Studentship opportunities
SSCP DTP Cohort 10 (2023) Project Call is now open
The call for projects for SSCP DTP Cohort 10 (2023 commencement) is now open; all projects proposal must be submitted by 12pm, Friday 30 September. Supervisors from Imperial College London and Core Partners of the SSCP DTP can email the SSCP DTP for further information and relevant documents.
Note for students: the project adverts and call for applications will go live on this website and other channels in late October this year.
List of 2022 Projects - please do not apply as the call is closed
The project opportunities for 2022 were as a listed:-
- Imperial College London Departments and
- Core Partner Institutes
Note: all core partner projects are co-supervised by an Imperial supervisor - these are listed both under the department as well as the core partner and are marked with an asterisk*
1) Imperial College London
Centre for Environmental Policy
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_03_CEP_Collins Urban climate resiliency schemes for multiple environmental and social benefits: Using community co-production to identify synergies and inform design | Dr Alexandra Collins |
| 2022_04_CEP_Oluleye A novel decision-support framework to accelerate adoption of concepts to support cost-effective industrial decarbonisation | Dr Gbemi Oluleye |
| 2022_05_CEP_Collins Viticulture in the UK: an opportunity for improved rural sustainability? | Dr CM (Tilly) Collins |
| 2022_06_CEP_Kountouris Wildfires in the UK: understanding the risk and assessing preferences for mitigation and adaptation responses | Dr Yiannis Kountouris |
| 2022_99_CEP_Rogelj Emissions Responsibility Accounting for the net zero transition: developing national and regional accounting frameworks to stimulate climate change action | Dr Joeri Rogelj |
| 2022_98_CEP_Otto Vulnerability and exposure in climate change attribution | Dr Friederike Otto |
Department of Chemical Engineering
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_07_ChemEng_Chanona Planning Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure through Machine Learning to Mitigate Carbon Emissions and Climate Uncertainty | Dr Antonio Del Rio Chanona |
| 2022_08_Chem Eng_Hallett Upcycling of waste cellulose to nanocomposites using ionic liquids | Professor Jason Hallett |
| 2022_09_ChemEng_Hawkes Global bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS): an environmental, economic and social analysis | Professor Adam D Hawkes |
| 2022_10_Chem Eng_Song Sustainable membranes for renewable energy conversion and storage | Dr Qilei Song |
Department of Chemistry
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_11_Chemistry_Talbot Food-grade protein extraction from microalgae using cutting edge clean and green separation methods | Dr Agi Brandt-Talbot |
| 2022_12_Chemistry_Kucernak Grid-scale energy storage in flow batteries using sustainable materials | Professor Anthony Kucernak |
| 2022_13_Chemistry_Kucernak Development of next-generation water electrolysis for green hydrogen production | Professor Anthony Kucernak |
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_01_BGS_Jackson Chalk stratigraphy and its role in managing groundwater abstractions in Chalk river catchments | Dr Christopher Jackson (BGS)/Professor Adrian Butler* |
| 2022_02_BGS_Mackay Conceptual groundwater modelling of global groundwater datasets: learning through large-sample comparative hydrogeology | Dr Jonathan Mackay (BGS) /Professor Adrian Butler* |
| 2022_14_Civil Eng_Myers ElementTracker: Analysing resource implications of socioeconomic development through a digital twin of the physical economy | Dr Rupert J. Myers |
| 2022_15_Civil Eng_Paneda A new generation of physically-based models for predicting ice-sheet fracture and sea level rise | Dr Emilio Martinez-Paneda |
| 2022_16_Civil Eng_Lee Investigating epigenetics regulation and the techno-economics of micro-aeration microbiome for manipulating methane formation to support the Net Zero Carbon Transition | Dr Po-Heng (Henry) Lee |
| 2022_17_Civil Eng_Karmpadakis ReX-COAST: Re-defining extreme coastal wave events | Dr Ioannis Karmpadakis |
| 2022_19_Civil Eng_Tsiampousi Climate resilient earthwork design using green infrastructure | Dr Katerina Tsiampousi |
| 2022_20_CivilEng_Lawrence Developing drone based InSAR to monitor natural processes | Dr James Lawrence |
| 2022_21_Civil Eng_Craske The energetics behind ocean mixing and climate | Dr John Craske |
