PhD Materials

Imperial College London

The mission is to provide a world-class environment in which our pioneering and transformative materials research programmes flourish and to translate our research into innovations in: Energy: We investigate fuel cells, solar power, materials for energy harvesting, energy efficiency and nuclear energy. Transport: We investigate high temperature materials for gas turbines and light-weight structural alloys and composites for both aerospace and land vehicle applications. Novel electronic devices: We investigate thin film structures and devices for applications in areas such as photonics, sensors, thermoelectric, optoelectrics, microwave dielectrics. Healthcare: We investigate biomaterials and tissue engineering, focusing on regenerative medicine and nanomaterials for biosensing applications. As a PhD student, you will have access to our first-class facilities and benefit from strong support and involvement from industrial organizations. This close collaboration with industry ensures that our Department remains at the forefront of Materials Science and Engineering research.It normally takes between three and four years of full-time work to complete. It is also possible to undertake a PhD part time, over five to six years.