Government of Ireland Scholarships 2010 in Science, Engineering and Technology

IRCSET ‘Embark Initiative’ Postgraduate Scholarship Competition 2010

The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) ‘EMBARK’ Initiative offers opportunities for suitably qualified individuals to pursue a postgraduate degree by research. The Scheme supports basic research in the broad areas of Science, Engineering and Technology.

The online application system opens on 13th of January 2010 for individuals hoping to begin postgraduate research in the Republic of Ireland in 2010. Individuals awarded under the scheme must maintain their principle residence in Ireland during the term of the Scholarship and Scholarships must be held at a recognised third-level institution in Ireland.

PhD Studentship on Wind Turbines Project at University of Dublin

New EU-funded project on System Identification, Condition & Health Monitoring for a New Generation of Wind Turbines. We have commenced a research project on system identification, condition and health monitoring for a new generation of wind turbines from 01 December 2009 co-ordinated by Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

[Europe] Master Scholarship 2010 in Agricutural Development and Management of Natural Resources, AGRIS MUNDUS

The Agris Mundus Masters course is a two-year training programme of 120 ECTS (European Credits Transfer System) in agricutural development and management of natural resources.

The Agris Mundus Masters course objectives are to train students to cope with the current global/international concerns in agriculture and rural development. Graduates will be qualified to identify and critically analyse key factors shaping the development of crops, forests and animall production, the management of research and rural development projects and finally, the sustainable use of natural resources and the environment. They will be trained to formulate and provide effective and appropriate responses to complex agriculture and natural resources related issues.

[Europe] EM Master Scholarship 2010 in Biomedical Engineering at CEMACUBE

In September 2010 an Erasmus Mundus Master’s course, called CEMACUBE (Common European MAster’s CoUrse in Biomedical Engineering) will start. Recently the grant application, submitted by RuG and UMCG, is accepted. Goal of this course is to prepare students from Europe and outside Europe for professions in Biomedical Engineering.

For a single university it is difficult to have enough knowledge of all sub-specialisations in Biomedical Engineering to teach their students on an adequate level. Also the required European scope is difficult to gain when students stick to a single university. Therefore a consortium of 6 universities has joined their knowledge and specific expertise into a 2-year European Master’s in Biomedical Engineering.

[Ireland] PhD Research Studentship on High-Speed, Advanced Analogue Front-ends for Photonic Transmission Systems, Tyndall National Institute

PhD: Research and design of high-speed, advanced analogue front-ends for photonic transmission systems (Ref.: PT-09)

Today, we are witnessing the emergence of new internet applications such as cloud-computing, the usage of large datacenters consisting of thousands of computing nodes, storage area networks etc. which all require very high bandwidths, preferably at low cost, low power consumption and integrated in high densities. Bandwidth-intensive applications put challenging requirements on the analogue front-end circuitry required to convert information from the optical to the electronic domain and vice versa.

[Ireland] PhD Studentship on Nanocrystal-molecule Assemblies for Sensing – Formation, Electrical Interfacing and Charge Transport Mechanisms, Tyndall National Institute

(Ref. No. AQ – 09) PhD: Nanocrystal-molecule Assemblies for Sensing – Formation, Electrical Interfacing and Charge Transport Mechanisms

Molecular electronics offers the potential for formation of radically new nanoscale electronic devices, with novel properties. A key challenge in the field lies in forming reliable electrical contacts to functional molecules (1-5 nanometre length scale) using techniques that could ultimately be compatible with manufacturing. We propose a hybrid approach for controlled assembly of molecular structures and networks between lateral contact electrodes (from nanometre to micron length scales) using metal nanocrystals as terminals or nodes connected by single functional molecules or biomolecules. The electrical characteristics of these structures and networks will be probed to demonstrate the potential for sensing and integration into a simple flow-cell format, ultimately targetting point-of-care applications in diagnostics.

[Ireland] PhD Position on Materials and Charge Transport in Meso-scale Semiconductor Devices at Tyndall National Institute

A PhD position is available, starting in the 2009-10 academic year, to work on the SFI-funded project, Materials and Charge Transport in Meso-scale Semiconductor Devices in the Materials Theory Group, under the direction of Prof. Stephen Fahy. (Duration of project, Dec 2009 – Nov 2012.) The research will form part of the thesis work leading towards a PhD in physics at University College Cork.

Calculations involving electronic structure theory methods will be employed to investigate the effects of atomic structure and device geometry on electrical and thermal transport in meso-scale semiconductor devices. Simulations will involve a combination of quantum mechanical and classical approaches.

[Ireland] PhD Studentship on Optical Signal Processing Using Semiconductor Devices at Tyndall National Institute

(Ref. No. DC – 01G) PhD: Optical Signal Processing using Semiconductor Devices

Photonics is the science and technology of using light to obtain, convey and process information. Although photonics is relatively new compared to electronics, it is already established as one of the key technologies supporting today s worldwide telecommunications networks and the Internet. Increasingly photonics is also being used in the world s most powerful computers.

The Photonic Systems Group in the Tyndall National Institute in Cork, Ireland has a broad-ranging research programme in leading-edge photonic systems, including: optical signal generation, transmission, restoration, processing, switching and quantum encryption. The emphasis is on applications and system-level investigations, and these activities involve developing a detailed physical understanding of semiconductor and fibre components, as well as an appreciation of telecommunications systems.

[Ireland] PhD Position on Nonlinear Dynamics of Coupled Semiconductor Lasers, Tyndall National Institute

A Science Foundation Ireland funded PhD Position in the area of Nonlinear Dynamics of Coupled Semiconductor Lasers is available, starting from October 2009 for a duration of up to four years.

Modern concepts from Applied Mathematics, including numerical bifurcation analysis and time delay differential equations will be employed to gain a fundamental understanding of the complex dynamical features in coupled laser systems. The theoretical results will be compared with data obtained by experimentalists.

[Ireland] PhD Studentship in Computational Modelling of Polymer Nanocomposites, Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering of the University of Limerick

Applications are invited for a PhD position to be held at the Department of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering of the University of Limerick (www.ul.ie). This studentship is for 3 years. The award includes a scholarship at the rate of EUR 1300/month and payment of University fees.

Background:
Nanoclay particles offer a cost effective reinforcement for thermoplastic polymers. The main challenge in exploiting these materials is optimisation of their morphology. This can potentially be achieved in a typical industrial forming process, through a careful optimisation of process parameters. Advanced computational modelling of such processes can be a useful tool in achieving that goal.