| 2022_22_Civil Eng_Kia Irrigation of green infrastructure using novel permeable pavements (IrriGreen) | Dr Alalea Kia |
| 2022_23_Civil Eng_Christou Nature-based solutions for coastal protection | Dr Marios Christou |
| 2022_24_Civil Eng_Majumdar Investigation of relationship between delivery motorcyclists’ riding behaviour, fatigue, sleep, heat-stress and traffic-related air and noise pollution | Professor Arnab Majumdar |
| 2022_25_Civil Eng_Buytaert Flood resilience under climate change in mountain regions | Professor Wouter Buytaert |
| 2022_26_Civil Eng_Callaghan Combining Stereovision Imaging of the Sea Surface and Machine Learning to Characterise Ocean Breaking Waves | Dr Adrian Callaghan |
| 2022_27_Civil Eng_Callaghan Quantifying the Contribution of Breaking Wave Bubble-Mediated Gas Exchange to the Air-Sea Flux of CO2 Across the Global Oceans | Dr Adrian Callaghan |
| 2022_28_Civil Eng_Callaghan Using Digital Imaging to Study Wind-Driven Laboratory and Ocean Waves with a Focus on the Development of Wave Breaking | Dr Adrian Callaghan |
| 2022_76_NHM_Schofield Sustainably and economically minimising waste from low-impact processing of laterites | Dr Paul Schofield (NHM)/Dr Rupert Myers* |
Dyson School of Design Engineering
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_74_Dyson_Cardin Data-Driven Optimisation of Electric Airport Systems for Better Climate Sustainability and Resilience | Dr Michel-Alexandre Cardin |
| 2022_75_Dyson_George Light Enabled Rechargeable Battery systems | Dr Chandramohan George |
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_51_EEE_Angeli Sustainable bio-manufacturing of platform and high-value chemicals through data-driven model predictive control | Professor David Angeli |
Department of Earth Science and Engineering
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_29_ESE_Roberts Biodiversity and the Evolving Earth: New Data, New Methods, New Insights | Dr Gareth Roberts |
| 2022_30_ESE_Muxworthy Biomagnetic Monitoring as an urban air quality assessment | Professor Adrian Muxworthy |
| 2022_31_ESE_Muxworthy Testing the core-mantle-boundary & Large Igneous Province hypothesis: a full-vector palaeomagnetic study of the North Atlantic Igneous Province | Professor Adrian Muxworthy |
| 2022_32_ESE_Muxworthy Determining the Magnetic Signature of Hydrocarbon-rich Environments: A Numerical Approach | Professor Adrian Muxworthy |
| 2022_33_ESE_Siegert Glacial history of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet: An isotopic geochemical and palaeomagnetic inventory of the West Antarctic rock material | Professor Martin Siegert |
| 2022_34_ESE_Roberts Hard Rock to Heavy Metal: Data and tools for geochemical baselines and chemical fluxes through landscapes | Dr Gareth Roberts |
| 2022_35_ESE_Piggott Accelerating Scientific Discovery of Complex Scientific Applications with Physics-Informed Machine Learning: Acquatic Eco-Dynamics in Lakes | Professor Matt Piggott |
| 2022_36_ESE_Arcucci Modelling Extreme weather events using Data Science, Machine Learning, and social sentiments | Dr Rossella Arcucci |
| 2022_37_ESE_Agudo High-resolution subsurface imaging in offshore wind farms | Dr Oscar Calderon Agudo |
| 2022_39_ESE_Goes Understanding how subduction has shaped Circum-Pacific tectonics using 3D numerical models | Professor Saskia Goes |
| 2022_41_ESE_Brito-Parada Coupling Life Cycle Assessment and modelling tools to inform sustainable mineral resource management | Dr Pablo Brito-Parada |
| 2022_42_ESE_Roberts Mantle convection, melting and landscape evolution | Dr Gareth Roberts |
| 2022_43_ESE_Whittaker Landscape sensitivity to past and future climate: Solving the intermittency puzzle | Dr Alex Whittaker |
| 2022_44_ESE_Hadler Transforming mine waste into a raw material for sustainable battery production | Dr Kathryn Hadler |
| 2022_45_ESE_Paulatto Multi-scale characterization of water flow in submarine hydrothermal systems | Dr Michele Paulatto |
| 2022_46_ESE_Whittaker Submarine channels, structural deformation and delivery of sediment and plastics to the deep ocean | Dr Alex Whittaker |
| 2022_47_ESE_Rood (In)stability of glaciers and climate in volcanic landscapes of the Thwaites Glacier, Antarctica, and American Pacific Northwest | Dr Dylan Rood |
| 2022_48_ESE_Bastow Understanding slow slip earthquake mechanisms and seismic hazard using local earthquakes: Hikurangi margin, New Zealand | Dr Ian Bastow |
| 2022_49_ESE_Paulatto Multi-scale imaging of magma reservoirs | Dr Michele Paulatto |
