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<p class="MsoNormal">We currently have one PhD studentship starting from Jan 2020 or later available at the University of Reading, UK<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Project title: Passive Cooling in Cities: A Multi-scale Modelling Approach</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">First Supervisor: Dr Zhiwen Luo, School of the Built Environment</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Co-Supervisors: Prof Sue Grimmond, Dr Ting Sun, Department of Meteorology</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Project Overview: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Passive cooling is regarded as an important building technology to reduce energy consumption, overheating risk and promote sustainability in the built environment. However, passive cooling potential is highly restricted
and influenced by outdoor climate at both meso- and urban-scale. In this PhD project, based on our previous work, we will develop an integrated building-urban thermal modeling tool to estimate the passive cooling potential in the cities, and in return, how
those different passive cooling technologies could impact on urban climate.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This fully funded PhD combines the fields of architectural environmental engineering and urban meteorology. It will continue the strong collaboration between School of the Built Environment (SBE) and Department of Meteorology
(DoM) at the University of Reading. SBE was ranked 6<sup>th</sup> by research power in the Architecture, Built Environment and Planning Unit of assessment, and DoM was ranked 3<sup>rd</sup> by research power in the Earth and Environment Sciences sub-panel
in REF2014 in the UK.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Eligibility: </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Applicants should hold or expect to gain a minimum of a 2:1 Bachelor Degree or MSc Degree equivalent in engineering (e.g., mechanical engineering, architectural engineering, building physics),
physics, or meteorology, urban physics/climate, with strong knowledge in heat transfer and fluid mechanics.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">The students should demonstrate strong programming skills using MATLAB, Python or other languages.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US">Due to restrictions on the funding this studentship is open to UK/EU students. International students may apply but must confirm that they are able to pay the difference between the home
and international fee rate (approx. £15,000pa) themselves.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Funding Details:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US">4 year award</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-US">Tuition fees plus RUCK stipend £15,009 per annum</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">How to apply: <br>
</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><br>
To apply for this studentship please submit an application for a PhD in Energy & Environmental Engineering at <a href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/graduateschool/prospectivestudents/gs-how-to-apply.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.reading.ac.uk/graduateschool/prospectivestudents/gs-how-to-apply.aspx</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br>
<b>*Important notes*</b><br>
1) Please quote the reference </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">GS19-104</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun">’</span><span lang="EN-US"> in the </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun">‘</span><span lang="EN-US">Scholarships
applied for</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family:SimSun">’</span><span lang="EN-US"> box which appears within the Funding Section of your on-line application.<br>
2) Please enclose a cover letter, and contact details of two referees, one-page research statement in relation to this PhD project, and two pages CV. The supervisory team will arrange interviews for short-listed candidates.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">Further Enquiries: </span></b><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Please note that, where a candidate is successful in being awarded funding, this will be confirmed via a formal studentship award letter; this will be provided separately from any Offer of Admission and will be subject
to standard checks for eligibility and other criteria. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For further details please contact Dr Zhiwen Luo <a href="mailto:z.luo@reading.ac.uk" target="_blank">z.luo@reading.ac.uk</a> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt">_____________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Dr Zhiwen(Vincent) Luo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">School Director of Acedemic Tutoring<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">School International Lead</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">School of the Built Environment<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Architecture | Construction | Energy | Environmental Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The University of Reading, Whiteknights<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Reading, RG6 6AW, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">144 Chancellor’s Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Tel:+ 44(0)1183785219<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.reading.ac.uk/CME/about/staff/z-luo.aspx"><span style="color:blue">http://www.reading.ac.uk/CME/about/staff/z-luo.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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