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PhD opportunities: Atomic Engineering

Compare 5 doctoral research opportunities connected with Atomic Engineering, including project summaries, funding and application deadlines.

Atomic Engineering

Simulations for the new generation of batteries: optimising sodium-ion battery performance via atomistic, AI, and continuum modelling

University of Southampton

About the Project Supervisory Team: Professor Chris-Kriton Skylaris and Dr Sergio Vernuccio This project examines how sodium‑ion batteries can overcome limitations in capacity and cycling lifetime to rival lithium‑ion batteries. It will parameterize the Faraday Institution multiscale modelling project’s atomistic-to-continuum simulations specifically for sodium-ion systems, discovering materials for next-generation sodium-ion batteries.

Location
Southampton, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline
30 September 2026
Funding
Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Atomic Engineering

Irradiation Damage Resistant Refractory High Entropy Alloys for Advanced Modular Reactors with UKNNL

University of Birmingham

About the Project A funded 4-year UK PhD/EngD studentship is available in the group of Prof Sandy Knowles within the School of Metallurgy and Materials at the University of Birmingham, with a tax-free stipend of £26,805 per year, and includes the PANDA DFA training programme as part of the 2026 Cohort ( https://www.bangor.ac.uk/panda ). This project is linked to UK National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL), who will provide industrial steer and co-supervision with Dr Paul Styman.

Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline
Year-round applications
Funding
Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Atomic Engineering

Mapping the engineering of plasma- and high heat flux induced failure modes in plasma-facing divertor components for future fusion reactors

University of Birmingham

About the Project Mapping the engineering of plasma- and high heat flux induced failure modes in plasma-facing divertor components for future fusion reactors A funded 4-year UK EngD studentship is available at the University of Birmingham with a tax-free stipend.

Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline
Year-round applications
Funding
Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Atomic Engineering

Silicon materials for high-efficiency photovoltaics

University of Birmingham

About the Project The capacity of photovoltaic (PV) installations now exceeds 1.5 TW peak worldwide due to the success of silicon-based solar cell technologies which account for >95% of production. Advances in silicon-based cells and modules will have a real-world impact on climate change mitigation and improving energy supply security.

Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline
Year-round applications
Funding
Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Atomic Engineering

“Atomic layer deposition of transparent conducting electrodes for silicon-based tandem photovoltaics”

University of Birmingham

About the Project The capacity of photovoltaic (PV) installations now exceeds 1.5 TW peak worldwide due to the success of silicon-based solar cell technologies which account for >95% of production. Advances in silicon-based cells and modules will have a real-world impact on climate change mitigation and improving energy supply security.

Location
Birmingham, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Deadline
Year-round applications
Funding
Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)