| 2022_50_ESE_Goes Mapping thermal and compositional structure of cratons | Professor Saskia Goes |
| 2022_77_NHM_Jungblut Cradle-to-cradle mining: Can we return waste from laterite mines into a self-sustaining soil? | Dr Anne D. Jungblut/Dr Pablo Brito-Parada (Dept of Earth Science and Engineering)* |
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2022_97_ESE_Bell Investigating subduction plate boundary earthquake hazards using controlled-source seismic data |
Dr Rebecca Bell |
Department of Life Sciences
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_52_DoLS_Windbichler CRISPR/Cas9 gene drives for the genetic control of agricultural pests | Dr Nikolai Windbichler |
| 2022_53_DoLS_Brazeau Deep vertebrate phylogeny and the origins of vertebrate reproductive modes: new insights from exceptionally preserved fossils | Dr Martin D Brazeau |
| 2022_54_DoLS_Savolainen Plant-fungal coevolution and speciation on a remote oceanic island | Professor Vincent Savolainen |
| 2022_56_DoLS_Schroeder Birds, trees and seasons: a long-term study of phenology | Dr Julia Schroeder |
| 2022_57_DoLS_Gill Investigating how trait responses to climate change shape Arctic plant-pollinator networks | Dr Richard Gill |
| 2022_58_DoLS_Abzhanov The shape of head: cellular and molecular mechanisms of facial morphogenesis | Dr Arkhat Abzhanov |
| 2022_59_DoLS_Jimenez Analysis of the microbiota of kelp | Dr Jose Jimenez |
| 2022_60_DoLS_Leite The Macroecology of Landscape Ecology: Global Patterns of Sensitivity in Birds | Dr Cristina Banks-Leite |
| 2022_61_DoLS_Turnbull Disentangling climate change and biotic impacts on success of aphid populations | Professor Colin Turnbull |
| 2022_62_DoLS_RansomeRestoring UK seagrass habitats to maximise carbon capture | Dr Emma Ransome |
| 2022_63_DoLS_Woodward Beavers as rewilding ecosystem engineers | Prof Guy Woodward |
| 2022_64_DoLS_Pawar Assembling Functionally Stable Microbial Communities Under Fluctuating Environments | Dr Samraat Pawar |
| 2022_65_DoLS_Vogler Phylogenetic diversity of the most species-rich ecosystems on Earth | Professor Alfried Vogler |
| 2022_78_NHM_Twitchett The impact of Anthropocene and deep-time warming on burrowing decapod crustaceans | Professor Richard Twitchett (NHM)/Dr Will Pearse* |
| 2022_79_NHM_Pressel Bryophyte-microbe interactions on the remote oceanic island of St. Helena | Dr Silvia Pressel (NHM)/Prof Martin Bidartondo* |
| 2022_80_Kew_Larridon Untangling the diversity and evolution of hairsedges (Bulbostylis, Cyperaceae) in Africa | Dr Isabel Larridon (Kew)/Professor Vincent Savolainen* |
| 2022_81_Kew_Bramley Understanding diversification and distribution patterns of the New Guinea flora | Dr Gemma Bramley (Kew)/Dr Will Pearse* |
| 2022_82_Kew_Forest EDGE Angiosperms: integrating phylogenetics and extinction risk data for conservation prioritisation in flowering plants | Dr Felix Forest (Kew)/Dr James Rosindell* |
| 2022_91_ZSL_Pettorelli Ecosystem degradation, climate change and tropical ecosystem stability – Tanzania as a case study | Dr Nathalie Pettorelli (ZSL)/Dr Will Pearse* |
Department of Materials
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_66_Materials_Dunlop A 3D vision of soil biology via nanoparticle-enabled X-CT imaging | Dr Iain E. Dunlop |
| 2022_67_Materials_Walsh Accelerated materials development for solar energy conversion using artificial intelligence | Professor Aron Walsh |
| 2022_68_Materials_Bouville Room temperature densification of seashell waste carbonate composites as tile replacement | Dr Florian Bouville |
Department of Mathematics
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_69_Maths_Cotter Transport-oriented tools for weather forecast verification | Professor Colin Cotter |
Department of Mechanical Engineering
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_70_MechEng_Masen Biomimetic lubrication – learning from nature to provide sustainable lubrication solutions | Dr Marc Masen |
| 2022_95_MechEng_Rigopoulos Aggregation in turbulent plumes arising from volcanic eruptions | Dr Stelios Rigopoulos |
Department of Physics
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_71_Physics_Toumi A global tropical cyclone model | Professor Ralf Toumi |
| 2022_72_Physics_Ceppi How does moisture affect the circulation of the atmosphere? | Dr Paulo Ceppi |
| 2022_73_Physics_Nelson Evaluating carbon based materials for sustainable electrochemical energy storage | Professor Jenny Nelson |
