Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering PhD
University of Glasgow
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The Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering research division is home to more than 70 research students working in fields as diverse as atomic force microscopy, quantum sensors, high speed optical devices and atomistic device simulations.OverviewYou will have access to the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC) and the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre. The JWNC holds a number of world records in nanofabrication including for the performance of nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic ...Read more

The Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering research division is home to more than 70 research students working in fields as diverse as atomic force microscopy, quantum sensors, high speed optical devices and atomistic device simulations.

Overview

You will have access to the James Watt Nanofabrication Centre (JWNC) and the Kelvin Nanocharacterisation Centre. The JWNC holds a number of world records in nanofabrication including for the performance of nanoscale electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Over 250 international companies have worked with the JWNC in the last five years. Over 90 different universities from around the globe collaborate with us in nanoscience and nanotechnology.

Research areas

The Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering research division carries out leading-edge research in the following areas:

Electronics

High Frequency Electronics

Microwave and THz Electronics

Communications, Sensing and Imaging

Microsystem Technology

Microelectronics

Intelligent Devices and Systems

Advanced Semiconductor Materials & Devices

Ultrafast Systems

Bendable Electronics and Sensing Technologies

Photonics

Novel Light Sources

Structured Photonics

Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics

RF and Microwave Photonics

Quantum & Nano Technologies

Quantum Sensors

Quantum Circuits

Spin Electronics and Photonics

Nanotechnology

Device Modelling

Semiconductor Devices

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28th
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Entry requirements

2.1 Honours degree or equivalent.

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£4,786 per year

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£30,240 per year

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£30,240 per year

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University of Glasgow
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