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PhD Project Template
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Use one form per project
Please complete & submit to international@nuigalway.ie as soon as possible, and by 27/11/2012
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:
Maeve Duffy
School:
Engineering & Informatics
Has project been agreed with
head (or nominee) of proposed
registration school?
Yes
Research Centre / group
affiliation:
Power Electronics Research Centre
Research group / centre
website:
http://perc.nuigalway.ie/
PI website / link to CV:
http://www.nuigalway.ie/power_electronics/staff/maeve_duffy.html
Brief summary of PI research / research group / centre activity (2 or 3 lines max):
If you are already involved in relevant scholarly activities relating to Brazil, please mention them here.
Main research areas are in magnetic component design and power electronics for computing
loads and renewable energy sources, including energy harvesting, wireless power systems and
biomedical applications.
Title & brief description of PhD project (suitable for publication on web):
Development of wireless powering systems: focusing on inductive coil & shield layer optimisation
and power electronics for primary driver & secondary rectifier circuits. Coil optimisation will be
investigated for resonant coil systems which will be applied to improve power transfer across
large distances, and the scope for increasing the range of applications to higher power levels will
be determined.
Unique selling points of PhD project in NUI Galway:
The Power Electronics Research Centre has a world-class reputation for magnetics design. It has
built up strong links with other research groups in the U.S.A., Europe and China.
There is ongoing collaboration between PERC and the Tyndall National Institute on magnetic
materials development, including for shielding of inductively powered systems.
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Name & contact details for project queries, if different from PI named above:
Please indicate the graduates of which disciplines that should apply:
Electrical / Electronic 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
X
Pure and Natural Sciences (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry)/Physical Sciences (Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Geosciences)
Health and Biomedical Sciences / Clinical, Pré-clinical and Health Sciences
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), Computing
Aerospace
Pharmaceuticals
Sustainable Agricultural Production
Oil, Gas and Coal
Renewable Energy
Minerals, Minerals Technology
Biotechnology
Nanotechnology and New Materials
Technologies for Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters
Bioprospecting and Biodiversity
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): _ _N___
Available to candidates seeking a Sandwich PhD arrangement (Y/N): __Y__
Suitable for either: __Y___