Engineering and Design
CTE PGR Studentships
| Project Reference | Project Title | Project Overview | Project Details Link | Application Deadline/Interview Dates |
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| CTE_PGR_EBE_25_26_015 Contact Person: Mrs Ottavia Rispoli rispolio@lsbu.ac.uk | Sustainable 3d-Printed Concrete Frameworks using Carbonated Aggregates and Carbon Fibres | The project aims to develop an optimised framework for sustainable construction, supporting Net-Zero targets while advancing LSBU’s expertise in innovative materials. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 103 KB) | The Application Deadline is June 8, 2025. The interview will be the week commencing June 16, 2025. |
| CTE_PGR_ME_25_26_017 Contact Person: Dr Catarina Marques catarina.marques@lsbu.ac.uk | Impact of raising frozen food temperature by 3°C on cold chain sustainability | This PhD builds on the Three Degrees of Change study, an international research initiative led by LSBU and the International Institute of Refrigeration. The study assessed the feasibility of increasing frozen food temperatures to improve sustainability. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 84 KB) | The Application Deadline is June 8, 2025. The interview will be the week commencing June 16, 2025. |
| CTE_PGR_EEE_25_26_014 Contact Person: Prof Mohammad Ghavami ghavamim@lsbu.ac.uk | Quantitative imaging using microwaves for medical applications | This project aims to develop and validate a method for obtaining morphological and quantitative imaging regarding dielectric permittivity and effective conductivity. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 101 KB) | The Application Deadline is June 8, 2025. The interview will be the week commencing June 16, 2025. |
| CTE_PGR_EBE_25_26_019 Contact Person: Dr Mubarak Abdelrasoul Elnour m.elnour@lsbu.ac.uk | Designing Fuel-Free Sustainable Heat Pumps Using Multi-Principal Element Alloys: A Combined Molecular Dynamics Simulation and Experimental Approach | This project will combine Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations and experimental research to investigate how reversible phase transformations in nickel-based alloys (binary and MPEAs) affect thermal conductivity, particularly during austenite-martensite transformation. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 83 KB) | The Application Deadline is June 8, 2025. The interview will be the week commencing June 16, 2025. |
| CTE_PGR_EEE_25_26_011 Contact Person: Dr Zunaib Ali aliz29@lsbu.ac.uk | AI-Driven Electric Vehicle Charging Optimisation and Battery Health Management for Smart Urban Mobility | This project aims to develop AI-driven charging network optimisation and smart battery health management systems for urban environments to support EV penetration via reliable solutions. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 102 KB) | The Application Deadline is June 8, 2025. The interview will be the week commencing June 16, 2025. |
LSBU Chancellor's Scholarships
| Project Reference | Project Title | Project Overview | Project Details Link | Application Deadline/Interview Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTE_BBRC_Hamed_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Hamed Rajabi rajabijh@lsbu.ac.uk | Decoding Damage Tolerance in Insect Wings: A Path to Biomimetic Engineering | This research integrates biological examination, advanced modelling, material characterisation, and engineering design. We will combine evolutionary optimisation with contemporary bioinspired approaches to develop and manufacture thin membrane and shell structures inspired by insect wings. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 110 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_BBRC_Hamed_002_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Hamed Rajabi rajabijh@lsbu.ac.uk | Adaptive Bioinspired Drones for Nanogrid Installation, Monitoring, and Inspection | This project aims to develop the first-of-its-kind bioinspired drones designed to install, monitor, and inspect decentralised nanogrid systems. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 109 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Alex_Paurine_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Alex Paurine paurina2@lsbu.ac.uk | Balancing Agricultural Exports, Soil Health, and Energy Efficiency: Strategies for a Sustainable Future | The study will adopt an interdisciplinary approach, integrating agricultural systems engineering, energy modelling, and supply chain optimisation. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 112 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_David_McGovern_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr David McGovern mcgoverd@lsbu.ac.uk | Investigating Sea Wall Failure under Future Sea Level Scenarios | This project will explore the failure mechanisms of sea walls under various projected sea level rise scenarios, with experimental work conducted at the University of East London. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 104 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_ EMERC_Haydar_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Haydar Aygun aygunh@lsbu.ac.uk | A Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Driven Metamodel to Determine Acoustical and Thermal Performance of Buildings. | The proposed research will explore relations between building envelope parameters emerging from building sound test data, computer simulations, thermal imaging and acoustics cameras. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 139 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_ EMERC_Haydar_002_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Haydar Aygun aygunh@lsbu.ac.uk | Subjective investigation of heat pumps and their effect on human health. | The project aims to develop a machine learning and artificial intelligence-based data-driven metamodel to analyse a large-scale data set gathered from measurements and surveys, and develop an annoyance index for heat pump applications. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 106 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_ EMERC_Haydar_003_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Haydar Aygun aygunh@lsbu.ac.uk | The design of sustainable structures incorporates composite panels to reduce CO2 emissions from buildings and attenuate noise. | This project proposes to design and develop sustainable structures/panels embedding resonators to attenuate sound transmission and reduce CO2 emissions from buildings. