Available Projects
Modelling and experiments on the movement of nanoscale air pollutants
An exciting modelling and experimental PhD project on discovering the fundamental aerodynamic properties of dangerous pollutants at the nanoscale, to enable better models to predict their motion for a wide range of health, environmental and air-quality applications.
Primary supervisor: Professor Duncan Lockerby - Email: Duncan.Lockerby@warwick.ac.uk
Project detail:
The World Health Organisation recently classified air pollution as “the single biggest environmental threat to human health”. The airborne particulate matter thought to be most harmful is at the nanoscale – particles so small that they can evade our respiratory defence systems. Evidence indicates that the shape of nanoparticles has a big influence on health outcomes, but currently there are no ways to detect this property in isolation. This project will combine continuum fluid-mechanics models with probabilistic particle simulators to train a predictive tool capable of inferring shape, and other properties, from measurable quantities and limited experimental data. You will perform experiments on a state-of-the-art newly installed aerosol generation system to provide the essential comparison data.
This project can be taken deeper into modelling or experiments depending on the student's preference and discoveries
- How to apply for admission: www.warwick.ac.uk/pgrengineering
- How to apply for a scholarship: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/postgraduate/funding/
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