The University of Sheffield
Chemical and Biological Engineering

Current opportunities for PhD graduate study in CBE.

The department currently has around 85 PhD students. These students are funded mainly by the UK Research Councils, University Scholarships, Industry and from overseas. We are currently seeking applications  for studentships in all areas of the department's research interests.

The projects listed indicate their appropriate funding stream and the eligibility associated with each funding stream is detailed below the table.  All studentships are expected to commence within the next 12 months.

Currently offered studentships

Project Title Supervisor Funding Stream (see notes below) Deadline Full Project Details
Tablet disintegration - Can we use disintegrants in a fat based system? Prof. A. Salman RC open pdf (130kb)
Twin Screw Granulation: Improved granule quality via on-line monitoring, simulation and modelling Prof. A. Salman RC open pdf (130kb)
Roller Compaction –Improving efficiency and particle characteristics Prof. A. Salman RC open pdf (130kb)
Characterisation of new active layer materials for plastic solar cells deposited by spray coating. Dr. A. Dunbar US,FW, SF 30/11/2011 pdf (90kb)
Responsive Nanoscale Swimming Devices Dr. S. Ebbens RC 30/11/2011 pdf(90kb)
Signal Processing and Machine Learning for High-Throughput Mass-Spectrometry Applied to Biology. Dr J. Noirel US, FW, SF 31/10/2011 pdf (81 kb)
Synthetic biology - The context matters - chassis interactions and
portability of biological devices
Prof. P.C. Wright US, FW, SF, (RC - possibility) 31/10/2011 pdf (81kb)
Chemical modification of microbubble generating membranes for improved wetting behaviour and microbubble generation efficiencies. Dr. Jonathan Howse RC 31/10/2011 pdf (192kb)
Protein engineering, design and selection – Carbonic anhydrase for carbon dioxide capture and sequestration Dr Tuck Seng Wong US, FW, SF open pdf (<200kb)
Protein engineering, design and selection – Carbonyl reductase coupled with cofactor regeneration system for chiral alcohol production Dr. Tuck Seng Wong US, FW, SF open pdf (95kb)
Protein engineering, design and selection – Eukaryotic cytochrome P450s for ecdysteroid syntheses Dr. Tuck Seng Wong US, FW, SF open pdf (95kb)
Interaction between macromolecules, inorganic salts and small organic molecules. Dr. Robert Falconer US, FW, SF 16/09/2011 pdf (95kb)
Structural stability of therapeutic proteins. Dr. Robert Falconer US, FW, SF 16/09/2011 pdf (95kb)
Formation of odour in wastewater collection systems Dr. Henriette S. Jensen US, FW, SF open pdf (285kb)
Development of biosensors for pathogen detection in drinking water. Prof. Catherine Biggs US, FW, SF open pdf (185kb)
Biofilms in urban water systems: fundamentals to application Prof. Catherine Biggs US, FW, SF open pdf (185kb)
Bio‐desalination: from cell to tap. Prof. Catherine Biggs US, FW, SF open pdf (185kb)
Towards Programmable Defensive Bacterial Coatings & Skins (ROADBLOCK) Prof. Catherine Biggs US, FW, SF open pdf (205kb)

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