



The EngD is an alternative to a traditional PhD aimed at students wanting a career in industry.
Students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company in addition to receiving advanced-level training from a broad portfolio of technical and business courses.
On completion students are awarded the PhD-equivalent Engineering Doctorate.
The research projects will offers benefits to your company:ย
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Increasing the research portfolio in a cost-effective way
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Access to University laboratories and facilities
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Opportunity to make contacts with other Sponsor Companies
Aiding retention of existing staff who wish to study for a doctorate degree and continue with their employment
EngD & PhD Projects Available
Using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy to improve the delivery of radiotherapy in 3D tumour models
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Visible wavelength optical metasurfaces for use in human-machine interfaces
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Chemical, biological and explosives sensing at stand-off with quantum cascade laser dual-comb spectroscopy
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Synthetic optical materials for photonic metasurfaces applications ๐
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Novel laser designs to exploit low-cost-per-Watt pumping of Tisapphire for application in sensing, imaging, and precise timing technologies
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Next generation long range laser rangefinders based on single photon detectors and new laser technologies
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Novel approaches for quantum yield determination
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PhD
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Beam steering systems for remote sensing applications
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Fiber optic components and sub-systems for communication and sensing in harsh environments
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Neural networks conditioning using expert knowledge
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Physics-informed and physics-constrained machine learning for next generation imaging ๐
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A study of Rydberg atom for sensing and communication applications
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Conformable holographic metasurfaces for industrial imaging and sensing applications ๐
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Fully-funded scholarships available
Latest News

CDT Conference and 21st Anniversary Celebration
CDT Conference and 21st Anniversary Celebration On 28 June 2022 we were delighted to welcome over 100 delegates including our students, alumni, supervisors, former staff,
Welcome Event for new students
On Monday 5th September 2022, the CDT in Applied Photonics held an in-person Welcome Event at Heriot-Watt University for our new students.ย Supervisors joined us
Viva Success
Congratulations to our Research Engineer, Ben Szutor, who had a successful viva in September 2022.