and utilise participatory approaches to imagine, co-create and rapid prototype socio-technical innovations to support social justice endeavours and transformative futures in relevant domains.  

Deadline : 31 May 2024

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(10) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Global Scale Digital Forensics for CyberPhysical Systems

Forensics often takes place in a local context. However, to detect attacks, protect systems, recover operations, and identify attackers in cyberphysical systems requires cooperation across a number of defenders — the cyberphysical network and the core. Indeed ISP networks have visibility into 60-70% of network traffic however, they don’t have the intelligence or the context of the local cyberphysical system in order to attribute attacks or detect stepping stones.

This prompts several big research challenges. First, invisibility — attackers avoid detection borrowing techniques from the field of anonymous communications. Second, cooperation — the attack information is distributed across the core and the edge, and joining the dotted lines up seems inherently hard. Third, — Attack attribution requires extensive cooperation across networks however, it is often impeded by uncooperative intermediaries.

Deadline : 1 June 2024

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(11) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship in Computer Science: Engineering Bacteria for Biopolymer Production

This PhD project intends to leverage the power of engineering biology to contribute synthesis of innovative biomaterials. Synthetic biology offers promising avenues for engineering cells to produce high-value products with tailored functionalities. We are interested in exploring novel strategies for designing and constructing synthetic pathways in microbial systems capable of producing cellulose-based materials. The project will involve implementing automated DNA assembly and material production workflows. 

The objectives of the project include: 

  • Designing and optimizing synthetic pathways to produce cellulose-based materials  
  • Implementing lab automation techniques to streamline biopolymer synthesis and generate high throughput data 
  • Evaluating the properties and the scalability of candidate systems using automated bioreactor systems 

Deadline : 30 June 2024

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(12) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship in Computer Science: AI Model based Digital Forensics for CyberPhysical Systems

Forensics often takes place in a local context. However, to detect attacks, protect systems, recover operations, and identify attackers in cyberphysical systems requires cooperation across a number of defenders — the cyberphysical network and the core. Indeed ISP networks have visibility into 60-70% of network traffic however, they don’t have the intelligence or the context of the local cyberphysical system in order to attribute attacks or detect stepping stones.

This prompts several big research challenges. First, invisibility — attackers avoid detection borrowing techniques from the field of anonymous communications. Second, cooperation — the attack information is distributed across the core and the edge, and joining the dotted lines up seems inherently hard. Third, — Attack attribution requires extensive cooperation across networks however, it is often impeded by uncooperative intermediaries.

Deadline : 1 June 2024

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(13) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship in Computer Science: AI and Machine Learning Explainability

One of the main issues with machine learning algorithms is that they are black boxes to human users. It is difficult to make sense of why a machine learning approach has provided a particular result as output. In this project, students will create explainable systems for machine learning systems. Through visualisation techniques, we will help open the black box of the model to understand training and/or predictions. This area, broadly speaking, is the target and applicants could help shape the project in this domain. We are also interested in understanding the learning dynamics (i.e., loss landscape and backwards propagation) and feature interaction (i.e., attention mechanism) at a large scale neural networks using novel visualisation approaches.

Deadline : 31 May 2024

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(14) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship in children’s social care and/or education and health inequalities 

The proposed PhD project is a collaborative partnership between Newcastle University (Newcastle Health Innovation Partnership) and Newcastle City Council’s (NCC) Health Determinants Research Collaboration. The specific focus of the research can be proposed by the applicant. Potential applicants are encouraged to discuss their ideas with the below contacts before submission to ensure their research interest is aligned to the strategic priorities of NCC. Priorities include but are not limited to school exclusions, reducing care entry and late adoption breakdown. Research should include exploring innovative strategies to enhance outcomes for disadvantaged children and families within Newcastle and seek to develop the evidence base and generate actionable recommendations for policy and practice. We are particularly interested in applications that adopt multidisciplinary and multi-methods approaches.  

