Proposed PhD projects
Funded PhD Projects
The following projects have been awarded a joint University of Aberdeen, College of Physical Sciences and British Geological Survey BUFI scholarship. This funding covers fees and stipend for a UK student ONLY. Well qualified EU candidayes may also apply and for fees, exceptional candidates my get some stipend. You can apply for either studentship from the College PhD Vacancies page.
Uncertainty in expert interpretation of geological cross-sections and its propagation into 3D geological framework models
Application Deadline: April 19th
Lead supervisor: Dr Clare Bond
List of proposed PhD projects. Please note that these projects do not currently have funding and students would need to secure funding support. For more information, click on the contact name to send an email.
Predicting carbonate fracture patterns: the impact of mechanical stratigraphy and structural evolution.
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Quantifying fracture patterns with digital image analysis and tensors (would suit computer science or mathematics graduate, or highly numerate geoscience graduate)
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Quantifying the key controls on deformation band geometry and petrophysical properties
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The use of 4Dseismic to predict CO2 migration in the subsurface
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The fracture properties of shales, how impermeable are reservoir seals for CO2 storage?
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Deformation adjacent to mobile evaporite bodies – modelling approaches and outcrop examples from the Alps
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Thrust zone characterization, strain localization and structural styles in deepwater thrust systems.
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Reservoir characterisation on the flanks of salt diapirs
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Genesis and architecture of Triassic salt withdrawal mini-basins
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Glaciation and petroleum systems
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, Brice Rea, and Matteo Spagnolo
Deformation & sedimentation on mobile substrates
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Global, multiscale comparison of the behaviour and morphology of salt
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