超均匀无序超表面用于太阳能热转换博士研究员
Hyperuniform disordered metasurfaces for solar-thermal energy conversion
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- 申请年度
- 2027；原帖说明：How to apply Apply now You need to: • choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences • select Full time or Part time • search for programme PhD ORC (7097) • add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application Applications should include: • your CV (resumé) • 2 academic references • degree transcripts and certificates to date • English language qualification (if applicable)
- 最近申请截止
- 2027-07-26
- 全部申请截止
- （Europe/London）
- 资助原文
- Fees and funding We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students. Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants. Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants. Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered. For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
- 资助条件
- 原帖为竞争性或附条件资助说明，未确认本项目获资助及申请人能获奖；不作为保证全奖。
- 原帖材料说明
- • your CV (resumé)
- • 2 academic references
- • degree transcripts and certificates to date
- • English language qualification (if applicable)
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- 研究内容
- 本项目利用结构无序性来控制光线，开发和建模超均匀无序超表面，旨在实现近乎统一的太阳能吸收与抑制热辐射，用于高效的新一代太阳能热转换系统。研究将结合电磁理论、大规模计算和实验协作，建立利用相关无序性进行精确和宽带光管理的超均匀无序超表面设计原则。重点工作包括：超选择性超表面的理论公式与数值建模、利用物理信息人工智能和机器学习方法设计和优化相关无序、参数和多物理场模拟、以及与实验合作者合作将优化设计转化为制造原型并通过表征评估其光学和热性能。
- 申请条件
- 申请人必须持有物理学、光学、photonics、电气工程、电子工程、材料科学、应用数学或密切相关学科的英国 2:1 荣誉学士学位或国际同等学历。必备技能：通过本科、硕士或研究项目获得数值建模和科学编程经验。理想技能：具有计算电磁学经验（例如有限元、时域有限差分或光子能带结构方法），以及具备光子材料、超表面、吸收和发射、无序或超均匀结构以及优化方法方面的知识。
- 待遇
- 学校为英国和国际学生提供一系列资助机会，竞争性的总统奖学金（Presidential Bursaries）可为名列前茅的申请者支付海外学费与英国学费之间的差额，院系提供的竞争性奖学金通常涵盖英国水平的学费以及生活费津贴。Horizon Europe学费减免可自动为符合条件的申请者涵盖海外学费与英国学费之间的差额。
- 申请方式
- 申请人需通过学校系统申请，选择研究项目类型、2027/28学年、工程与物理科学学院，选择全职或兼职，搜索项目 PhD ORC (7097)，并在申请的第 2 部分添加导师姓名。
- 材料清单
- 简历 (CV / resumé)
- 2 封学术推荐信 (academic references)
- 至今为止的学位成绩单和证书 (degree transcripts and certificates to date)
- 英语语言资格证明（如适用） (English language qualification)
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岗位信息
- 最终轮次截止
- 2027-07-26
- 学科
- 物理与天文
- 合同类型
- 项目资助
- 本站收录
- 内容更新
- 导师
- Marian Florescu
- 来源
- 南安普顿大学博士研究项目招生 · 最近核对 2026-10-10
- 详情核验
判定依据（原文摘录）
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Type of degree Doctor of Philosophy
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You must have a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in:
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English language qualification (if applicable)
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Postgraduate research project
Hyperuniform disordered metasurfaces for solar-thermal energy conversion
Funding
Competition funded
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Type of degree
Doctor of Philosophy
Entry requirements
2:1 honours degree
2:1 honours degree
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Faculty graduate school
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
Closing date
26 Jul 2027
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About the project
Potential supervisors
Entry requirements
Fees and funding
How to apply
Contact us
About the project
Harnessing structural disorder to control light offers a new route to highly efficient solar-thermal energy conversion. This project will develop and model hyperuniform disordered metasurfaces: nanostructured materials designed to combine near-unity solar absorption with suppressed thermal emission, opening pathways toward more efficient next-generation solar-thermal energy systems.
This project will investigate how structural correlations in disordered photonic materials can be engineered to control the absorption, scattering and emission of light for high-efficiency solar-thermal energy conversion. By combining electromagnetic theory, large-scale computation and experimental collaboration, the work will establish design principles for hyperuniform disordered metasurfaces that use correlated disorder for precise and broadband light management.
The research will develop a theoretical and computational framework for metal-dielectric-metal metasurfaces that achieve selective solar absorption. Finite-element and finite-difference time-domain simulations will be used to determine how structural correlations and the degree of hyperuniformity influence broadband absorption, angular response, dispersion and thermal emission. Artificial intelligence and machine-learning methods will be used to accelerate the design and optimisation process, combining physics-informed learning, surrogate models and optimisation to navigate large structural design spaces and identify high-performing, physically interpretable architectures.
You will be based at the Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC), with access to state-of-the-art computational facilities and specialist photonics laboratories. The project bridges theory, AI-enabled design, simulation and experiment. You will work closely with experimental collaborators on the implementation, fabrication and optical characterisation of selected metasurface designs, allowing computational predictions to be tested and refined in realistic devices.
The research programme will focus on:
• theoretical formulation and numerical modelling of solar-selective metasurfaces based on hyperuniform geometries
• design and optimisation of correlated disorder using physics-informed artificial intelligence and machine-learning methods
• parametric and multiphysics simulations to identify pathways toward near-unity solar absorption and suppressed thermal emission
• work with experimental collaborators to translate optimised designs into fabricated prototypes and evaluate their optical and thermal performance through characterisation
The School of Optoelectronics (ORC) is committed to promoting equality, diversity inclusivity as demonstrated by our Athena SWAN award. We welcome all applicants regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or age, and will give full consideration to applicants seeking flexible working patterns and those who have taken a career break. The University has a generous maternity policy, onsite childcare facilities, and offers a range of benefits to help ensure employees’ well-being and work-life balance. The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and has been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.
Potential supervisors
Lead supervisor
Professor Marian Florescu
Professor
Research interests
• Micro- and nano-photonics
• Open quantum systems
• Nano-electronics and spintronics
Entry requirements
You must have a UK 2:1 honours degree, or its international equivalent, in:
• physics
• optics
• photonics
• electrical engineering
• electronic engineering
• materials science
• applied mathematics
• a closely related discipline
Essential skills:
• experience of numerical modelling and scientific programming gained through an undergraduate, master's or research project
Desirable skills:
• experience with computational electromagnetics, for example finite-element, finite-difference time-domain or photonic band-structure methods
• knowledge of photonic materials, metasurfaces, absorption and emission, disordered or hyperuniform structures, and optimisation methods
Fees and funding
We offer a range of funding opportunities for both UK and international students. Horizon Europe fee waivers automatically cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for qualifying students.
Competition-based Presidential Bursaries from the University cover the difference between overseas and UK fees for top-ranked applicants.
Competition-based studentships offered by our schools typically cover UK-level tuition fees and a stipend for living costs for top-ranked applicants.
Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis, so apply early for the best opportunity to be considered.
For more information, please visit our postgraduate research funding pages.
How to apply
Apply now
You need to:
• choose programme type (Research), 2027/28, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
• select Full time or Part time
• search for programme PhD ORC (7097)
• add name of the supervisor in section 2 of the application
Applications should include:
• your CV (resumé)
• 2 academic references
• degree transcripts and certificates to date
• English language qualification (if applicable)
Contact us
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences
For questions about applying, please email our Doctoral College (doctoralcollege-admissions@soton.ac.uk).
Project leader
For an initial conversation, email Professor Marian Florescu (M.Florescu@soton.ac.uk).