Nanoscale Science and Technology PhD

**Overview**<br/>At Newcastle University youll get the chance to:<br/><br/><br/>- thrive on interdisciplinary challenges<br/><br/><br/>- collaborate with industrial partners<br/><br/><br/>- create your own spin-off company to commercialise the results of your research.<br/><br/><br/>MPhil and PhD supervision is available in:<br/><br/><br/>- micro and nanoscale design, fabrication, manufacturing and manipulation<br/><br/><br/>- top-down and bottom-up fabrication<br/><br/><br/>- nanoscale materials and electronics<br/><br/><br/>- applications of nano and microelectronics in medical science (cell biology, neuroscience, human genetics and ageing)<br/><br/><br/>- polymers<br/><br/><br/>- self-assembly<br/><br/><br/>- chemistry of nanoscale systems<br/><br/><br/>- biomolecular engineering - microfluids, bioprobes and biosensor systems, MEMS/NEMS-based sensors and device.<br/><br/><br/>Many research projects cross the disciplinary boundaries of:<br/><br/><br/>- medicine<br/><br/><br/>- engineering<br/><br/><br/>- the physical sciences.<br/><br/><br/>Depending on the source of funding, your project may involve collaboration with:<br/><br/><br/>- an industry partner<br/><br/><br/>- working in a team with other students.<br/><br/><br/>You might develop an idea to the point where, following your degree, you can create a spin-off company. This would have potential to commercialise the results of your research.<br/><br/>**Facilities**:<br/><br/>nanoLAB, one of the University’s research centres, brings together our cross-disciplinary research in:<br/><br/>biomedical science<br/>nanoelectronics<br/>nano-electromechanical systems (NEMS)<br/>chemistry<br/>materials.<br/><br/>Our facilities include some of the best-equipped micro/nano device fabrication facilities in the UK. This includes:<br/><br/>clean rooms for fabrication of bio-nano devices, electrical and material characterisation<br/>specialist equipment that can operate with nanometre scale resolution<br/>the national X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) service, NEXUS.