PhD scholarships with Rolls-Royce

17 July 2019

In support of the research activities of the recently launched EPRSC funded Future Electrical Machines Manufacturing Hub, Rolls-Royce are offering two PhD scholarships to undertake programmes of research allied to the core research programme of the Hub.

These positions have now been filled. Please contact FEMM Hub Manager, Laura O'Keefe (l.okeefe@sheffield.ac.uk) to be notified of future opportunities.

Metallic rotor containment sleeves for permanent magnet machines

This project will address the challenges of modelling, designing and manufacturing high strength metallic sleeves for high-speed and high power density electrical machines. The project will encompass design of the stator and rotor to minimise the sleeve losses, evaluation of different candidate sleeve materials, manufacturing technology development and assessment and the manufacture of an experimental demonstrator machine.

This project would suit candidates with a background in electrical or electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, physics or mathematics. Studies will be based predominantly in Sheffield with an opportunity to spend periods at Rolls-Royce and The Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) at The University of Strathclyde.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Professor Geraint Jewell (g.jewell@sheffield.ac.uk) to discuss this further.

Fibre optic instrumentation of electrical machine

This project is concerned with exploring the opportunities for integrating fibre optic based sensors into electrical machines for through-life monitoring. The opportunities include both in-process monitoring during manufacture and in-service monitoring.

The project will encompass the development of methods for integrating fibre-optics into stator coil and the development and experimental testing of algorithms for extracting information on process and service conditions. This project would suit candidates with a background in electrical or electronic engineering, physics or mathematics.

If you are interested in applying for this position, please contact Professor Ash Tiwari (a.tiwari@sheffield.ac.uk) or Professor Jiabin Wang (j.b.wang@sheffield.ac.uk) to discuss this further.

Support package

Each studentship covers Home tuition fees and stipend of £15,009 per annum.

It is anticipated that these studentships will commence in September 2019, but there may be some degree of flexibility in start dates.

Applying for PhDs

If you are interested in applying for these PhDs please contact Professor Geraint Jewell (for the magnetic rotor PhD) or Professor Ash Tiwari (for the fibre optic instrumentation PhD) for an informal discussion about the studentship in the first instance.