Programme overview
- University
- Imperial College London
- Region
- UK
- Field
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
- Duration
- 3–4 years (36–48 months)
- Places
- 1
- Intake
- October
Research Focus
Advanced materials and technologies for sustainable energy and infrastructure, including:
- Design and structure optimization of high-performance composites;
- Material recycling and environmental sustainability;
- Multiscale modelling of energy-related materials;
- Improved understanding and prediction of material behaviour in data methods (e.g. machine learning) and traditional mechanics analysis;
- Applications of green energy systems.
Suitable Academic Backgrounds
Civil engineering, material science and engineering, engineering mechanics, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, chemical engineering, applied mathematics, computer science, energy engineering
Entry Requirements
- Academic background: master's degree in material science and engineering, civil engineering or other relevant disciplines.
- Performance requirements: GPA 3.7.
- Language requirements: TOEFL: 92 (no component below 20); or IELTS: 6.5 (no component below 6.0); An exemption language is available for obtaining a degree taught in English in an English-speaking country.
Priority conditions (more favoured candidates with the following skills and advantages)
- Research experience in cement chemistry, assistive cement materials, thermodynamic modelling, life cycle analysis and cost analysis, polymers and polymer composites (synthesis, manufacturing, nanomodification, mechanics), molecular dynamics simulations;
- Has published experience;
- Have experience in coding in Fortran, Matlab, Python or other programming languages;
- Organizational capacity to carry out the work independently;
- The ability to effectively learn new skills and build relationships with new people.
Application Materials
- Curricula vitae (including list of publications);
- (a) The Cover Letter of Motivation (Cover Letter), which indicates the motive for the application and describes its suitability in the context of the relevant requirements;
- Research presentations;
- A letter of recommendation 2;
- Certificate of degree and past report card;
- English report card.
Application Period
First working day of 10, 1, 4 and 7 months, available for application throughout the year, at least 4 months in advance
Application Process
- month of 4
the applicant will submit a curriculum vitae in English and related materials and will be invited for the first screening
- month 4-5
for the interview with potential mentors 6 and will be required to formally present the application 7 for the monthly short-listed candidate through the web site for the interview 8 by the College Admission Board for the
- month of 8
above is the time point of the application process 10. Applications are available for all years and must be 4 months in advance
Programme Structure and Funding
The project is a full-time Ph.D. project and is taught in 3-4 years (36-48 months). Only 1 recruits.
Schools will provide the largest number of outstanding applicants3Annual tuition support (in accordance with national student fees) and3.5Cost-of-living support for years17,609Pounds sterling/year). International students are required to make their own annual contributions.