Meeting the energy challenge of the resource industries – up to £15k per annum and opportunities for global travel
The improved design of crushing machines
Applications are invited from final year undergraduate or graduate applied mathematics students to work on an exciting CASE research project jointly sponsored by the EPSRC, Terex-Pegson Ltd and a major international mining company. Currently, the comminution (size reduction) of minerals contributes 5% to the world’s total energy budget. The primary aim of this project is to improve the fundamental understanding of the flow and size reduction of mineral through rock crushing machines by the development of suitable mathematical models. The output from these models will be compared to the material flow and size reduction data obtained from the execution of full scale field and laboratory based experiments. These validated model results may be subsequently used to improve existing computational crusher performance design models. The student will have the opportunity to spend dedicated periods of time at the operations of both sponsoring companies within the UK, EU, Australia and South Africa, to receive training, perform field and laboratory trials and collate background technical information.
Students should have a first or upper second class honours degree or Masters degree in mathematical sciences and an interest in numerical and asymptotic methods for the solution of partial differential equations.
This studentship is available from August 2007. Industrial CASE studentships leading to a PhD are fully funded, and cover fees and a tax-free maintenance grant of up to £15,000 per annum over three years for UK nationals and fees only for EU nationals. Due to funding restrictions, overseas students are ineligible for this scheme.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Professor J Billingham, tel: 0115 951 3846, Email: John.Billingham@Nottingham.ac.uk, Professor S Kingman, tel: 0115 951 4165, Email: Sam.Kingman@Nottingham.ac.uk or Dr I Lowndes, tel: 0115 951 4086, Email: Ian.Lowndes@Nottingham.ac.uk.
Applications, with a detailed CV and the names and addresses of two referees, should be sent to Professor J Billingham, School of Mathematical Sciences, The University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD. Email: John.Billingham@Nottingham.ac.uk.
Reference : ENG84
Closing Date : Monday 23 April 2007
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