Doctoral students on the DPSA can be registered at any department at Imperial and they will have a secondary affiliation to the Brahmal Institute. They will start work on the projects from day one, supported by short training courses. Students experience will be enriched with cohort building activities, including monthly social gatherings, Brahmal Institute Seminars, and research showcase events (these activities are also open to existing doctoral students whose work is of thematic relevance to the institute. If you are a current PhD student at Imperial and want to get involved, please contact us at brahmal-institute@imperial.ac.uk).

The listed projects below are currently open for applications:

CLOSED: Climate effects on aviation turbulence. (CODE: BrahmalPhD23-1) 

Synthetic fuel design for minimal global impact (CODE: BrahmalPhD23-2)

Design optimisation of hydrogen fuel cell-powered aircraft (CODE: BrahmalPhD23-3)

Computational Modelling for Sustainable Aviation (CODE: BrahmalPh24-1)

Multidisciplinary Aircraft Design (CODE: BrahmalPhD24-2)

Applicants should be home/International candidates with (or who are expected to gain) a first-class honours degree or equivalent in a suitable field.

Applicants to the programme will need to apply through the college PhD admissions system, indicating their interest to work in this doctoral programme. Please address your application to the Department of Aeronautics and indicate in your application the reference code for the project(s) of interest.

For further inquiries, contact us at brahmal-institute@imperial.ac.uk

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