The Sustainable Energy Materials Innovation PhD course will train diverse cohorts in science and engineering to drive the materials innovations needed to accelerate the global energy transition.
This PhD course will comprise training elements alongside the PhD research Project. This interdisciplinary programme aims to train researchers to have a broad understanding of different energy technologies and how they interrelate.
The objectives of the course are to:
i) impart students with diverse research skills to work effectively in cross-sector materials development.
ii) prepare them for careers in research, industry, government, policy, and financial organisations.
iii) overcome traditional compartmentalised training, giving researchers a broad understanding of different energy technologies and how they interrelate.
iv) create an academic-industrial alumni network for cross-fertilisation and collaboration to continue well after students graduate.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
The PhD in Sustainable Energy Materials Innovation course has training, research, and innovation elements. Graduates of the course will have developed knowledge and understanding in the following broad areas:
- The physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering aspects of different zero-carbon energy technologies.
- The societal, economic, and political context of deploying these technologies.
- Critical evaluation of energy materials sciences and technologies.
By the end of the PhD, successful students will have produced original research work making a significant contribution to knowledge in the area of sustainable energy materials innovation.
Skills and other attributes
At the end of the first year, the student will have developed skills to understand energy materials devices across different technologies including the ability to perform life-cycle and environmental assessments.
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