Study at the iMR Centre for Doctoral Training

The Centre for Doctoral Training has four year PhDs available at the Universities of Warwick, St Andrews/Dundee, Southampton, Nottingham and Aberdeen spanning the fields of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation. Our goal is to unlock creativity and stimulate new technological developments in MR furthering the reach and increasing the impact.

The programme is open to graduates who will typically have, or be on course for, a 1^st class degree in Physical Sciences. You should be looking for a challenging, interdisciplinary research training environment and have an active interest in the development of new technologies.

All PhD’s are fully funded including fees and maintenance allowance of £14,000 per annum, as well as an enhanced travel budget. In addition to this there will be opportunities to travel as part of your studies. Our students have a range of diverse scientific backgrounds. We aim to provide not just a traditional qualification but to equip our students with the cross-disciplinary communication and transferable skills necessary to be successful in the competitive employment market.

At least 10 places are available for September 2011 entry. A list of example projects (to which new projects are continually being added) can be found below. Please feel free to contact the project supervisors. For further information please contact Mark Newton (m.e.newton@warwick.ac.uk) the iMR CDT Director.

How to apply

If you would like to apply for a place on our programme, then please send a full CV along with the names and addresses of at least two academic references to Yasmin and the Project Supervisor indicated in the project description. Please indicate which projects you are interested in (no minimum). Applications will be considered at any time but applicants are advised to apply at least four months prior to the expected start date.

PhD Projects

All projects listed below are available immediately or for an October 2012 start. If you require any further information, please contact the Postgraduate Administrator or the project supervisor.

Supervisor (s)	Institution	Project Title	Availability
Dr Walter Köckenberger	University of Nottingham	Novel acquisition strategies for ultrafast NMR spectroscopy using hyperpolarised spin systems	Still Available
Josef Granwehr	University of Nottingham	Transient Techniques to Characterize fast Spin Dynamics of Paramagnetic Samples	Awarded
Josef Granwehr and Dr Walter Köckenberger	University of Nottingham	Developing Magnetic Resonance Instrumentation and Multidimensional Methods to Study Samples with mixed Magnetic Phases	Still Available
Dr Walter Köckenberger	University of Nottingham	Liquid state NMR experiments using a dedicated DNP NMR spectrometer based on a unique dual centre magnet	Still Available
Dr Ilya Kuprov	University of Southampton	Highly efficient quantum spin dynamics simulation algorithms	Still Available
Dr Ilya Kuprov	University of Southampton	Decoherence-free subspaces in large quantum spin systems	Still Available
Dr Mark Newton	University of Warwick	Nanoscale Magnetic Resonance Imaging using Single Spins in Diamond	Still Available
Dr Mark Newton	University of Warwick	Relaxation and Raid Scan Electron Paramagnetic Resonance	still available
Dr Marina Carravetta	University of Southampton	Cryogenic static and magic-angle spinning NMR on superconductors	still available
Dr Marina Carravetta	University of Southampton	Cryogenic molecular dynamics and magic-angle magic-angle spinning NMR	still available
Dr Gavin Morley	University of Warwick	Dynamic Nuclear Polarization using Electron-Nuclear Double Resonance	still available
Dr Gavin Morley	University of Warwick	Electrically-detected magnetic resonance for quantum information processing	Awarded
Prof Steven P. Brown and Dr Giuseppe Pileio	University of Warwick/ University of Southampton	Developing Solid-State NMR Methods Utilising Residual Dipolar Couplings to Determine Distances in Multi-Spin Systems	Still Available
Dr David Keeble	University Of Dundee	Pulsed electrically detected magnetic resonance hyperfine spectroscopy methods development	still available
Prof David Lurie and Dr Lionel Broche	University of Aberdeen	Ultra-low field effects in Fast Field-Cycling MRI	still available
Prof Malcolm Levitt	University of Southampton	Cryogenic NMR spectroscopy of molecular quantum rotors	Still Available
Prof Malcolm Levitt	University of Southampton	Hyperpolarized nuclear singlet states	Awarded
Dr Graham Smith	University of St Andrews	Composite Pulse and Optimal Pulse Control Strategies in EMR and DNP	Still Available
Dr Graham Smith	University of St Andrews	Electron and Nuclear Interactions in High Magnetic Fields	Still Available
Prof Steven P. Brown and Dr Sharon E. Ashbrook	University of Warwick and University of St Andrews	Developing Solid-State NMR Correlation Experiments for Half-Integer Quadrupolar Nuclei	still available
Dr Graham Smith	University of St Andrews	Instrumentation and Cavities for High Field High Power Pulsed EPR and DNP	Still Available
Dr Bela Bode	University of St Andrews	Novel Polarising agents for photo-chemically induced nuclear polarization	Still Available
Dr Hugh Seton	University of Aberdeen	Biplanar gradient coils for low field MRI	Still Available
Prof Steven Brown Dr Jozef Lewandowski	Univeristy of Warwick	Developing Solid-State NMR Methods for Probing Structure and Dynamics of Proteins	Awarded
Dr David Norman	University of Dundee	Pulsed Electron Magnetic Resonance Biomolecular Distance Measurements Methodology Development: Deuteration and Relaxation Suppression	Awarded
Dr. Marcel Utz	University of Southampton	Contactless NMR on A Chip	Available
Dr. Marcel Utz	University of Southampton	NMR Metabolomics of Cells	Available

Integrated Magnetic Resonance Centre for Doctoral Training

Study at the iMR Centre for Doctoral Training

How to apply

PhD Projects

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