About the project
With the electrification of transportation happening at breakneck speed for both ground and air vehicles, it is important to be able to measure temperatures of key components. This is particularly important for batteries as these are vital components in any transport system and this project will address this using a novel ultrasonic technique.
This PhD will develop novel printed acoustic technologies for monitoring temperature over a surface, which will allow temperature measurement to be included as a fundamentally integral part of any battery as an example. However, the technology is applicable to any target that can carry an acoustic wave, including printed circuit boards. This will revolutionise the monitoring of electronic systems and batteries.
You will combine a knowledge of acoustics with advanced printing technologies at the forefront of electronic manufacturing to create a new technology. You will develop skills in COMSOL modelling for acoustics , advanced printing for manufacture and additionally there will be opportunity for investigating signal processing and machine learning techniques for calibrating the system.
This interdisciplinary project spans physics, engineering, electronics, and computer science, co-supervised by Prof Nick Harris (SEMS Group), Prof Martyn Hill (Electromechanical Engineering Group) and Dr Bahareh Zaghari (Electrical Power Engineering Group).
The PhD student will join the SEMS Group and have access to world-class facilities at the University of Southampton, including the Zepler Institute Cleanrooms and the Printed Electronics and Materials (PEM) Laboratory. They will also join a cohort of PhD students in the University’s new Sustainability and Resilience Institute Centre for Postgraduate Research (SRI CPGR).
We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including physics, engineering, and electronics. ECS is committed to fostering an inclusive culture, respect, and equity of opportunity, providing a unique, friendly, and supportive environment. The university is Athena SWAN Silver Award recognized, committed to improving equity for women in science and engineering.
