Swansea University 2021 Fully Funded M2A EngD Scholarship

BASF, the world’s foremost chemical company and a major vendor of coatings and surface technologies treatment solutions, wishes to generate a better understanding of corrosion processes. This will be crucial for developing advanced concepts for the next generation of corrosion protection, and for speeding up R&D for the development of novel corrosion protection formulations for coatings and surface treatment applications. This project forms part of a large collaborative research programme, involving a multidisciplinary team of experimental scientists and modelers who will explore the underlying mechanisms of corrosion by applying a variety of cutting-edge analytical technologies and algorithms for multi-scale modelling and simulation.

This project aims to fundamentally understand how the chemical nature of a metal surface influences its resistance to corrosion driven organic coating failure, when over-coated with a corrosion protective paint system. The principal intentions will comprise the following:

• A comprehensive knowledge of how metal surface preparation using industry standard cleaning methods influences interaction with various state of the art pre-treatments.
• A correlation of the chemical nature and surface composition of a cleaned and/or pre-treated substrate with resistance to corrosion driven organic coating failure.
• An understanding of the interaction of the pre-treated surface with various organic coating types, and how factors such as adhesion and bonding at this interface affects organic coating failure rates.

• Table of Content
• About Swansea University
• Fully Funded M2A EngD Scholarship
• Aim and Benefits of Fully Funded M2A EngD Scholarship
• Requirements for Fully Funded M2A EngD Scholarship Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Swansea University

Swansea University has been at the cutting edge of research and innovation since 1920. We have a long history of working with business and industry but today our world-class research has a much wider impact across the health, wealth, culture, and well-being of our society. We have achieved an extraordinary level of success in recent years and our research activity exceeds that of many larger universities yet this has not compromised the friendly and relaxed atmosphere that has always characterised the �Swansea experience�. In our Centenary year, we look forward to continuing to work ... continue reading

Fully Funded M2A EngD Scholarship

Aim and Benefits of Fully Funded M2A EngD Scholarship

The scholarship covers the full cost of UK tuition fees, plus a tax free stipend of £20,000 p.a. for a period of four years.

Requirements for Fully Funded M2A EngD Scholarship Qualification

We welcome applications from candidates with a degree (minimum level 2:1) in Materials Science and Engineering and/or Chemistry, but will accept other physical sciences disciplines (Engineering, Physics). Equivalent relevant experience that would enable the candidate to fulfil the role may also be considered.

Previous experience using some of the techniques mentioned above, as well as a basic understanding of corrosion or how materials may degrade, are desirable.

Candidates should have strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and be keen to publish research and present at conferences.

We would normally expect candidates to have met the University’s English Language requirements (e.g. IELTS 6.5 overall with 5.5+ in each component) by point of application.

Application Deadline

How to Apply

Informal enquiries about this scholarship are welcome and should be directed by email to: [email protected].

For more details, visit Swansea University website.