ABBEST PhD Research Scholarships

Applications are sought from exceptional graduates for the New Abbest PhD Research Scholarships. These scholarships will be include a maintenance grant of €16,000 p.a. for 3.5years, plus €2,000 expenses plus all programme fees. Interested Candidates should complete the ABBEST PhD Application From and return it to the Office of Graduate Studies prior to the closing date of 23rd May 2008.

After the closing date, candidates will be shortlisted and shortlisted candidates will be required to give a 5 minute presentation on your personal statement / previous research, followed by an interview by the selection panel. Candidates will normally be required to attend the interview in person or telematically.

Under this scheme applicants formulate their own research proposal, which fits in with the Institute's research themes. Currently the areas in which the Institute is seeking applications are as follows:

Applied Arts

Education, Social Context and Policy

• Early Childhood Care and Education
• Higher Education and Pedagogy
• Social Care / Alternative Care

Intelligent and Interactive Media Content and Applications

• Intelligent Media Content and Technologies
• Geospatial Imaging
• Language and Speech Technologies
• Social Software

Performing Cultures and Public Life

• Practice-Based Research in Visual, Performing and Media Arts
• Music Performance, Composition and Public Exhibition
• Music Pedagogy
• Historical Musicology

Transforming Cultures and Social Justice

• Migration, Transculturalisalism & Documentary Practice
• Ethnography, Cultural Studies & Creative Practice
• Gender, Sexuality and the Law
• Diversity and Equality Issues
• Juvenile Crime and Youth Justice
• Media, Technologies and Civil Society

Built Environment

Spatial Information Science

• Airborne Laser Scanning (LiDAR) - Fusion of LiDAR with other data sources within the context of terrain modelling and 3D city modelling
• Terrestrial Laser Scanning
• Integration of Land and Marine data
• Integration of core Land Administration Systems (land tenure, land value, land-use and land development) for Sustainable Development
• Delivery and learning techniques:
  -Distance and E-learning methodologies
  -Problem Based Learning and Project Based Learning

Environment Planning and Management

• Environmental modelling and ecotoxicology;
• ecosystem analysis;
• environmental impact simulation;
• nutrient and carbon cycling in the biosphere;
• bio-resources and land use management

Real Estate

• Architectural heritage conservation
• Conservation funding and finance instruments;
• Heritage regulation;
• Heritage policy development and governance approaches including partnership;
• Area based heritage conservation strategies;
• The role of heritage trusts and foundations;
• Cultural Capital (dealing with economic, valuation & investment issues).
• Systems of innovation in real estate firms (local, national or international context)
• Exploration of inter-firm dynamics in real estate firms

Construction Economics

• The Application of Information Communication Technology in Construction
  - E-Business
  - E-Trading
  - Project Collaboration
  - Knowledge Management
  - Interoperatbility data exchange standards
  - Computer Aided Measurement
  - Mobile Computing
  - Energy rating / management

DublinSchool of Architecture

• Architectural History

Sustainable Energy Centre

• The impact/optimisation of infiltration/airtightness on ventilation effectiveness, health and energy consumption in houses.
• The influence of/simulating occupant behaviour on building performance.

Business

• Consumer Behaviour
• Marketing / Branding
• Retail Internationalisation
• Strategic Management / Marketing
• Supply Chain / Logistics

Engineering

• A Universal Approach to Traffic Loading on Highway Bridges
• Speech Synthesis Techniques to Assist Individuals with Motor Speech Disorders
• On-Line Wate Quality Control and Monitoring for Swimming Pools
• Personalising the Online Experience by Building Realistic Humans
• Unified Power Quality Conditioner (UPQC) to Facilitate Quality and Reliability of Distributed Generatiion (DG) Integrated Network
• Dynamic Characterisation of Magnetorheological Materials
• The Technical Feasibility and Economic Viability of Bio-Diesel Production in Ireland
• The Optimised Integration os Sustainable Technologies in the Design of an Environmentally Friendly House for the 21st Century
• Symmetry Engineering: Practical Investigations of Symmetry in Engineering, Science and Mathematics
• Investigation of Photonic Liquid Crystal Fibre for Optical Sensing Applications
• Image Based Predictive Measurement of Solar Irradiance to Control a Solar Collector
• Investigation of the Impact of High Levels of Wind Generation Capacity on the Dynamic Stability Performance of Power Systems
• Device and Method of Characterising the Mechanical Properties of Blood Vessels
• Characterisation and Numerical Modelling of Viscoelastic Foams for Custom Seating for Wheelchair Users
• Combined Heating and Power in a Domestic Setting Using Alkaline Fuel Cell
• The Optimisation of the Mechanical Design Aspects of a High Resolution Near-Infrared Echelle Spectrograph (NAHAUL)

For further information on each of the above research projects in the Faculty of Engineering please download the project description document here.

Science

• Investigation into the Role of Particle Size in Cellular Particle Interactions

• Metal-Based Derivatives of Acrylamide and its Metabolities: Compounds with Possible Health Implications

• In Vitro Assessment of Potential Antimicrobial Chemistries (IVAPAC)

• Algebraic Entropy

• Procedural Face Generation for Digital Extras

• MoneyPenny: The Friendly Robot Receptionist

• Spatial Augmented Reality Games SDK

• Risk Classification for Low Default Portfolios

• Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Daemons in Earth-Crossing Orbits

• Development and Validation Stability Methods (HPLC) for Therapeutics

• Boundary Layer Flow on a Circular Cylinder in Co-Flow

• On the Mechanisms of Brain Sterol Balance in Multiple Sclerosis

• Biomarkers to Improve Cancer Treatment

• Luminescent Solar Concentrators: Optimum System Designs for Increased Solar Direct and Diffuse Energy Utilisiation Using Laser Dyes and Quantum Dot Technology

• Exactly Solvable Models in Fluid Mechanics

• The Development of Security Protocols in Session Mobility System to Support Pervasive Computing in an Academic Environment

• Novel Approaches to Dye Sensitised Solar Cells

• Cocaine Characterisation and Impurity Profiling

• 1,2,4-Trioxanes and Other Endoperoxides - A Promising New Class of Anticancer Agents

• Reference in Visually Situation Dialog

• Breastfeeding Among Obese and Diabetic Women: Intervention to Improve Initiation and Duration Rates among these at-risk groups

• Investigations and Research on Materials in Contact with Food

• Passive Samplers for Water Quality Monitoring of Irish Marine Waters

• Novel Purification Systems for Anti-Cancer Pharmaceuticals

For further information on each of the above research projects in the Faculty of Science please download the project description document here.

Tourism and Food

• Culinary Innovation
• Food Processing and Safety
• Sustainability in Tourism
• Molecular Diagnostics

Please click here if you would like an application form for this programme: Abbest Application Form 2008

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Graduate Studies on 4023434 postgraduate@dit.ie