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 107 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Roman_001_25-26 Contact Person: Dr Luis Roman luis.roman@lsbu.ac.uk | Deep Eutectic Solvents for the Removal of Micro- and Nano-Plastics from Water. | This project aims to demonstrate a method for removing MNPs from water using deep eutectic solvents (DES). These are considered green and sustainable solvents whose applications are just beginning to be explored. The focus of this study is on the removal of the most common polyolefin plastics. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 109 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Roman_002_25-26 Contact Person: Dr Luis Roman luis.roman@lsbu.ac.uk | Chemical recycling of bioplastics by synergistic DES and supercritical fluids effects. Experimental and modelling. | This project aims to develop a process for monomer recovery from end-of-life bioplastics using mixtures of supercritical fluids (SPF) and deep eutectic solvents (DES). | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 108 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Meredith_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Meredith Barr meredith.barr@lsbu.ac.uk | Advancing Biochar Microbiome Engineering with Computer Vision | This project images biochar-microorganism interactions(in both 2D and 3D) to elucidate their mechanisms using advanced image analysis techniques and enhance them by optimising biochar production conditions. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 93 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Mubarak_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Mubarak Abdelrasoul Elnour m.elnour@lsbu.ac.uk | Enhancing NiTi-Based Heat Pump Performance: Smart Hydrophilic Additives for Efficient Heat Transfer in Freezing Conditions | The project explores a novel and exciting solution: the design of smart hydrophilic additives capable of modifying water’s behaviour under freezing conditions without sacrificing system efficiency or compatibility. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 131 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Oluwatoyin_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Oluwatoyin Ajibade ajibado4@lsbu.ac.uk | Modified Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) Incorporating Basalt Fibre and Manufactured Carbonated Aggregates | This project aims to develop a new way of making RAAC durable, safe, and sustainable by modifying its composition using alternative materials such as Basalt Fibre Reinforcement (BFR) and Manufactured Carbonated aggregates (MCA). | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 112 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Saham_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Saham Sherhani Sherhas2@lsbu.ac.uk | Glaciogenic tsunami driven sea ice; kinematics and impact hazards to maritime operations. | This project aims to create a model that integrates ice's multiphase physics and mechanical reactions and their influence on coastal and offshore structures. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 103 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Saham_002_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Saham Sherhani Sherhas2@lsbu.ac.uk | Improved Energy Efficiency and Operational Performance of the Building Through Data-Driven Development of Digital Twins | This research aims to improve the energy efficiency and operational performance of the Keyworth Building at LSBU by developing a data-driven digital twin. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 107 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_SAURAV_001_25_26 Contact Person: Prof Saurav Goel goels@lsbu.ac.uk | Circular Biomanufacturing Breakthrough for Implant Longevity and Osseointegration. | This PhD project aims to pioneer a biomanufacturing innovation through new field trials. By combining circularity principles with cutting-edge deposition techniques, the project introduces the concept of directly depositing novel biomaterial onto the implant surfaces using cold spraying technology. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 114 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC Stephen_Dance_001_25_26 Contact Person: Prof Stephen Dance dances@lsbu.ac.uk | Data-driven acoustic design through robotic manufacturing | The project proposes to use subtractive and coating robotic manufacturing technologies to develop acoustic materials, test these materials using a 3-D fabricated physical scale model of a reverberation chamber, and extend this process to construct a physical scale model of a room in which the acoustics are optimised using data-driven design. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 129 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Yunting_001_25_26 Contact Person: Prof Yunting Ge yunting.ge@lsbu.ac.uk | Sustainable Hydrogen Production from Integrated Waste Tire Pyrolysis and Water Electrolysis Processes with Advanced Metal Hydride Technology | The research will comprehensively evaluate the integrated system's technical performance and economic viability, laying the groundwork for its adoption within a circular hydrogen economy. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 109 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC Goeff_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Geoff Goss gossga@lsbu.ac.uk | Euler’s Contributions to Wind Engineering | This PhD will analyse Euler’s works within contemporary seventeenth-century engineering and their development through current engineering innovations. The aim will be to explain Euler’s contributions. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 111 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
CTE_EMERC_Steve_Dunn_001_25_26 Contact Person: | Converting CO2 to renewable fuels via photopiezo-catalysis. | In this project, you will develop technology based on traditional catalysts paired with functional ceramics to produce a new range of piezo catalysts. By engineering hybrid systems, your PhD project will help provide solutions to increase the efficiency of piezo catalysts and provide information about the limits of piezo catalysis, focusing on capturing and converting atmospheric carbon dioxide. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 113 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
CTE_EMERC_Steve_Dunn_002_25_26 Contact Person: | Using piezoelectric sensors with machine learning for structural health monitoring of a railway network. | In this project, you will produce a new range of Zno-based sensors with a response tailored to railway track vibration. You will then develop a range of algorithms enabling the measurement and monitoring of details of railway track changes. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 113 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
