Wind & Marine Energy Systems & Structures

This centre offers the UK’s only comprehensive doctoral training programme in Wind & Marine Energy Systems & Structures (CDT-WAMESS), bringing together the leading UK research groups in Wind Energy and Offshore Structures at Strathclyde, Marine Energy at the University of Edinburgh and Offshore Structures at the University of Oxford.

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University of Strathclyde for more information about Wind Energy and Offshore Structures and to apply to Track A or Track B at Strathclyde.

University of Edinburgh for more information about Marine Energy and to apply to Track B at Edinburgh.

University of Oxford DPhil and DEng pages for more information about Offshore Structures, Geotechnics and Environmental Fluid Mechanics and to apply to Track B at Oxford.

Find out more about Track A and Track B.

Currently advertising

The WAMESS CDT is currently advertising for studentships in both tracks of the CDT (find out more about Track A and Track B).

Track A

Applications are open for Track A students. Track A is for students who wish to have their academic training programme to be concentrated in the first year of their 4 years in the CDT. Their research project is then completed over the remaining three years. This means that a student has longer in which to choose their research project. The broad initial training programme can help to inform a student’s choice of research project. Track A students will be based at the University of Strathclyde for all 4 years of the CDT.

Track B

Applications are open for Track B students in the following set research projects:

• The University of Strathclyde is currently advertising for 3 studentships
  
  • Impacts of Atmospheric Turbulence on Wind Turbine Main-Bearing Function and Failures (Application submissions close on 1 May 2021, however, the position will be offered before this date if a suitable candidate is found. Potential applicants are therefore encouraged to make contact with the supervisory team as soon as possible.)
  • Addressing the challenges of integrating 75 GW of offshore wind into the GB electricity system by 2050
  • Development of digital twin models for offshore wind farms
• The University of Edinburgh is currently advertising for 3 studentships
  • Aerodynamics of Offshore Wind Farms
  • Design of smarter powertrains for offshore wind turbines
  • Fatigue effects in composite tidal turbine blades caused by discrete point loading during service
• The University of Oxford is currently advertising for 5 studentships
  • Experimental Methods for Dynamic Measurement and Modelling of Offshore Wind Structures
  • RWE Renewables sponsored research studentship in identification methods for offshore wind turbine structures and foundations
  • Monitored Data Analysis of Offshore Wind Structures
  • Ørsted Research Studentship in Cyclic Loading of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations – Numerical Analysis
  • Numerical modelling of offshore wind turbine foundations in sand accounting for partial drainage

Track B students will be based at the University of Strathclyde for the first semester of the CDT. The remainder of the PhD will be carried out at the host university: Strathclyde, Edinburgh or Oxford.

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