University of Exeter
Location: | Exeter |
Funding amount: | Tuition fees and an annual stipend equivalent to current Research Council rates (this is currently £13,863 for academic year 2014/15) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed on: | 5th December 2014 |
Closes: | 9th January 2015 |
Reference: | 1520 |
About the award
Location: Streatham Campus, University of Exeter, EX4 4QJ
Primary supervisor: Professor Meiling Zhu
We are inviting applications for a College of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences funded PhD studentship working within Energy Autonomous Sensing Systems Research Group within the University of Exeter. The aim of the research is to develop novel energy harvesting structures and strategies for wireless communication applications. Your work will include:
• Critical literature review on energy harvesting method and strategies
• Novel vibration and solar energy harvesting strategy and transducer designs
• Modelling and simulation of the designed transducers/strategies
• Prototype and characterise the implemented energy harvesters/strategies
You will have an opportunity to work with the multidisciplinary team of Energy Autonomous Sensing System Group members, and also with the group industrial partners. This will enable you to build your team working skills and personnel profile for your career development in industrial and academic research environments.
Contact for Informal enquiries: Professor Meiling Zhu, tel: 01392 725869
Application criteria
Applicants should have or expect to achieve at least a 2:1 Honours degree, or equivalent, in materials, physics, mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering and/or related engineering.
How to apply
To apply, you must complete the online web form. You will be asked to submit some personal details and upload a full CV, transcript, covering letter and details of two academic referees. Your covering letter should outline your academic interests, prior research experience and reasons for wishing to undertake this project. It would be useful if you could upload a thesis or a write-up of a final year project (upload as "research proposal").
For general enquiries please contact Fiona Ayre at emps-pgr-ad<στο>exeter.ac.uk.