| 2022_94_Physics_Gryspeerdt Measuring the timescales for precipitation - how quickly can you make a cloud rain? | Dr Edward Gryspeerdt |
School of Public Health
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_83_SPH_Fisher Linking land use to antimicrobial resistance exposures in our air | Professor Matthew Fisher |
| 2022_84_SPH_Donnelly Countering the threat of African Swine Fever to Borneo’s Bearded pig | Professor Christl Donnelly |
| 2022_85_SPH_Hancock Modelling the releases of genetically modified mosquitoes for malaria control in spatially connected environments | Dr Penny Hancock |
| 2022_86_SPH_Okell Modelling the evolution and spread of drug-resistant malaria | Dr Lucy Okell |
| 2022_87_SPH_Dorigatti West Nile Virus transmission risk from environmental, animal and human surveillance data | Dr Ilaria Dorigatti |
| 2022_88_SPH_Vamos Dual environmental and health impacts of industrialised food processing in Europe | Dr Eszter Vamos |
| 2022_89_SPH_Beevers The Net Zero transition: How does its impact on future energy use and indoor air quality in the UK homes? | Dr Sean Beevers |
| 2022_90_SPH_Murray Linking agricultural land-use intensity, ecological integrity and infection risk in the rural Sahel | Dr Kris Murray |
| 2022_92_ZSL_Brekke Investigating the chronic impacts of urban air quality on the brain. | Dr Patricia Brekke (ZSL)/Dr Ian Mudway* |
| 2022_93_ZSL_Woodroffe Understanding fine-scale badger behaviour to inform the control of bovine tuberculosis | Professor Rosie Woodroffe (ZSL)/Professor Christl Donnelly* |
| 2022_96_SPH_Basanez Modelling the environmental suitability of the zoonotic infection taeniasis/cysticercosis | Professor Maria-Gloria Basanez |
Department of Surgery and Cancer
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_100_Surgery_ Salehi-Reyhani Autonomous Online Detection of Priority Pollutants in Remote Environments | Dr Ali Salehi-Reyhani |
2) Core Partner Institutes
British Geological Survey
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_01_BGS_Jackson Chalk stratigraphy and its role in managing groundwater abstractions in Chalk river catchments | Dr Christopher Jackson/Professor Adrian Butler (Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering)* |
| 2022_02_BGS_Mackay Conceptual groundwater modelling of global groundwater datasets: learning through large-sample comparative hydrogeology | Dr Jonathan Mackay/Professor Adrian Butler (Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering)* |
Natural History Museum
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_76_NHM_Schofield Sustainably and economically minimising waste from low-impact processing of laterites | Dr Paul Schofield/Dr Rupert Myers (Dept of Civil and Environmental Engineering)* |
| 2022_77_NHM_Jungblut Cradle-to-cradle mining: Can we return waste from laterite mines into a self-sustaining soil? | Dr Anne D. Jungblut/Dr Pablo Brito-Parada (Dept of Earth Science and Engineering)* |
| 2022_78_NHM_Twitchett The impact of Anthropocene and deep-time warming on burrowing decapod crustaceans | Professor Richard Twitchett/Dr Will Pearse (Dept of Life Sciences)* |
| 2022_79_NHM_Pressel Bryophyte-microbe interactions on the remote oceanic island of St. Helena | Dr Silvia Pressel/Prof Martin Bidartondo (Dept of Life Sciences)* |
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_80_Kew_Larridon Untangling the diversity and evolution of hairsedges (Bulbostylis, Cyperaceae) in Africa | Dr Isabel Larridon/Professor Vincent Savolainen (Dept of Life Sciences)* |
| 2022_81_Kew_Bramley Understanding diversification and distribution patterns of the New Guinea flora | Dr Gemma Bramley/Dr Will Pearse (Dept of Life Sciences)* |
| 2022_82_Kew_Forest EDGE Angiosperms: integrating phylogenetics and extinction risk data for conservation prioritisation in flowering plants | Dr Felix Forest/Dr James Rosindell (Dept of Life Sciences)* |
Zoological Society of London (ZSL)
| Project Title | Lead Supervisor |
| 2022_91_ZSL_Pettorelli Ecosystem degradation, climate change and tropical ecosystem stability – Tanzania as a case study | Dr Nathalie Pettorelli/Dr Will Pearse (Dept of Life Sciences)* |
| 2022_92_ZSL_Brekke Investigating the chronic impacts of urban air quality on the brain. | Dr Patricia Brekke/Dr Ian Mudway (School of Pulic Health)* |
| 2022_93_ZSL_Woodroffe Understanding fine-scale badger behaviour to inform the control of bovine tuberculosis | Professor Rosie Woodroffe/Professor Christl Donnelly (School of Public Health)* |
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