Deadline : Friday 7th June 2024

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(15) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship Development of Water-Soluble and Biodegradable Detergent Ingredients from CO2 and Bio-renewable Sources

The PINZ CDT will train the next generation of process and chemical engineers, and chemists, to develop the new processes, process technologies and green chemistries required for the process industries’ transition to Net Zero.

Fast moving consumer good, such as fabric and home care products, have a high market volume and can contribute positively for industrial and consumer sustainability. This project is co-funded by Procter and Gamble and will be focused on the development of novel renewable and biodegradable water-soluble detergent ingredients through a circular economy approach.

The candidate will research CO2 activation and conversion techniques and exploit bio-renewable platform molecules in Newcastle University, with a specific focus on catalysis, molecular functionality creation, and production pathways development.

Deadline : 31 May 2024

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(16) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship – Optimizing Pulse-Jet Cleaning for Sustainable Energy: A CFD Approach to Emissions Control

This PhD project is part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. The successful PhD student will be co-supervised by academics from the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University.

This project between Newcastle University and Durham Filtration offers a unique PhD research opportunity to advance pulse-jet cleaning systems for flue gas treatment emissions control in waste-to-energy and biomass combustion plants.

This project will explore Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) methodologies for optimising filter cleaning processes, with the goal of enhancing filtration efficiency, reducing emissions, and improving the sustainability of energy production. The results will feed directly into real-world applications by leveraging tools such as generative design, CAD/CAM and 3D printing.

The successful applicant will be based at Newcastle University’s School of Engineering, benefiting from comprehensive academic guidance, access to cutting-edge facilities, whilst also working closely with Durham Filtration’s industry professionals at their Jarrow headquarters, with opportunities for field work on energy facilities around the UK.

Deadline : 31 May 2024

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(17) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship – Historic landscape character and climate change adaptation: modelling impacts and opportunities 

The project will examine how cutting-edge methods could help us use relevant historic landscape characteristics to address risks associated with increasingly intense rainfall, focussing on soil erosion and flood risk. 

The project is original because it will use specific case-studies to develop a new methodology and create knowledge about the long-term environmental value of key historic character types in the UK. It is important because this knowledge has the potential to underpin strategies which use historic character in climate change adaptation. The project includes the opportunity for a placement with Historic England during the fourth year of the research. 

Increasing equality, diversity and inclusion is a priority for Newcastle University and Historic England. We welcome applications from all interested candidates and we do not expect that applicants will have experience of all the techniques that may be used during the project. Full training will be provided. The successful candidate will become part of the wider cohort of students funded by the CDP across the UK. 

Deadline : 21/06/2024

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(18) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship – Developing a Novel Imaging Flow Cytometer for Label-Free Characterisation of Human White Blood Cells in Health and Disease

Are you interested in developing a 3D Imaging Flow Cytometer for biomedical applications? White blood cell (WBC) analysis is crucial in medical diagnostics, disease monitoring, and fundamental biological research. Traditional flow cytometry methods are limited to measuring cell surface markers and require labelling with fluorescent dyes, which may alter the cell’s properties or introduce artefacts.

You will develop a 3D Imaging Flow Cytometer, including hardware (fast-imaging, optics and microfluidics) and software, for the acquisition and real-time processing of WBCs. You will become an expert in several techniques and will be supervised by academics from the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the School of Engineering to deliver this ambitious research. Previous experience in optics, image processing and coding is desirable. 

Deadline : 3rd June 2024

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(19) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship – Defining the mechanisms underpinning HIF-1 and HIF-2 dependent transcriptional specificity in hypoxia. 

The cellular response to low oxygen levels (hypoxia), is crucial for cell survival and identity. At the cellular level, the transcriptional response is primarily orchestrated by the transcription factor Hypoxia-Inducible Factor (HIF). In low oxygen conditions, HIF is rapidly stabilised, initiating transcription of genes involved in processes such as metabolism and angiogenesis, to restore oxygen balance and promote cell survival. Hypoxia and HIF activation underpin many diseases like cancer and neurodegeneration, emphasising the need to understand HIF’s regulatory mechanisms. 

