In 2019, the Faculty of Engineering awarded 10 PhD studentships as part of its transition to a sustainable zero-pollution economy strategy. Funding for the studentships comes from the EPSRC DTP, industry partners and departments. The students are all aligned with the NERC-funded Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP run by the Grantham Institute. Find out more about the students and their projects below.

Project summaries
- Marcus Annegarn - Understanding the atomic and electronic structure of particulate matter from theory and experiment
- Alex Bowles - Development of activated carbons from End-of-life Tyre rubber Char for Carbon Capture and storage, for application in the global cement
- Ethan Errington - Engineered Lyophilic Nanoparticles for Fat Recovery from Waste Streams
- Albert Fabregas-Flavia - Building tools and technologies for self-regulated nitrogen fixation in plant-associated bacteria
- Daniel Greenblatt - Transition to zero-pollution transport through optimal hybrid powertrains
- Catrin Harris - Advanced petrophysics for the characterisation of trapping mechanisms for CO2 storage in the subsurface
- Enrico Manfredi Haylock - A fundamental study of deep eutectic solvents and their application to green battery recycling processes
- Waseem Marzook - Thermal performance and low temperature degradation of Li-ion batteries
- Amran Mohamed - Polymeric Additives in Lubricants for Electric Vehicle Powertrains
- Charlotte Roe - BatBath - Immersion cooling of lithium-ion batteries with dielectric fluids
Marcus Annegarn - Understanding the atomic and electronic structure of particulate matter from theory and experiment
Alex Bowles - Development of activated carbons from End-of-life Tyre rubber Char for Carbon Capture and storage, for application in the global cement
Ethan Errington - Engineered Lyophilic Nanoparticles for Fat Recovery from Waste Streams
Albert Fabregas-Flavia - Building tools and technologies for self-regulated nitrogen fixation in plant-associated bacteria
Daniel Greenblatt - Transition to zero-pollution transport through optimal hybrid powertrains
Catrin Harris - Advanced petrophysics for the characterisation of trapping mechanisms for CO2 storage in the subsurface
Enrico Manfredi Haylock - A fundamental study of deep eutectic solvents and their application to green battery recycling processes
Waseem Marzook - Thermal performance and low temperature degradation of Li-ion batteries
Amran Mohamed - Polymeric Additives in Lubricants for Electric Vehicle Powertrains
Charlotte Roe - BatBath - Immersion cooling of lithium-ion batteries with dielectric fluids