The Applied Modelling and Computation Group is always interested in hearing from suitably qualified people interested in pursuing a PhD or EngD.

Current opportunities

A PhD studentship for '3D multi-scale integrated flooding model with wetting and drying and mesh adaptivity', supervised by  and , is currently seeking applicants. For further information please .

Additional projects

A number of other bespoke projects are available in the following areas, please contact Dr Matthew Piggott to be pointed towards the most appropriate supervisors:

  • Multi-scale ocean modelling
  • Atmospheric pollutant dispersal
  • Geodynamics
  • Renewable energy devices
  • Numerical analysis and development of adaptive mesh methods and error measures
  • Advanced discretisation methods for computational fluid dynamics and radiation transport methods
  • Numerical linear algebra
  • Turbulence modelling
  • Multi-phase flows
  • Multi-physics code coupling
  • Inversion and data assimilation methods
  • Porous media flows
  • Novel nuclear reactor design

PhD & MEng funding and application procedure

Full details of funding available and the application procedure are available from the Department of Earth Science and Engineering website