HIF is a heterodimeric transcription factor with oxygen-sensitive alpha subunits (HIF1-α and HIF-2α) and an oxygen-insensitive beta subunit (HIF1β). While HIF-1 and HIF-2 recognise identical genetic sequences and share common target genes, they also have distinct DNA-binding patterns and regulate unique cellular processes. However, the precise mechanisms governing their transcriptional specificity are unclear. One potential mechanism may involve interaction with specific chromatin-associated protein complexes. Unravelling how HIF-1 and HIF-2 exert their specific activities holds therapeutic potential, allowing selective modulation of HIF’s functional arms to alter cell function and treat disease. 

Deadline : 14th June 2024

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(20) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD studentship – Application of artificial intelligence to identify risk patterns and potential solutions for patients with Multiple Long-Term Conditions with a focus on eye disorders.

The Newcastle NIHR PSRC is a partnership between three universities (Newcastle, Northumbria, and Queen Mary, London) and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Post-graduate students will join a vibrant team of Newcastle-based researchers within the PSRC. 

The PSRC includes four research themes and a patient and public involvement programme. This PhD project will sit within the theme of:     

  • Artificial intelligence and data science in MLTCs  

Our research theme embraces the exceptional capacity of Machine Learning (ML) to identify patterns in vast collections of electronic health records and imaging data (http://ai-multiply.co.uk/). We aim to discern risk patterns at both population and individual patient levels, enabling earlier intervention. Exploring the trajectories and care pathways of MLTCs in the ophthalmology service will be core to this PhD. 

Deadline : 29th May 2024

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(21) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: 3D-Printed Reactors for Shrinking Chemical Processes

In this project, novel laboratory-scale continuous reactors will be designed and 3d-printed, and applied to a variety of real reactions from industry, currently performed in batch, to demonstrate “process intensification” and rapid, scalable process development/optimisation. Previous work in the area by the Process Intensification Group has demonstrated that many batch processes can be made significantly “greener” via this method of process development. One recent example is a 200-fold reduction in reactor size while removing an organic solvent altogether, whilst maintaining productivity and improving yield/selectivity etc. We expect to achieve similar results with our current reactions, leading to huge reductions in carbon footprint, to help the process industries move towards Net Zero. Our 3d printing approach is highly flexible, meaning the impact of this work will be potentially far-reaching.

Deadline : 31st May 2024

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(22) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship: Exploring Media Design for Young People’s Wellbeing through an Internet of Sensations

Newcastle University is recruiting a Full-Time PhD student to explore this topic through Design Research practice in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), in Open Lab, School of Computing. We invite applicants interested in: Tangible Media, Soma Design, Sound Design; Health, Wellbeing, and Care. We encourage a creative, critical approach, and enthusiasm to work at the intersection of the social sciences, media studies, and computing.

This studentship partners with Coram Life Education, supporting CYP through life skills, including health and wellbeing education. Coram provides: access to valuable stakeholder networks, forums, and research populations; and advice on national priorities and needs.

Deadline : 31 July 2024

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(23) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship Renewable and Advanced liquid fuels from Lignocellulosic Residues

The PINZ CDT will train the next generation of process and chemical engineers, and chemists, to develop the new processes, process technologies and green chemistries required for the process industries’ transition to Net Zero.

Renewable and advanced liquid fuels will play an important role in the transition to Net Zero emissions by 2050, particularly in “hard-to-abate” sectors. Although lignocellulosic residue- derived liquid fuels have been investigated via bio/chemical and thermochemical processes, significant challenges remain in that pre-treatments remove large percentages of the feedstock (lignin), low yield overall and/or low quality of products. This project will focus on the development of a novel approach to convert the residues to advanced liquid fuels with minimum upgrading requirements. This is a co-created project with PuriFire Labs Ltd.

The candidate will investigate advanced liquid fuels production focusing on mechanistic understanding effects of types of feedstock and operating conditions on products properties, as well as assessing sustainability and techno-economic feasibility of the developed technology and products in Newcastle University.

Deadline : 30th June 2024

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(24) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship – Systematic investigation of pyrolysis process and products for sustainable biochar production

PhD project part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. The successful PhD student will be co-supervised by academics from the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University. Circular Carbon is one of the largest producers of biochar (ca 3000t/a) in Europe to date, with an industrial facility recovering agricultural residues from the global market leader in cocoa butter production (Barry Callebaut). Circular Carbon currently uses pyrolysis, a thermochemical conversion technology, for biochar production and currently uses the gaseous product of pyrolysis for renewable pyrolysis steam production. While currently successful, the increasing demand for biochar and its by-products in high-value applications necessitates a thorough examination of the existing process and products to optimize efficiency and enhance overall performance.

This PhD project aims to systematically investigate and enhance the pyrolysis process of crop waste, focusing on improving efficiency and product quality. The research will cover various aspects of the process, including exploring the entire operational range across different production scales to minimize environmental impact and production costs. Additionally, the study will assess potential revenue streams for Circular Carbon by analysing advanced application scenarios for the solid, liquid, and gaseous by-products of pyrolysis. These analyses will be based on process and product characterisation, comprehensive life cycle and techno-economic assessments to align with evolving market trends and client needs, as well as to support biochar-based carbon dioxide removal initiatives.

Deadline : 31 May 2024

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(25) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship – Data Driven Optimisation for Process Scale-up

This PhD project is part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. The successful PhD student will be co-supervised by academics from the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University.

Nestling has designed a containerised cultivation and processing plant for a broad range of microorganisms with a focus on mycelium. The system is fully automated; the SCADA system is connected to the cloud and provides performance data, enabling the monitoring of critical process parameters (CPPs) and critical quality attributes (CQAs). Nestling wishes to collect the data and apply machine learning techniques to identify process efficiency improvements and enable prediction across scales for a given biological process.

The PhD project will develop, construct and apply Machine Learning techniques to the process data generated at the pilot scale to enable the prediction of process performance at larger scale. This will enable customers using Nestling’s new platform to recognise best practice, identify key vulnerabilities and predict economic outcomes from process deviations. 

Deadline : 31st May 2024

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(26) PhD Degree – Fully Funded

PhD position summary/title: PhD Studentship – Algae – omics

PhD project part of the CDT in Process Industries: Net Zero. The successful PhD student will be co-supervised by academics from the Process Intensification Group at Newcastle University.  Microalgae are playing increasingly prominent roles in wastewater bioremediation, where their well-known ability to absorb metals, nitrogen and phosphorous is used in solar driven processes that clean up the wastewater.

A process co-developed by Newcastle University and Northumbrian Water Ltd (NWL) and installed at the Bran Sands treatment works on Teesside, uses an ammonophilic microalga (Chlorococcum sp.) originally isolated from Bran Sands to remediate ammonium from the site’s anaerobic digesters. The process is stable, well characterised, and is being implemented at scale. It is central to NWL’s nutrient neutrality and net zero ambitions. However, the alga’s biology remains a black box.

This PhD project will use minion nanopore sequencing of the alga’s genome and to define the alga’s transcriptome (following RNA-Seq) when grown under a range of ammonium levels. Understanding the genetic operational limits of the alga will enable further optimisation of the bioremediation process and offers the potential to provide the underpinning data to metabolically engineer the organism in the future. This ‘omics approach will also enable the prediction of other pollutants that this organism can remediate in addition to any valuable biochemicals that may be extracted from the biomass.

Deadline : 31 May 2024

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Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a member of the Russell Group, an association of research-intensive UK universities.

The university finds its roots in the School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in 1834, and the College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form the larger division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King’s College in 1937. In 1963, following an Act of Parliament, King’s College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne.

The university subdivides into three faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Medical Sciences; and the Faculty of Science, Agriculture and Engineering. The university offers around 175 full-time undergraduate degree programmes in a wide range of subject areas spanning arts, sciences, engineering and medicine, together with approximately 340 postgraduate taught and research programmes across a range of disciplines.The annual income of the institution for 2021–22 was £543.2 million of which £109.6 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £624.3 million.

 

 

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