Metallurgy and Materials

Description

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The School of Metallurgy and Materials (including the IRC inMaterials Processing) is the largest centre for materials researchin the UK. We have more than 20 full-time academic staff in addition to 30 honorary and visiting staff, 30 research fellowsand close to 150 postgraduate students.

Our diverse research portfolio ranges from fundamental aspectsof materials science to practical high performance engineeringapplications. Research is funded from a wide range of sourcesincluding the UK research councils, the EU and a cross-sectionof UK and overseas industry. Our research income is around£4 million per annum. Most of our research projects involveactive collaboration with industrial partners.

The quality of the research work in Metallurgy and Materials has been confirmed by our performance in successive Research Assessment Exercises. We are justly proud of this international reputation and are keen to maintain it by encouraging high quality students from materials, physics, chemistry, life sciences or engineering backgrounds to apply to undertake research with us.

Duration: PhD: 3 years full-time, 6 years part-time; MPhil: 1 or 2 years full-time, 2 years part-time

Contents

Research interests of staffOpen all sections Research groups include:

* Alloy and process development
* Alloy chemistry
* Casting, solidification and welding
* Ceramics
* Corrosion and oxidation
* Fatigue and fracture
* Ferrous metallurgy
* High temperature superconductivity
* Magnetic materials
* Materials processing
* Microstructural studies
* Modelling of manufacturing and materials
* Polymers
* Sports materials
* Surface engineering and heat treatment

Requirements

The PhD is open to candidates with an upper second-class Honours degree or its equivalent in Materials Science, Chemistry, Physics or Engineering. The MPhil is open to candidates with a good Honours degree or its equivalent. 2:2 (Hons) will be considered for the Masters degree.

English Language Requirements

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Funding

Scholarships to cover fees and/or maintenance costs may be available. To discover whether you are eligible for any award across the University, and to start your funding application, please visit the University's Postgraduate Funding Database, which can be found here: