Newcastle University

Marine Technology MPhil; PhD

MPhil: minimum 12 months full time; minimum 24 months part time
PhD: minimum 36 months full time; minimum 72 months part time

Fees

Fees per academic year 2013-14

UK and EU: full time £4,320 - £10,950 part time £2,160 - £5,475
International: full time £14,180 - £20,810 part time fees

Fees vary according to the exact nature of the research project

More information is available about tuition fees and discounts.

Research Areas

MPhil and PhD supervision is typically available in the following areas:

Offshore and pipeline engineering
Hydrodynamics of fixed and floating offshore platforms; mooring design and analysis; reliability-based strength analysis of fixed and floating offshore platforms; residual strength of damaged ships and offshore structures; pipeline design; pipeline integrity and integrity management; decommissioning; strength, fatigue and fracture analysis; corrosion and defect assessments; dent strain modelling (Professor M Downie, Professor R Dow,  Professor L Tao, Dr J Race, Professor E Mesbahi, Dr H Chan, Dr Y Pu).

Technology for the marine environment
Environmental impact of marine design and operations; ballast water treatment techniques; biofouling and environmentally friendly coatings; engine emissions; wash effects; artificial reefs; environmental sustainability assessment; sustainable shipping (Professor R Birmingham, Professor M Downie, Professor E Mesbahi, Professor G Burgess, Professor M Atlar, Professor A Clare, Professor M Bentley).

Marine design
Optimal marine design; multiple objective decision support; scheduling in marine construction; safety and security; reliability; dependability; marine transport; virtual reality in ship design; composite warship structures (Professor R Dow, Professor E Mesbahi, Dr P Wright, Professor R Birmingham, Dr H Chan).

Marine engineering
Marine systems; dynamic modelling; power and propulsion systems; marine actuation and control; motion control of marine vehicles; artificial neural networks; intelligent modelling; simulation and adaptive control; diagnosis and sensor validation; all-electric ship; water jets; turbines (Professor E Mesbahi, Dr A Murphy, Dr R Norman, Mr K Pazouki).

Marine structures
Ultimate hull girder strength; non-linear finite element analysis; fire resistance of composite materials; large-scale structural testing; fatigue reliability analysis of ships; structural reliability analysis (Professor R Dow, Professor L Tao, Dr H Chan, Dr Y Pu, Dr P Wright).

Ship hydrodynamics
Marine and ship hydrodynamics; marine computational fluid dynamics; high-speed and advanced marine craft seakeeping; propulsors and cavitation; podded propulsion systems; seakeeping and resistance (Professor M Atlar, Professor M Downie, Dr P Wright, Dr M Woodward, Dr H Chan).

Renewable energy
Electrical generation systems; marine renewable energy; wave and tidal power devices; tidal power; CO2 transport and sequestration (Professor M Downie, Professor M Atlar, Professor E Mesbahi, Dr R Norman, Dr J Race).

Small craft
Design methodologies; design for safety ship stability; tugs; fishing vessels; small commercial craft; sustainability of fisheries; small craft electrical systems; leisure craft (Professor R Birmingham, Professor M Downie).

Shipbuilding and repair
Shipbuilding; ship repair; ship outfitting; welding fabrication; benchmarking; design for production (Professor G Bruce).

Marine transport and management
Shipping economics and management; marine transport systems; modelling and forecasting (Mr P Stott, Professor J Mangan, Visiting Professors M Stopford and C Lalwani).

We offer different routes to a research degree qualification including full-time supervised research projects, and part-taught part-research programmes. Integrated PhD and part-time programmes are also available.

For more information about staff specialisms please see the School's website.

Research Degree Training and Skills Development

Our Science, Agriculture and Engineering Graduate School provides a comprehensive training programme in professional/key skills and research techniques, supports personal development, and hosts postgraduate events.