Active Self-Propelled Helices

About the Project

A fully funded three years PhD position under a Leverhulme-funded project on Active Self-Propelled Helices is available. The project will develop theoretical and computational models for electrically driven helical microswimmers in three-dimensional fluids, with particular focus on propulsion, interactions, and collective behaviour. It combines analytical approaches with high-fidelity numerical simulations at the interface of fluid mechanics, active matter, scientific computing, and mathematical modelling. The PhD student will be based in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Strathclyde.

The student will work on analytical and computational approaches to model propulsion and interactions of helical particles in viscous flows. The project combines mathematical modelling, asymptotic analysis, partial differential equations, and high-fidelity numerical simulation. Keywords: applied mathematics, active matter, microswimmers, fluid mechanics, low-Reynolds-number flow, electrohydrodynamics, scientific computing, mathematical modelling, asymptotic methods, numerical simulation, PDEs.

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Funding Notes

This is a fully-funded three years PhD position supported by the Leverhulme Trust. International students are welcome to apply