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Phytoplankton primary production (PhytoPP) underpins the marine foodweb and is a key component of the oceanic carbon cycle. This project will investigate the variable coupling of photosynthetic electron transport estimated using active chlorophyll fluorescence techniques, with carbon fixation, in order to facilitate autonomous wide spatio-temporal scale measurements of the latter.
Design and understanding of nonlinear models is required for optimal performance and for accurate reproduction of dynamical behavior. One of the intriguing phenomenona in nonlinear systems is Targeted Energy Transfer (TET), where the goal is to transfer energy within a nonlinear system between subsystems.
If you enjoy numerical modelling and are you interested in the application of artificial intelligence (AI) to engineering problems, this may be the right project for you.
The PhD student will address directly the major gap in understanding aimed at enabling the design and development of efficient and quiet future multi-rotor propulsion systems. This project describes detailed flow and noise measurements in state-of-the-art facilities to gain a fundamental understanding into the aerodynamics and aeroacoustics of overlapping propeller systems.
Large civil aircraft experience extreme loads during turbulence and gusts. It is a big challenge to avoid clear-air turbulence (CAT). The implications of sudden erratic turbulence on the aerodynamic characteristics of a subsonic wing in the troposphere and lower stratosphere have not been investigated enough. There is little research into how turbulent eddies generated by the terrain that surrounds an airport located in a valley would interact with a climbing or descending aircraft.
We have now run into a fast-evolving but more uncertain world. This includes fast-developing urban environments where most of the population lives. It is crucial that we are able to predict in time street airflows, concentration of pollutants, chemicals and pathogens, to respond promptly and to be more resilient.