About the project
The University of Southampton is expanding its PhD research in the area of Quantum Technology Engineering. In addition to the research project outlined below you will receive substantial training in scientific, technical, and commercial skills.
Spin is a relativistic property of elementary particles that is responsible for all magnetic processes used in chemistry, engineering, medicine, and computer science, such as magnetic data recording, magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging, magnetoresistance in conductors or multiferroic materials.
There are unsolved fundamental questions about how quickly a magnetic process can run – quantum mechanical uncertainty relations create a delicate balance between speed and accuracy of spin dynamics. This project will explore the deep quantum mechanics of magnetisation transport in magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging, and find ways to improve the speed and sensitivity of scientific, industrial, and medical devices (NMR spectrometers, MRI machines, etc.) that use spin.
You will develop skills and expertise in:
- supercomputing
- artificial intelligence
- digital modelling
- quantum technologies
- nuclear magnetic resonance
- magnetic resonance imaging
