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School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science

PhD Studentship in Design of Phased Array Antennas in Millimetre-Wave Systems

Application closing date: 30/11/2018
Start date: January 2019
Research group: Antennas and Electromagnetics Research Group

Duration: 3 years
Funding available

Applications are invited for a full PhD Studentship starting in January 2019 to undertake research in the design of phased array antennas for millimetre-wave (mm-wave) systems. The studentship will include both theoretical and applied research in the well-equipped Antennas Lab with over 50 years experience at Queen Mary University of London.

Millimetre-wave technologies are increasingly used for various applications (5G, Radar, Satellite, biomedical applications, etc.). The objective of the PhD project is to study the most antenna technology suitable for both base station antenna and point-to-point backhauling solution with beam steering capabilities in millimetre waves. The selected antenna solutions should comply with ETSI radiation masks and account for mechanical constraints such as size and compactness. The beam steering angle shall be a key element of the selected antenna technology and phase shifters. The proposed phased antenna arrays will be connected to our mm-Wave systems to measures and test system performance. This PhD project is part of the EPSRC funded research project GBSense. The successful applicant will work with a team on the GBSense.

The student will be based in the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science at Queen Mary University of London, and will be a member of the Whitespace Machine Communication Lab in the Antennas and Electromagnetics research group, which has enjoyed a distinguished reputation for innovation for 50 years.

Candidates should have a first-class honours degree or equivalent, or a good MSc Degree, in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics. Candidates must be confident in antenna engineering and EM modelling tools. Previous experience in mm-wave antenna and array design will be a key advantage.
 
Informal enquiries can be made by email to Dr Yue Gao.

This studentship is available to candidates of all nationalities. It is funded by Queen Mary University of London for 3 years will cover student fees and a tax-free stipend starting at £16,777 per annum.  

To apply, please follow the online process by selecting ‘Electronic Engineering’ in the ‘A-Z list of research opportunities’ and following the instructions on the right-hand side of the web page.  

Please note that instead of the ‘Research Proposal’ we request a ‘Statement of Research Interests’. Your statement should answer two questions: (i) Why are you interested in the topic?  (ii) What relevant experience do you have? Your statement should be brief: no more than 500 words or one side of A4 paper. In addition we would also like you to send a sample of your written work. This might be a chapter of your final year dissertation, or a published conference or journal paper. More details can be found at: www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/phd/apply.php

The closing date for the applications is 30 November 2018.

Interviews are expected to take place during the week of 01 December 2018.