The Eric Birse Trust was founded in 1984 by the family of Dr Eric A B Birse to commemorate his life and work. The primary intention of the Trust is to fund, via The Eric Birse Studentship, PhD research in the field of Chemical Engineering. To date the Studentship has supported eight PhD students, each of whom has progressed to have successful careers in industry and academia.

A PhD Scholarship supported by the Eric Birse Trust is available at the School of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh. The Studentship is open to all who wish to work in this discipline subject to meeting the Eligibility criteria and to complying with the Application Procedure. Student must apply with your own Research Proposal and nominate the most suitable academic within the Institute of Materials and Processes (IMP) or the Institute of Multiscale Thermofluids (IMT) to supervise this research.

More specifically at the Institute of Mutliscale Thermofluids we are carrying out research work on both experiments and computations, with an emphasis on multiscale and multiphase fluid systems interfaces and phase change from nano- to macro-scales undergoing heat transfer. Topics include phase change, wetting and associated capillary phenomena, and boiling (e.g. at microfluidic scales). IMP and IMT academics can be found using this filterable list. The closing date for applications is 31 December 2019.

This is an excellent opportunity for mentoring a young researcher in the ambit of phase-change and heat transfer. If interested and not aware of the type of project that can be carried out, feel free to contact Daniel Orejon for more information on [email protected] and 0131 650 5735.

Link to the Eric Birse Trust: https://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/research/phd/eric-birse-trust-chemical-engineering-phd-studentship

Link to the IMT : https://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/research/institutes/imt & https://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/research/themes/multiphase-flows-interfaces-and-phase-change-nano-macro-scales