Our studentships

Training future leaders and advancing fundamental knowledge relevant to modern, low-emission combustion systems.

We are delighted to offer four fully funded studentships and welcome applications from high-calibre graduate students.

Projects span fundamental physics to more applied engine applications. They can encompass advanced experimental techniques, high-fidelity numerical modelling and the development of low-order models.

Recent topics undertaken by our students have explored:

  • the compressor-combustor interface
  • fuel injector design
  • fuel sprays and atomisation
  • flame stabilisation
  • combustion instabilities
  • cooling flows
  • fundamental combustor design
  • altitude relight
  • combustor-turbine interactions
  • the use of alternative fuels, including SAFs and hydrogen

New projects and topics regularly arise, supporting NCCAT’s research and the emerging needs of our industrial partners such as Rolls-Royce.

Dr Ashley van Bruygom describes her research into hydrogen combustion for low-emission aviation