PhD Studentships in Material Science and Engineering - University of Birmingham

Overseas Research Studentships Materials Science and Engineering

Applications are invited for ORSAS Scholarships. These enable overseas students to pursue research towards a PhD in the UK.

The Department of Metallurgy and Materials at The University of
Birmingham has an international reputation for the quality of its
research work and was awarded the highest grade possible (5*A) in the last Research Assessment Exercise. The Department constitutes one of the largest and best equipped centres for materials research I n the UK.

Research areas for projects leading to the degree of PhD include: Aerospace Materials, Alloy Chemistry, Biomaterials, Castings, Composites, Corrosion, Electron Microscopy, Fatigue and Fracture, Ferrous Metallurgy, Functional and Structural Ceramics, High Tc Superconductors, Intermetallic Compounds, Magnetic Materials, Materials Chemistry, Metals Processing, Powder Metallurgy, Microstructural Modelling, Oxidation, Polymers, Fibre Optic Sensors, Chemical Process Monitoring, Damage Detection, Sports Materials, Hydrogen Energy, Surface Engineering and Sustainable Development.


The ORSAS award is partial only. The remainder of the fees and the stipend will be paid by the Department. The current stipend for ORS students is £8700 pa.

Enquiries should be sent as soon as possible to:

The Postgraduate Admissions Tutor, Prof. Ian Jones, Department of Metallurgy and Materials, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT. tel: (0121) 414 5187; FAX: (0121) 414 3238

Email: met-postgrad@bham.ac.uk .
http://www.bham.ac.uk/metallurgy
http://irc.bham.ac.uk

Please include a copy of your full undergraduate transcript, your
position in class and the size of the class.

Applications should arrive by or before Friday, December 7th, 2007.