Program Overview

EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS CDT)

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS CDT) is a research program that integrates science, behavior change, and future engineering to pioneer and shape the transition to clean, sustainable, and affordable mobility for all.

Organisation Profile

The AAPS CDT offers a 4-year transdisciplinary research program that combines a bespoke one-year MRes training program with a three to four-year PhD. This comprehensive training provides detailed knowledge in specific subject areas, alongside colleagues working across a broad spectrum of challenges facing the industry.

Research Areas

The AAPS CDT is active in various research topics, including:

• Piezoelectricity Material Science
• Piezoelectric Engineering
• Life Cycle Assessment Engineering
• Composite Material Material Science
• Turbine Engineering
• Energy Harvesting Engineering
• Flow Structure Engineering
• X Ray Diffraction Engineering

Collaborations and Top Research Areas

Recent external collaborations have taken place on a country/territory level, with shared publications and projects.

Profiles

The AAPS CDT has 55 profiles, including:

• Mac Geoffrey Ajaereh: Postgraduate Research Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Taif Aljebory: Postgraduate Research Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering
• Joshua Best: Postgraduate Research Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Projects

There are 7 projects, including:

• Visions of the Future: How Children Imagine the Future of Transport
• Understanding the role of emotions in public acceptance of transport infrastructure projects
• The influence of current ripple in Li-ion batteries; characterisation via in-situ X-ray absorption fine structure and X-ray diffraction

Research Output

The AAPS CDT has 406 research outputs, including:

• Articles
• Chapters in published conference proceedings
• Papers
• Review articles
• Book chapters
• Abstracts
• Conference articles
• Other reports
• Posters
• Commissioned reports
• Letters
• Preprints
• Comments/debates
• Editorials
• Other contributions
• Working papers

Datasets

There are 113 datasets, including:

• Dataset for "Understanding the AC conductivity and permittivity of trapdoor chabazites for future development of next-generation gas sensors"
• Data for Aryl boronic acid-catalysed dehydrative substitution of benzylic alcohols for C-O bond formation
• Dataset for application of expanded perlite encapsulated bacteria and growth media for self-healing concrete

Student Theses

There are 16 student theses, including:

• Alternative architectures for structural batteries
• Development of Fluid and Material Testing Facilities for Cryogenic Aircraft Fuel System Components
• Development of Novel Group VI Precursors for Thin Film Lubricious Coatings