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Space Science and Space Technology The Open University

Department name
Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute - PSSRI
Qualification, duration, mode
PhD 36FT 72PT variableDL*MPhil 15FT 24PT variableDL
Months of entry
October
Entry requirements
PhD: The normal minimum entrance requirement is an upper second class honours degree or master's degree, relevant to the proposed area of study, from a recognised higher education institution in the UK. You should also have experience of academic research in the previous four years, normally in the form of either a master's degree in research methods, an undergraduate degree with a research element in the final year, or work-related experience with evidence through research reports. If you're not sure if you meet the entry requirements, please contact us (research-degrees-team@open.ac.uk). MPhil: see http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Course description
The development of space mission experiments, through concept definition, detailed design, construction, testing and operations, provides the tools for the exploration of the Solar System. Postgraduate student projects are offered at all stages of this development, providing an exciting environment for acquisition of technical and management skills, while retaining an emphasis on the scientific motivation and associated modelling, theory or experiments. The Planetary and Space Sciences Research Institute is applying its expertise to terrestrial applications of miniaturised instruments and hosts a sponsored research centre for development of detector technologies in collaboration with E2V, one of the world's leading suppliers of imaging sensors for space. Potential research projects - Laboratory and space instrument development to investigate planetary surface and atmospheric phenomena and exploit future planetary mission and sample return opportunities. - Detector development for X-ray astronomy and planetary science. - Radiation damage studies in imaging detectors for space instrumentation. - Development of imaging devices for space missions and other applications.
Funding
Please see The Open University website http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/ for more information.
Contact name
Astrid Peterkin
Contact email
science-phd-enquiries@open.ac.uk
Contact phone
+44 (0)1908 659845
Contact web
http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/

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