PhD Scholarship
The School of Engineering at the University of Glasgow is seeking a highly motivated graduate to undertake an exciting 3.5 year PhD project “Integrated design and analysis for rapid conceptual design”
Robert Simpson
Project Description
The School of Engineering of the University of Glasgow is seeking a highly motivated graduate to undertake an exciting 3.5-year PhD project entitled ‘Integrated design and analysis for rapid conceptual design’within the Infrastructure and Environment Research Division.
The project is focussed on the development of integrated Computer Aided Design (CAD) and analysis methods that provide engineers with highly efficient simulation tools for conceptual design. Preliminary work has demonstrated the benefits of the approach in an academic setting, but work must be carried to translate integrated CAD and analysis methods to an industrial setting.
The present project will develop an integrated CAD and analysis design tool for stress analysis that will allow for rapid conceptual design. The aim is to develop a computational tool that will allow industrial designers tools to create complex shapes and provide immediate stress-analysis results during geometry modifications. In this way, designers and engineers will be able to design mechanical components quickly and efficiently. The work is based on the concept of ‘isogeometric analysis’ whereby CAD and simulation technology are tied closely together and provides significant benefits for industrial simulation.
The project is computational in nature and will require a candidate who will be comfortable working with CAD technology and developing novel numerical methods for engineering applications. Relevant training will be given on code development, computational geometry, numerical methods and parallel programming but previous experience in these fields will be desirable. The project will be focussed on engineering applications, but candidates with mathematics, physics and computer science backgrounds are encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate will work alongside leading experts in isogeometric analysis and will collaborate with researchers in the US and Italy. The opportunity to make a substantial contribution to both the academic IGA community and industrial design community is significant and the project will form a basis for future research and software development.
Further information on the project can be found here
http://userweb.eng.gla.ac.uk/robert.simpson.2/phd_positions.html
Funding
The scholarship is supported by the School, and it will cover home tuition fees and provide a stipend of £13,726 per annum for 3.5 years.
To be eligible for this funding, applicants must have ‘settled status’ in the United Kingdom and must have been ‘ordinarily resident’ for the past three years.
It should be noted that other terms may also apply. For full details about eligibility please visit: http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/skills/students/help/Pages/eligibility.aspx
How to apply
Application for this scholarship is made by using the online system at the following link for admission as a postgraduate research student to the admission team in the Recruitment and International Office:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/research/opportunities/howtoapplyforaresearchdegree/
It should be noted that this application is to gain admission to our PGR programme with the decision on this being based on your academic achievements, and an offer of admission may be sent out before a decision on this Scholarship is made. Candidates applying for this Scholarship will have their applications further vetted as to acceptability to this Scholarship and will most likely have an interview/discussion with the supervisor before any decision is made
Contacts
For an informal discussion or for further information on this project, potential applicants are encouraged to contact: Robert.simpson.2@glasgow.ac.uk
Closing date – 31/05/2014