An exciting opportunity for a fully-funded 42-month PhD studentship co-funded by a world-leading medical devices company and EPSRC is available at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde. The successful candidate will work closely with a multidisciplinary team of senior academics and industry collaborators to investigate endovascular aortic arch stent graft designs in relation to post-operative in-graft thrombus formation in the repaired aorta.

This project will study the haemodynamics of aortae prior to and following endovascular repair and the conditions that may lead to post-operative thrombus formation. The work will include optimisation of vascular prosthesis designs to enable the best-possible flow characteristics within the grafts, including post-surgical vascular perfusion results. This investigation could further be used to understand patient-specific anatomical geometry and graft design effects and aid in patient selection/risk-benefit analysis for more effective personalised treatment.

The project is highly multidisciplinary within the broad fields of biomedical engineering, fluid mechanics, and medical devices. The student will join a strong and experienced academic team which leads an EPSRC 'Transformative Healthcare Technologies' project on digital twin assisted surgery.

This is a rare PhD opportunity co-funded by EPSRC and a leading medical devices company and will provide the candidate with both academic and industrial experience. The successful candidate should start on 1st October 2024

The successful candidate should start on 1 October 2024.