PHD POSITION

PhD Studentship with the Leverhulme Trust - Experimental Investigation of Phase Change…

Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 · 49 days left

Institution: University of Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Field: Engineering
Type: PhD position
Deadline: 31 Dec 2026 · 49 days left

About this position

Contrail formation remains one of the least understood yet most climate-relevant impacts of aviation. Persistent contrails can evolve into cirrus-like clouds that significantly affect Earth's radiative balance, but the physical mechanisms governing their formation particularly in the near-field region immediately downstream of aircraft engines remain poorly characterised. This fully funded PhD studentship is part of a Leverhulme Trust Research Project entitled "Bridging the scale gap: From non-equilibrium thermodynamics to contrails". The project combines laboratory-scale experiments with high

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Applications close on 31 Dec 2026 (49 days from today). Apply on the official page; PhD Atlas does not collect applications.

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Official call: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DTI685/phd-studentship-with-the-leverhulme-trust-experimental-investigation-of-phase-change-mechanisms-in-aircraft-contrail-formation

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