UK; MPhil/PhD Studentship Design of Fire Protective Coatings

Reference No RS/08/08

A full-time MPhil/PhD EPSRC Industrial CASE Studentship is available for three years at the University of Central Lancashire. The studentship is subject to EPSRC terms and conditions and is open to UK/EU applicants only. It provides payment of tuition fees and a student’s stipend at EPSRC rates (approximately £15,904 in 2008/09) including a CASE top-up of £3,000. Non-UK resident EU applicants are eligible for tuition fees only.

Project Description

Speciality coatings prevent flame spread, saving lives and money. This new technology requires understanding of fire retardant mechanisms and a strong science background to interpret the behaviour of coatings in real fire tests. New formulations will be designed and evaluated on a microscale, using a combination of pyrolysis GC-MS and TGA-FTIR, prior to bench and real-scale trials.

The project will be under the supervision of Professor Richard Hull. Applicants should have, or expect to receive, an upper second class or first class honours degree or an MSc in a related discipline.

Proposed start date is 1st October 2008, and interviews will be held on Thursday 21st August.

Informal project related enquiries may be directed to Professor Richard Hull (+44 1772 893543, trhull@uclan.ac.uk).

Requests for an application pack (quoting the reference number RS/08/08) should be directed to the Graduate Research Office. Tel +44 (0)1772 894287 or e-mail researchdegrees@uclan.ac.uk

Closing Date: 15th August 2008.