Energy, Environment and Systems, PhD

Campus Johanneberg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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Do you have an interest in sustainable development? Then you should apply for a doctoral program in Energy, Environment, and Systems.

When you do your Ph.D. in Energy, Environment, and Systems, you will learn the use of techniques and analytical methods regarding the environment, energy, nature and society. The graduate school offers different specializations, Energy Conversion, Industrial Energy Systems, Energy and Material Systems, Physical Resource Theory, Environmental Systems Analysis and Complex Systems read more in the study plan.

The graduate school is organised within the departments of Envinronmental and Energy Sciences and Technology Management and Economics.

Description of subject

The graduate school in Energy, Environment and Systems covers a broad key field within sustainable development which includes the development, evaluation and use of techniques or analytical methods regarding environment, energy, nature and society. Subject areas in the graduate school range from (socio-) technical and/or complex systems at global level down to technology at process and reactor levels.

Description of specializations

Energy and Material Conversion Processes studies industrial technologies and processes related to conversion of feedstock into energy and materials. The focus is on development and integration of such technologies and processes in the energy utility and industrial process sectors, for the clean and efficient conversion of feedstocks into heat, power, fuels and chemicals as well as in application to storage systems.

Energy and Material Systems focuses on the establishment of technical systems taking into account all relevant factors such as economic costs, supply of energy feedstock, development of energy demand, environmental consequences and reliability. In particular, with the aid of computer-based system models for technical-economic analysis or optimization, whole energy systems at global, national and municipal level and material flow systems are treated.

Physical Resource Theory focuses on theories, models and methods for studying social, technical and natural systems, with a focus on how energy and resource use in these systems can be changed towards a more sustainable direction.

Environmental Systems Analysis covers two main areas, one focusing on the development of analytical methods for environmental assessment of various technical systems, the use, and evaluation of such methods, as well as studies of how they are used in, for example, decision-making, management work and communication of different actors in society. Environmental system analysis methods are general in the sense that they can be applied to different technology areas. Examples of such methods include life cycle analysis, material flow analysis, and risk analysis.

The second main area focuses on system-oriented studies of innovation and conversion processes in different technology areas and sectors, with qualitative and quantitative methods. This also includes the development of methods and theoretical framework s for such studies, e.g. the technological innovation system.

Complex Systems focuses on the development of theory, methods, and models for complex systems in nature and society. Theories and methods, which are developed within physics, biology, mathematics, and computer science, provide tools for understanding complex phenomena in nature and society, such as biological, technical, and social systems. At the same time, complex systems in nature have inspired a number of methods for information processing such as artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, and genetic programming.

Programme overview

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Energy and Material Conversion Processes studies industrial technologies and processes related to conversion of feedstock into energy and materials. The focus is on development and integration of such technologies and processes in the energy utility and industrial process sectors, for the clean and efficient conversion of feedstocks into heat, power, fuels and chemicals as well as in application to storage systems.

Energy and Material Systems focuses on the establishment of technical systems taking into account all relevant factors such as economic costs, supply of energy feedstock, development of energy demand, environmental consequences and reliability. In particular, with the aid of computer-based system models for technical-economic analysis or optimization, whole energy systems at global, national and municipal level and material flow systems are treated.

Physical Resource Theory focuses on theories, models and methods for studying social, technical and natural systems, with a focus on how energy and resource use in these systems can be changed towards a more sustainable direction.

Environmental Systems Analysis covers two main areas, one focusing on the development of analytical methods for environmental assessment of various technical systems, the use, and evaluation of such methods, as well as studies of how they are used in, for example, decision-making, management work and communication of different actors in society. Environmental system analysis methods are general in the sense that they can be applied to different technology areas. Examples of such methods include life cycle analysis, material flow analysis, and risk analysis.

Complex Systems focuses on the development of theory, methods, and models for complex systems in nature and society. Theories and methods, which are developed within physics, biology, mathematics, and computer science, provide tools for understanding complex phenomena in nature and society, such as biological, technical, and social systems. At the same time, complex systems in nature have inspired a number of methods for information processing such as artificial neural networks, genetic algorithms, and genetic programming.

Admission Requirements

General entry requirements
To be qualified for admission in Energy, Environment and Systems the student must have earned a degree at the second-cycle level. The orientation of the student’s degree shall also have a sufficiently close connection to the subject of the doctoral programme. Equivalent requirements apply to individuals who have taken their first degree in a country other than Sweden. The examiner, in consultation with the principal supervisor, shall assess whether the applicant has the requisite capacity to successfully complete the doctoral programme. Other requirements for general entry are regulated in Appointment regulation for doctoral programmes.

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Regulations regarding admission are stated in Appointment regulation for doctoral programmes.

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