Marine Technology

Description

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Research Areas

PhD supervision is typically available in the following areas (but any related topics will happily be considered).

Ship hydrodynamics

Marine and ship hydrodynamics; experimental fluid dynamics; high-speed and advanced marine craft; ship motion response and seakeeping; ship manoeuvring performance; advanced propulsors and cavitation; propulsion systems.

Maritime Operability

Ship manoeuvring in confined waters; motion control of marine vehicles; operability in a seaway; tug design and operation; design for stability; advances in damage stability assessment; goal based design; optimization.

Offshore and pipeline engineering

Hydrodynamics of fixed and floating offshore platforms; mooring design and analysis; reliability-based strength analysis of fixed and floating offshore platforms; residual strength of damaged ships and offshore structures; pipeline design; pipeline integrity and integrity management; decommissioning; strength, fatigue and fracture analysis; corrosion and defect assessments; dent strain modelling.

Technology for the marine environment

Environmental impact of marine design and operations; ballast water treatment techniques; biofouling and environmentally friendly coatings; engine emissions; wash effects; artificial reefs; environmental sustainability assessment; sustainable shipping.

Marine design

Optimal marine design; multiple objective decision support; scheduling in marine construction; safety and security; reliability; dependability; marine transport; virtual reality in ship design; composite warship structures.

Marine engineering

Marine systems; dynamic modelling; power and propulsion systems; marine actuation and control; motion control of marine vehicles; artificial neural networks; intelligent modelling; simulation and adaptive control; diagnosis and sensor validation; all-electric ship; water jets; turbines.

Marine structures

Ultimate hull girder strength; non-linear finite element analysis; fire resistance of composite materials; large-scale structural testing; fatigue reliability analysis of ships; structural reliability analysis (Professor R Dow, Professor L Tao, Dr Y Pu, Dr P Wright).

Renewable energy

Electrical generation systems; marine renewable energy; wave and tidal power devices; tidal power; CO2 transport and sequestration.

Small craft

Design methodologies; design for safety ship stability; tugs; fishing vessels; small commercial craft; sustainability of fisheries; small craft electrical systems; leisure craft.

Marine transport and management

Shipping economics and management; marine transport systems; modelling and forecasting.

We offer different routes to a research degree qualification including full-time supervised research projects, and part-taught part-research programmes. Integrated PhD and part-time programmes are also available.

For more information about staff specialisms please see the School's website.

Contents

Our Science, Agriculture and Engineering Graduate School provides a comprehensive training programme in professional/key skills and research techniques, supports personal development, and hosts postgraduate events.

Requirements

An upper-second-class Honours degree, or international equivalent.

Applications whose first language is not English require IELTS 6.5, Pearson's PTE Academic Test 62 or equivalent.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band: 6.5

IMPORTANT NOTE: Since April 2014 the ETS tests (including TOEFL and TOEIC) are no longer accepted for Tier 4 visa applications to the United Kingdom. The university might still accept these tests to admit you to the university, but if you require a Tier 4 visa to enter the UK and begin your degree programme, these tests will not be sufficient to obtain your Visa.

The IELTS test is most widely accepted by universities and is also accepted for Tier 4 visas to the UK- learn more.