Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Guildford |
Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
Funding amount: | Fees covered, UKRI standard stipend for 4 years (£19,237 for 2024-25) |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 2nd July 2024 |
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Closes: | 15th July 2024 |
Rocketry Research, Teaching, and Training (R2T2) is an integrated doctoral programme, run across eight UK universities, which seeks to provide the opportunity to pursue a PhD space launch technologies. The programme is fully funded, and a budget of approximately £50k will be available to support practical experiments according to the needs of the specific project. In addition, a practical and online training scheme will be put in place, designed to offer an introduction to the skills required in the space launch industry. These will likely include project management skills, propellant handling, gas/cryo safety, and many more. Parts of this training programme will be delivered at Westcott.
This specific project, at the University of Surrey and supported by the company URA Thrusters Ltd, focuses on the development of electrothermal thrusters to be used in a high-efficiency solar-electric upper-stage for launch vehicles for enhancing the range of reachable orbits. The project comprises plasma physics and engineering modelling, design, prototyping and testing of the thrusters under investigation.
Supervisors: Dr Andrea Lucca Fabris
Entry requirements
Open to any UK or international candidates. Up to 30% of our UKRI funded studentships can be awarded to candidates paying international rate fees. Find out more about eligibility. Starting in October 2024.
You will need to meet the minimum entry requirements for our PhD programme.
This project is suitable for a student with a first-class degree in engineering, physics or a closely related physical science.
How to apply
Applications should be submitted via the Space Engineering PhD programme page. In place of a research proposal, you should upload a document stating the title of the project “High efficiency upper-stage for enhanced launch vehicles - Rocketry Research, Teaching, and Training (R2T2)” and the name of the relevant supervisor. Please use the earliest admission date available on the programme page.
Funding
Fees covered, UKRI standard stipend for 4 years (£19,237 for 2024-25).
Application deadline: 15 July 2024
Enquiries: Contact Dr Andrea Lucca Fabris
Ref: PGR-2324-106
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