PhD in Environmental Fluid Mechanics in London

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Project title: Exploring Stratified Turbulent Mixing by Shear Instabilities in Coastal Waters

Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering and Grantham Institute (South Kensington Campus)

Summary: Water is becoming an increasingly scarce and valuable resource, especially under climate change. Estuaries — critical zones between rivers and oceans — play a key role in this context and often surround major cities like London. A central question is: how does turbulence mix freshwater and saltwater? This project investigates the turbulent energy cascade and mixing driven by large-scale shear instabilities, using advanced field data such as multibeam acoustic backscatter imagery. You will develop new fluid mechanical models and hypotheses, with the potential to design a follow-up field campaign. There may be an opportunity for fieldwork in the USA in collaboration with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The ultimate aim is to translate new physical insights into reduced-order models to improve coastal predictions relevant to climate and sustainability.

Funding: Tuition fees at the level of Home (UK) students and a tax-free stipend at the standard UKRI London rate (UKRI rate of £22,780 pa for 2025/26). The funding can also be used to partially support an international student, but the fees differential (~£75k over the duration of the PhD) would have to be covered by the applicant. Unfortunately we cannot consider applications from international students without means to cover the difference.

Qualifications:

- First-class degree (or internationally equivalent) in engineering, physics, applied mathematics or a closely related discipline, and familiarity with fluid mechanics.

- Proficiency in scientific programming and data analysis (e.g. MATLAB, Python, Julia)

- Excellent English writing and communication skills (e.g. IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 100 overall).

- Evidence of strong critical thinking, organisation, time management and independence.

- High level of motivation for mathematical modelling and physical understanding of environmental flows, and for data-intensive and multi-disciplinary research.

How to apply?

If the project is of interest, send your application directly to Dr Adrien Lefauve ( ) with the following materials in a single PDF file (under 10 MB):

- CV and Cover Letter explaining your motivation and suitability by addressing the requirements, including details of any prior research experience (if any)

- Undergraduate and masters transcripts with grades and class rankings (if any)

- English testing results, i.e. IELTS or TOFEL (if any)

- Details of two academic referees (including name, affiliation, and email address)

Application via the Imperial College Registry is not necessary at this stage.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

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