PhD: Reprogrammable Mechanical Networks for Space & Wearables

Imperial Enterprise; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Tuition coverage

Stipend

Training program

Athena SWAN award

Résumé du poste

Imperial College London invites applications for a PhD studentship in the AIM Lab, Department of Aeronautics. The project explores architected entangled materials, focusing on how contact and friction govern stiffness and toughness and how a reprogrammed deformation mode can alter network state.

The 3.5-year funded project includes a full tuition waiver and a tax-free stipend of £23,805 for Home, EU and International students. Supervisor: Dr Tian Chen.

Qualifications

• First class honours MEng/MSci or international equivalent in Aeronautics, Physics, Applied Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, or closely related field.
• Experience of finite element analysis or of writing simulation code is required or highly desirable.
• Fabrication or mechanical testing experience is an advantage.
• An interest in geometry and topology is expected.
• Willingness to work both in the laboratory and computationally.

Responsabilités

• Study architected entangled materials and networks of curved filaments to understand stiffness and toughness.
• Develop experimental and computational methods to explore deformation modes.
• Fabricate specimens using multi-material 3D printing and robotic fabrication cell.
• Test specimens mechanically and write simulation code to model them.
• Present findings at international conferences and contribute to publications.

Connaissances

Finite element analysis

Simulation code

Fabrication experience

Geometry and topology

Laboratory and computational work

Formation

First class honours MEng/MSci or international equivalent

Outils

FEA software

3D Printing

Description du poste

Imperial College London invites applications for a PhD studentship in the AIM Lab, Department of Aeronautics. The project explores architected entangled materials, focusing on how contact and friction govern stiffness and toughness and how a reprogrammed deformation mode can alter network state.

The 3.5-year funded project includes a full tuition waiver and a tax-free stipend of £23,805 for Home, EU and International students. Supervisor: Dr Tian Chen.