Postgraduate Studentship in Laser - UK (Scholarship)

We have an opportunity for a PhD student to work on an EU-funded grant on ‘Laser printing of organic/inorganic material for the fabrication of electronic devices’. The EU consortium consists of 9 Universities and 6 companies, and addresses the technique of laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) for printing of solid phase materials. The ORC involvement in this project involves ultrafast (150fs) laser techniques, spatial beam shaping of the input laser pulses, using digital multimirror technology and deposition of a range of functional materials including piezoelectrics, thermoelectrics and other novel hybrid materials.

The project will appeal to someone who wants to pursue an experimental programme, who ideally has laser experience, and also a materials background, including knowledge of measurement techniques for thin films. The project involves close collaboration with all partners within the consortium and also collaborators in the school of Electronics & Computer Science for deposition of energy-harvesting materials. The studentship is funded for 3 years, at the current EPSRC stipend level of £13,200 per year for student living costs, with all fees also being paid by the University. The position is available from 1 October 2009 and open to all students with the minimum of a first degree pass at level 2.1. Please apply through the student admissions link below.

For more information, or for an informal talk about the project, please contact:Prof Rob Eason (rwe@orc.soton.ac.uk) or Dr Dave Banks (dpb@orc.soton.ac.uk).