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 in 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.