EPSRC CASE Studentship - Novel gas sensor for combustion control
The studentship will offer the following benefits:
- A stipend of circa £16,000 per annum for 3 three and a half year.
- Exemption from the payment of annual fees
Open to Home/EU candidates with a first degree in a relevant discipline. Applications should be submitted by 12th March 2010..
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Microscale Sensors Group at UWS and SST Sensing Ltd, a Scottish sensor company specialising in the design and manufacture of sensors for domestic, industrial and aerospace applications.
For many years gas sensors have been used in combustion control systems ensuring the optimum use of energy and the reduction of harmful emissions in exhaust gases. Typically, the technology used in sensor manufacturing processes is costly in terms of the component parts and the amount of production effort required. This project will explore a novel approach to the design, construction and application of a novel gas sensor where considerable savings can be made facilitating new affordable products and the efficient use of increasingly valuable energy resources.
The student will work in the Microscale Sensors group at UWS and periodically at the company where he/she will develop skills in the underlying physical and chemical principles of gas sensor design. The student will develop a new sensor concept and ultimately oversee the transfer of the technology into a marketable product.
There may also be possible future employment opportunities with the company at the end of the studentship.
The project will commence as soon as the right student is found.