Sponsor Company: Jaguar Land Rover / High Value Manufacturing Catapult
Supervisor: Prof Richard Dashwood / Dr Rohit Bhagat

Identify failure modes for current lithium batteries:

• Assess the likelihood of the failure occurring during particular operation conditions
• Develop strategies to mitigate risk and severity of failure
• Determine the impact of operating a battery outside its safe operational range for a short time
• Determine the failure modes and risk for emerging lithium chemistries

Awards available: 1 award available
Funding Details: Full fees and a maintenance grant of approx. £19,000 (tax free) per annum
Length of Award: 4 years (EngD)
Eligibility: Due to funding restrictions this is available to Home (UK & EU) students
Application Details: Please contact engd@warwick.ac.uk before submitting application

Further details about this award can be found on the following webpage: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/wmg/education/researchdegrees/idc

Deadline: 31 July 2013

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