COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON UK INTERNATIONAL 2011

Postdoctoral Research College Scholarships in Impact and Erosion Resistant Coatings at University of Southampton

Study Subject(s): Impact and Erosion Resistant Coatings
College Scholarships Level: Postdoctoral Research
Scholarship Provider: EPSRC/DSTL
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility:

• PhD and experience in Tribology, high strain testing and/or composite coatings
• Detailed understanding and knowledge of Tribology and Impact or coatings technology and/or modelling relevant to coating performance
• Knowledge of multilayered coatings, failure mechanisms and/or polymer coatings
• Experience of experimental or theoretical tribology or multidisciplinary aspects of tribology
• Teaching at undergraduate level and contributing to teaching at postgraduate level

International Scholarship for International Students: No

Scholarship Description: Part-time Postdoctoral Research Assistants are required to cover maternity of an existing PDRA employed on an EPSRC/DSTL funded project looking at developing novel impact and erosion resistant coatings. The research is inspired by biological materials and how their unique mechanical and physical properties arise from their structures. The aim is to use modern surface engineering techniques to develop hard and tough lightweight coatings for impact resistance and develop expandable foam to create intelligent airbags to minimise behind armour blunt trauma. These systems would be compatible lightweight body armour with impact resistant coating externally and intelligent airbags internally. The Post-Doc Researcher will look at two novel and biomimetically inspired strategies to accommodate impact energies from erodents, foreign objects and ballistics to enhance damage tolerance of surfaces to high strain events: (1) hard and tough multi-layered CVD based coatings matched to their substrates that will dissipate impact energy through sub-critical nano/micro crack propagation and elastic responses; (2) plastically deforming and auxetic (negative Poisson’s ratio) foam based coatings that foam under high-strain to act as a double crumple zone for damage resistance and self-repair and self-protection. Energy would be dissipated via elastic and plastic deformation and auxetic performance

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