PhD Plasma Surface Engineering

Reino Unido

¿Qué aprenderé?

Course summary

  • Undertake a period of intensive, supervised study as part of Sheffield Hallam's research community
  • Study at the internationally-recognised Materials and Engineering Research Institute (MERI)
  • Attain fundamental knowledge of important engineering technologies, processes and techniques
  • Gain hands-on experience of various advanced surface analyses
  • Graduate as an employable specialist engineer

On this course, you'll undertake intensive study into a specific, chosen area of plasma surface engineering. You'll benefit from expert tutelage, cutting-edge facilities and a supportive research community. Your finished work will stand alongside widely acclaimed MERI publications - a high proportion of which have been considered 'world leading' or 'internationally excellent'.

How you learn

As this is a research course, most of your work will be carried out independently. You will benefit from the support and expertise of your supervisory team; including a Director of Studies and a second supervisor who have specific interest and expertise in your chosen subject area. These may include HIPIMS plasma chemistry, study of thin film growth mechanisms and the development of specific coatings to serve applications.

You learn through

  • independent research
  • mentoring with your supervisory team
  • laboratory training, including in advanced processes and machinery
  • research training, including mandatory ethics and integrity sessions
  • teacher training
  • close tutelage in academic writing

Future careers

This course prepares you for a career in

  • research
  • coating technology development engineering
  • sales
  • management of coating centres
  • work for surface engineering companies.

¿En cuál departamento estoy?

Sheffield Hallam University

Opciones de estudio

a tiempo completo (4 )

Costos de estudio
£16.385,00 (US$ 20.635) por año
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Fecha de inicio

Mayo 2024, Octubre 2024, Febrero 2025, Mayo 2025

Lugar

Sheffield Hallam University

City Campus,

Howard Street,

Sheffield,

S1 1WB, England

Requerimiento de entrada

Para estudiantes internacionales

All applicants should hold a strong undergraduate degree (2.1 or above) and/or a relevant masters qualification (or expectation of the same). All applicants must submit a completed postgraduate application form including a 1500 word research proposal. Where English is not your first language, you must show evidence of English language ability to the following minimum level of proficiency: an overall IELTS score of 7.0 or above, with at least 6.5 in each component or an accepted equivalent. Please note that your test score must be current, i.e. within the last two years.

Puede haber diferentes requisitos de IELTS en función del curso elegido.

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  • Radicada en Sheffield - una verdadera ciudad estudiantil
  • Puestos de trabajo para estudiantes a través de una amplia red
  • Un bajo costo de vida
  • Instalaciones modernas y mejoradas en dos campus

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