Hi all
Please find attached the details of a fully funded PhD at Strathclyde looking at the structure and flow properties of faults in coal and shale. The aim of the PhD is to produce a database on the mechanical and hydrological properties of faults in shale and coal-rich rocks to inform risk-based predictions of their properties at depth. Faults in such lithologies are often very poorly exposed due to the ease of weathering of resulting fault rocks. Therefore in addition to examining well-exposed faults in shale and coal identified in the pilot project in the UK and overseas, the study will take advantage of exposures in abandoned coal mines where shale-rich units are interbedded with coals. There are 2 key large abandoned open-cast mines in Scotland that we have access to through the British Geological Survey (BGS) and the Scottish Mines Restoration Trust (SMRT).
We are looking for a numerate geoscientist or engineer to join the faults and fluid flow research group in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. This group currently has 3 post-docs and 10 PhD students working on applications including unconventional gas, geothermal energy and radioactive waste disposal. The student will also join a rapidly growing group of researchers examining all aspects of the geological and environmental engineering of unconventional gas, including greenhouse gas emissions, seismicity, public health and wastewater treatment.
The scholarship covers home/EU tuition fees, and a stipend of £12,000 for three years. Applications should be submitted using the online application form available at: http://www.strath.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduateapplications/ (more info in the attached pdf) For further information, please contact: Prof Zoe Shipton ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>).
Please circulate to potentially interested students.
Cheers
Zoe
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Professor Zoe Shipton
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of Strathclyde
Room 5.05c, James Weir Building,
75 Montrose Street,
Glasgow, G11XJ
0141 548 3183
MSc in Civil Engineering with Industrial Placement starting January 2015.
Scholarships available for applicants from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico,
Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain, Portugal and the USA.
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MSc Civil Engineering @ Strathclyde : Limited New Places Available for Sept 2015 Start
We are fortunate to offer a few additional places, full-time (1 year) and part-time (2 or 3 years), starting September 2015 for the MSc Civil Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Students can graduate with an “MSc in Civil Engineering” or choose to follow a specialist named stream:
* Civil Engineering with Structural Engineering & Project Management
* Civil Engineering with Geotechnical Engineering & Project Management
* Civil Engineering with Geoenvironmental Engineering & Project Management
The course (and its named streams) are accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (JBM) as meeting the requirements for Further Learning for a Chartered Engineer (CEng) for candidates who have already acquired a partial CEng accredited undergraduate first degree.
International scholarships and possibility of SAAS funding available as a loan. There is a 10% tuition fee discount is offered to all Strathclyde undergraduates progressing directly to full-time postgraduate taught course study.
You can find more details and contact us ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]>) at the following web locationhttp://www.strath.ac.uk/courses/postgraduatetaught/civilengineering/
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The Department is the only engineering department in Scotland, and one of only three civil engineering departments in the UK, with an Athena SWAN Silver Award.
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