From: David Tsiklauri – d.tsiklauri@qmul.ac.uk

INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD STUDENTSHIP

School of Mathematical Sciences / Physics Department / Queen Mary University of London

Applications are invited for EPSRC PhD studentship to work on a novel, interdisciplinary project which intends to investigate the interaction of high energy plasma particles with the conducting walls by combining plasma kinetic simulation effort (D. Tsiklauri, School of Mathematical Sciences, QMUL) with the molecular dynamics simulation of radiation damage (K. Trachenko, Physics Department, QMUL). The project is within EPSRC’s energy theme and is related to the thermonuclear fusion effort. The project’s plasma kinetic simulation effort will utilise, leading in the field, computational tools such as EPOCH Particle-In-cell (PIC) code which has been developed for the laser-plasma interaction studies and supported to by the EPSRC?s CCPP project. The project’s radiation damage effort will focus on the impact of the plasma particles on the reactor walls and will employ the state-of-the art massive parallel molecular dynamics (MD) code DL_POLY.

UK students will receive 3.5 years of EPSRC stipend (15290 p.a.), fee waiver and 1200 p.a. research training funding.

Standard EPSRC residency rules apply:

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/StudentEligibility.htm

The most convenient way to apply is to use on-line service (by copying *entire* URL below into the browser window):

http://www.qmul.ac.uk/courses/courses.php?dept_id=16&pgcourses=2&course_id=289&course_level=1&article_id=278#applyonline

[then choose Full time application * PhD Mathematical Sciences (Semester 1 start; Aug - Dec)]

The application should include completed online form, academic transcript, and two references. If your referees prefer to send their references directly, these can me emailed to L.Matomaki@qmul.ac.uk and marked “C/O Dr David Tsiklauri EPSRC DTA INTERDISCIPLINARY PHD”

Informal queries can be addressed to:

Dr D. Tsiklauri via email: D.Tsiklauri -at- qmul.ac.uk
or
Dr K. Trachenko via email: K.Trachenko -at- qmul.ac.uk

The deadline is 25 June 2010.

The proposed start date is September, 2010