Textile PhD Scholarship for European Students at University College London

Scholarship Summary:

• Institution: University College London
• Dept/School/Faculty: Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
• Place of Study:  UK
• Application Deadline: Applications accepted all year round
• Scholarship Type : Funded PhD Project  supervised by  Dr R Lorenzo 
• Scholarships For :  Home country & European Students Only

Scholarship Coverage: 

Eligible students will enjoy the studentship which  covers home fees and a stipend of up to a maximum of £16,726 per year (current rate)  and a substantial budget for research, travel, and cohort activities.

The award will be subject to Grant Agreement between UCL, Historic Royal Palaces and IBM T.J. Watson Research Center.
For details you can visit : http://www.seaha-cdt.ac.uk/opportunities/eligibility-criteria/

Scholarship Details: 

This is a  project of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology (SEAHA) in collaboration with IBM T.J. Watson Research Center and this is co-funded by Historic Royal Palaces.
  
The main focus of this project is the historical textile tapestry collections at Hampton Court Palace and its exposure to environmental risks may result in structural deterioration potentially leading to loss of affected areas. The aim of this project is to find out how humidity and temperature influence the stress and strain distribution in hanging historic textiles to inform their preservation.

This project will investigate cutting edge real-time in-situ tri-axial strain monitoring sensors to provide data to inform analytical modelling of tapestries using Finite Elements and explicit mathematical formulations together with modern Dynamic Equilibrium methods used in fabric simulations and controlled laboratory testing.



The following concrete research objectives are of interest:

1. What is the relationship between the environmental changes in humidity and temperature and strain in historic tapestries?
2. What are the most appropriate analytical techniques to model this relationship? 
3. Can model-based simulations inform the optimum environmental conditions for the protection of historic tapestries? 
4. How can the analytical model inform current tapestry conservation methods, such as ‘structural stitching’?

This exciting project will provide the successful candidate with a wide range of engineering, modelling, material science, environmental science as well as professional skills to develop their future career in a wide variety of multidisciplinary environments ranging from academia and conservation to engineering consultancy. The successful candidate will have a good first degree with a strong analytical modelling background in a relevant discipline such as engineering, physics or material science but also conservation, heritage science or architecture.

For full details application procedures, you can download the following flyer:
http://www.seaha-cdt.ac.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/P1-2015-Advert-FINAL2.pdf

Important about application procedure:

Applications should not be submitted by UCL online admissions system. Instead, they should be sent directly to the SEAHA Centre Manager: manager@seaha-cdt.ac.uk


Application deadline: open until filled.

if you want to contact project supervisor for further details, pls contact Dr. Rodolfo Lorenzo, r.lorenzo@ucl.ac.uk.