VACANCY #1
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Optimising Pharmaceutical Flows For Better Drug Delivery
Loughborough University - Wolfson School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Stipend £8000 pa (International). Tuition fees paid in full by department. Applications from overseas candidates welcomed.
DESCRIPTION:
Understanding the behaviour of airborne particulates is a must for any manufacturer designing systems for the handling and delivery of pharmaceutical powders. The drug component must be controlled, the particles are often difficult to handle and cohesive. Furthermore, the interaction between the gas and the particles is complex. We propose to consider this problem by optimising the delivery platform. The research will include the development of optimisation software combining it with multiphysics and CFD applications. A successful member of our group can expect to be a part of a team of experts that works within a framework of international collaboration (UK, USA, India, Israel, France).
Applications are invited for a PhD position expected to commence October 2010.
Informal enquiries should be made to
Dr. Ricky Wildman, email r.d.wildman@lboro.ac.uk
or
Mr. Henk Versteeg h.k.versteeg@lboro.ac.uk,
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, UK, Telephone 01509 227630.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
For an application pack and details of admission requirements please contact Ms JR Mason, Research Administrator, email J.R.Mason@lboro.ac.uk.
Please quote Ref: RDW140110 on the application form and in any correspondence.
Curriculum vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed University application form obtainable from Ms JR Mason.
Applicants should be in possession of, or expect to receive, a First Class degree in Physics, Mathematics or an Engineering discipline.
The closing date for all applications is Friday 29th January 2010
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VACANCY #2
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Experimental Investigation and Modelling of Granular Material and Powder Behaviour
Loughborough University - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
3-year duration.
Stipend £8000 pa (Overseas students). Tuition fees paid in full by department.
Applications from overseas candidates welcomed.
DESCRIPTION:
Interest in granular and powder behaviour is growing at a rapid rate due to the industrial need to understand flows and stress propagation. At Loughborough University, we have a group of international standing focussed on the use and development of state-of-the-art experimental and modelling techniques to study granular material behaviour. Exciting opportunities are now available to investigate the segregation of granular flows within a combined experimental and numerical programme.
Applications are invited for a PhD position expected to commence October 2010. The research project will consider the mechanisms of granular and powder flow through the development of hydrodynamic descriptions based on kinetic theory. Solutions will be sought to the models using analytical and numerical methods and validated through experiment.
Informal enquiries and requests for an application form should be made to
Dr. Ricky Wildman, email r.d.wildman@lboro.ac.uk
or
Prof. Jon Huntley j.m.huntley@lboro.ac.uk,
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, UK.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
For an application pack and details of admission requirements please contact Ms JR Mason, Research Administrator, email J.R.Mason@lboro.ac.uk.
Please quote Ref: RDW160110 on the application form and in any correspondence.
Curriculum vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed University application form. Applicants should be in possession of, or expect to receive, equivalent to a First Class degree in a physical science or engineering discipline.
The closing date for all applications is Friday 29th January 2010.
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VACANCY #3
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Developing A Multiphase Description Of Blood Flow
Loughborough University - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
3-year duration.
Stipend: £8000 pa (Overseas students). Tuition fees paid in full by department.
Applications from overseas candidates welcomed.
DESCRIPTION:
Blood is a complex fluid consisting of a mixture of fluid and solid-like components. To be able to describe the motion of the solid parts, such as the platelets, the red blood and white blood cells, a new approach is required that describes both the fluid and the solid simultaneously.
We invited applications for a PhD position expected to commence October 2010. The research project will develop a new fluid mechanical model for blood flow, based on multiphase hydrodynamics, incorporating the interactions of the fluid and distinguishing the flow mechanics of the different types of cell present in blood flow. The flow equations will be solved in multiphysics software and validated against experiment.
Informal enquiries and requests for an application form should be made to
Dr. Ricky Wildman, email r.d.wildman@lboro.ac.uk
or
Prof. Jon Huntley r.j.thomas@lboro.ac.uk,
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3TU, UK.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
For an application pack and details of admission requirements please contact Ms JR Mason, Research Administrator, email J.R.Mason@lboro.ac.uk.
Please quote Ref: RDW170110 on the application form and in any correspondence.
Curriculum vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed University application form. Applicants should be in possession of, or expect to receive, equivalent to a First Class degree in a physical science or engineering discipline.
The closing date for all applications is Friday 29th January 2010.
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VACANCY #4
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Mechanical Behaviour Of Aged Composite Lacquers
Loughborough University - School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Stipend £8000 pa (Overseas students). Tuition fees paid in full by department.
Applications from overseas candidates welcomed.
DESCRIPTION:
Candidates are sought for a PhD studentship in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, starting October 2010. The studentship will focus on understanding the ageing and degradation mechanisms in composite lacquers that are commonly used to protect and support objects. The project will involve the use of non-contacting optical techniques and mechanical testing facilities to characterise the deformation of thin lacquers under environmental loadings and to determine their constitutive behaviour. Finite Element Analysis will be used to predict material behaviour based on measured constitutive parameters. The applicants should have some experience with the development of optical techniques and/or numerical methods for stress analysis. The successful candidate will work closely with the Victoria and Albert museum and industrial users of lacquers.
Informal enquiries should be made to
Dr. Ricky Wildman, email r.d.wildman@lboro.ac.uk,
Dr. Pablo Ruiz p.d.ruiz@lboro.ac.uk
or
Dr. Ian Ashcroft, i.a.ashcroft@lboro.ac.uk,
School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering,
Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leics. LE11 3TU, UK.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
For an application pack and details of admission requirements please contact Ms JR Mason, Research Administrator, email J.R.Mason@lboro.ac.uk.
Please quote Ref: RDW180110 on the application form and in any correspondence.
Curriculum vitae will only be accepted if accompanied by a completed University application form obtainable from Ms JR Mason via above mentioned address.
Applicants should be in possession of, or expect to receive, a First Class degree in a physical science or engineering discipline.
The closing date for applications is Friday 29th January 2010.
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