CTE_EMERC_Steve_Dunn_003_25_26 | Targeted viral removal via piezocatalysis | In this project, you will develop technology based on traditional catalysts paired with functional ceramics to produce a new range of piezo catalysts. By engineering hybrid systems, your PhD project will help provide solutions to increase the efficiency of piezo catalysts and provide information about the limits of piezo catalysis, focusing on the biology of viruses in human cells. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 114 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_BBRC_LUIS_Gomez_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Luis Gomez-Agustina gomezagl@lsbu.ac.uk | Determination of the sensitivity and thresholds of the Speech Transmission Index for different listener groups | This research will aim to generate new knowledge through psycho-acoustics testing, subjective and perceptual techniques, and machine learning methods that will help quantify the sensitivity and thresholds of predicted speech intelligibility by the STI for normal, old age, impaired hearing listeners, and non-English language native listeners. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 93 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_BBRC_Geoff_002_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Geoff Goss gossga@lsbu.ac.uk | The role of hydraulics in controlling the shape of wings for insects and drones | This PhD connects biology (insect anatomy) with engineering design (modelling and drones). The research project is inspired by studies of how insect wings change shape, including folding and unfurling. The focus is on the role of the veins that span the wing. Those veins provide a lattice framework, providing stiffness. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 115 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| Contact Person: Prof Stephen Dance dances@lsbu.ac.uk | New Technology for Audio, Acoustics and Hearing | The project will create a reliable subjective assessment method to quantify how much the speech signal is degraded under different conditions and the potential improvement an assistive listening system can provide. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 106 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_ EMERC_Tariq_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Tariq Sajjad sajjadt@lsbu.ac.uk | High-performance flexible solar cells for optical data communication | The proposed PhD project aims to develop high-performance, stable, and flexible solar cells for optical data communication. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 101 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_ EMERC_Tariq_002_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Tariq Sajjad sajjadt@lsbu.ac.uk | Advancing the sustainability and reliability of photo-assisted rechargeable batteries | The project aims to develop better, more sustainable photo-rechargeable batteries. This will be achieved by first deepening real-time understanding of degradation mechanisms via operando microscopy, followed by the development of novel, sustainable, advanced photoelectrode materials using innovative manufacturing techniques. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 103 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Sanjay_001_25_26 Contact Person:Sanjay Sathasivam s.sathasivam@lsbu.ac.uk | Transparent Photocatalytic Devices for Urban Pollution Control and Renewable Energy Generation | This project aims to address that challenge by designing, fabricating, and testing highly active thin film photocatalytic devices. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 102 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Sanjay_002_25_26 Contact Person: Sanjay Sathasivam s.sathasivam@lsbu.ac.uk | Morphology- and Defect-Tuned Thermochromic Coatings for Self-Adaptive Thermal Regulation in Smart Windows | This project builds on recent proof-of-concept findings to develop high-performance thermochromic coatings with tailored thin-film morphologies and controlled defect structures. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 101 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Christina_Francis_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Christina Francis francc23@lsbu.ac.uk | Application of Passive Building Design in Tropical Climates | This project explores the challenges and opportunities of passive building design applications in these regions. It will introduce a parametric approach using suitable software to analyse and optimise passive design strategies systematically. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 112 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Siegfried_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Siegfried Yeboah yeboahs5@lsbu.ac.uk | AI Optimised Building Hybrid Green Energy System: Addressing Climate Non-Linearities and Net-Zero | In this project, the development of a deep neural network for predicting long-term climate change non-linearities to aid the development of an optimal design framework for a hybrid energy system in buildings is proposed. The PhD candidate for this project will be required to develop a deep neural network for the theoretical and experimental evaluation of a hybrid green energy system for energy generation in buildings towards a low-carbon and sustainable future. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 110 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_EMERC_Siegfried_002_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Siegfried Yeboah yeboahs5@lsbu.ac.uk | Non-Destructive and Non-Invasive Battery Monitoring and Fault Detection | The aim is to non-destructively and non-invasively explore indicators leading to battery failure towards early warning, so risks to safety and breakdown can be minimised. The concept would involve using physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) to aid in developing appropriate solutions towards battery fault detection, fault prediction and real-time monitoring. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 109 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |
| CTE_ EMERC _Shazia_001_25_26 Contact Person: Dr Shazia Ali alis133@lsbu.ac.uk | Optimising Passive Heating Strategies for Net-Zero Buildings in the UK: Modelling, Techno-Economic Analysis and Environmental Impact | This research will numerically explore various universal building features and their adaptation in the Uk environment, along with financial, environmental, and policy recommendations. | Please click on the link to see the full project details and how to apply. (PDF File 111 KB) | While the position will remain open until filled, the application deadline for September 2025 entry is June 30, 2025, with interviews scheduled for the week beginning July 7, 2025. |