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Use one form per project
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Please complete & submit to international@nuigalway.ie
as soon as possible, and by 27/11/2012
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In your email, begin the subject line with [SWB] (be sure to use square brackets) to ensure that your email is filed correctly. Emails will be automatically filed
PI name & contact details:
School:
Has project been agreed with head (or nominee) of proposed registration school?
Research Centre / group affiliation:
Dr. Harald Berresheim email: harald.berresheim@nuigalway.ie
Tel: +353-91-495705
School of Physics
Yes
Research group / centre website:
PI website / link to CV: http://www.nuigalway.ie/physics/staff_pages/h_berresheim/index.html
Brief summary of PI research / research group / centre activity (2 or 3 lines max):
Previous work in Brazil: with Prof. Paulo Artaxo of Univ. Sao Paulo; INPA, and with FEEMA (Rio de
Janeiro). Major research areas: atmospheric chemistry & physics, free radicals (OH), aerosol nucleation, aerosol composition, emissions from oceans, plants, and volcanoes, climate change.
Title & brief description of PhD project (suitable for publication on web):
Innovative combined heat and power Stirling technology for domestic use
Unique selling points of PhD project in NUI Galway:
This project includes a collaboration with the Department of Engineering at NUIG. The student shall explore Stirling engine technology and optimize its application and efficiency for domestic heat and power production. The ultimate goal of the project is to develop new system(s) for energy-efficient retrofitting and renewal of heat and power units in existing buildings in Ireland and Brazil, ideally using renewable energy heat sources.

Name & contact details for project queries, if different from PI named above:
Please indicate the graduates of which disciplines that should apply:
Physics, Engineering
Ciência sem Fronteiras / Science Without Borders Priority Area:
Please indicate the specific programme priority area under which the proposed PhD project fits- choose only one (tick box):
Engineering and other technological areas 
Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry)
Health and Biomedical Sciences
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)
Aerospace
Pharmaceuticals
Oil, Gas and Coal
Renewable Energy
Minerals
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology and New Materials
Technology of prevention and remediation of natural disasters
Biodiversity and Bioprospection
Marine Sciences
Creative Industry
New technologies in constructive engineering
Please indicate which of the following applies to this project (referring to Science Without Borders arrangements):
Suitable only as a Full PhD (Y/N): _ ____
Available to candidates seeking a Sandwich PhD arrangement (Y/N): _____
Suitable for either: __Y___